According to a correspondence between Addo Atuah & Company, Solicitors of SOPCL, and the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department of Ghana, General Shipping & Trading Services Ltd, acting per its Chief Executive, one Justice Asare took out 24,332 barrels from the Saltpond Producing Company Limited (SOPCL) valued at $1,237,647 through Imperial Energy Ventures Limited of Accra.
According to the arrangements, the vessel Mt Ceilo Di Milano was to set sail only after full payment had been made through letters of credit.
Source: http://citifmonline.com/2015/07/01/stolen-saltpond-crude-oil-intercepted-in-german-waters/#sthash.NhQL6BBK.pTzw07hK.dpbs