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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 2175346
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Oil Spill at 12'' IMO RIVER -OGALE PIPELINE OKPA

Incident 2175346 · SPDC · 30 Sept 2018

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 30 Sept 2018Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date30 Sept 2018Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity57 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence6Source attachment links

Incident location

4.84244, 7.15689
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported30 Sept 2018
StateRivers
LGAEleme
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa,Ss
Estimated spill area0.0132
JIV date3 Oct 2018

Impact description supplied by source

THERE WAS THEFT POINTS INSTALLED AT 12 O'CLOCK POSITION, 1'' VALVE WAS FOUND 403CM AWAY FROM THE SPILL POINT AND WAS NON-LEAKING AT THE SAME 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE SPILL POINT WAS BURNT AS THERE WAS FIRE AT THE SPILL AREA BEFORE THE JIV. THE SURROUNDING FARMS WERE TOTALLY BURNT AND THERE WAS SPLASHES OF CRUDE ON THE VEGETATION OUTSIDE SPDC'S ROW

Record timeline

Incident recorded

30 Sept 2018

Report date

30 Sept 2018

Joint Investigation Visit

3 Oct 2018

Spill stop date

2 Oct 2018

Evidence & documents

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SPILL POINT BEFORE EXCAVATION

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SPILL POINT AFTER EXCAVATION

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BURNT VEGETATION

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JIV FORM

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POST CLEAN UP/CERTIFICATION PIX

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