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Incident 1713134 · SPDC · 18 Sept 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 18 Sept 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026

Incident date18 Sept 2016Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity9.74 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence0Source attachment links

Incident location

4.83487, 7.15591

Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC

Reported20 Sept 2016

StateRivers

LGAEleme

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseSabotage / theft

FacilityPipeline

HabitatLa

Estimated spill area0.0027

JIV date23 Sept 2016

Impact description supplied by source

The Crude Oil impacts on the vegetation and soils.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

18 Sept 2016

Report date

20 Sept 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

23 Sept 2016

Spill stop date

23 Sept 2016

Evidence & documents

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