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Oil spills / Abia / Incident 1196049
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Oil Spill at IMO RIVER WELL 1T FLOW LINE @ IGIRIUKWU (OWAZA), ABIA STATE

Incident 1196049 · SPDC · 15 Jun 2014

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 15 Jun 2014Retrieved: 3 Nov 2026
Incident date15 Jun 2014Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity3 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered0.16 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence6Source attachment links

Incident location

4.98086, 7.19408
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported16 Jun 2014
StateAbia
LGAEtche
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityFl
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.0004
JIV date17 Jun 2014

Impact description supplied by source

I. the spot/land was wet upon the JIT arrival on site. II. the wet spot area was excavated by unknown persons with crude oil stains around the areas. III. there was a 5mm (in diameter) drilled hole/point noticed at the 12 O’ clock position after being properly exposed by the facility owner. IV. Cassava farmland was affected by the spill where stains of crude oil were observed on the cassava leaves .

Record timeline

Incident recorded

15 Jun 2014

Report date

16 Jun 2014

Joint Investigation Visit

17 Jun 2014

Spill stop date

17 Jun 2014

Evidence & documents

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JIV FORM

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OVERVIEW PICTURE OF THE SITE

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WET LAND/SPOT (with Crude Oil)

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EXCAVATED SPILL POINT (by unknown persons)

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SPILL POINT AFTER BEING EXPOSED

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