WESTLAKE, OH--(Marketwired - Aug 8, 2016) - Illegal tapping of oil pipelines is costing oil companies billions of dollars in lost product each year and the problem is growing around the globe.�Furthermore, the process of locating the illegal taps, repairing the pipeline, and cleaning up the environmental damage is putting a significant strain on operational resources and manpower.�To help combat this problem, PLIDCO, a world leader in the manufacturing of pipeline repair fittings, has developed the Tap+Enclosure, a line of innovative enclosures that can be installed quickly and easily that permanently encloses the illegal tap.�"Our customers in South America, Africa, Europe and other places around the world have lamented to us about the logistical challenge of having to repair illegal taps.�In response, we developed a solution that simplifies the process and encompasses them permanently," states Pete Haburt, General Sales Manager at PLIDCO.