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Oil spills / Delta / Incident 2019/LAR/F1/004
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Oil Spill at KWALE / OKPAI GAS PLANT CATCHMENT BASIN.

Incident 2019/LAR/F1/004 · NAOC · 15 Dec 2019

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 15 Dec 2019Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026
Incident date15 Dec 2019Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity30 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence6Source attachment links

Incident location

5.65861, 6.51583
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNAOC
Reported16 Dec 2019
StateDelta
LGANdokwa-East
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseOperational/maintenance error
FacilityOther:Catchment Basin
HabitatSw,Ss
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date17 Dec 2019

Impact description supplied by source

Catchment basin overflow due to 2019 flood. Farmland, fish pond, vegetatio, surface water, snail and shrine were impacted, the spill was within and outside the company's right of way.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

15 Dec 2019

Report date

16 Dec 2019

Joint Investigation Visit

17 Dec 2019

Spill stop date

Not supplied

Evidence & documents

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The catchment basin

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