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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 2185038
confirmed

Oil Spill at 20'' KOLO CREEK PIPELINE AT IMOGU-RUMUEKPE

Incident 2185038 · SPDC · 15 Oct 2018

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 15 Oct 2018Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date15 Oct 2018Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantityNot suppliedAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence5Source attachment links

Incident location

4.98070, 6.67122
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported18 Oct 2018
StateRivers
LGAAhoada-East
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa,Ss
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date20 Oct 2018

Impact description supplied by source

THERE WAS A CONCRETE GROUTING ON A PREVIOUSLY CONNECTED THEFT VALVE ON THE 20'' KOLO CREEK PIPELINE. THE SPILL IS ON THE INSTALLED SABOTAGE VALVE. THE SPILL AFFECTED ADJOINING SEASONAL SWAMP WITHIN THE AREA.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

15 Oct 2018

Report date

18 Oct 2018

Joint Investigation Visit

20 Oct 2018

Spill stop date

20 Oct 2018

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CERT. PICTURE

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