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Oil spills / Abia / Incident 2147716
confirmed

Oil Spill at 12" IMO RIVER OGALE TRUNK LINE @ UZUAKU

Incident 2147716 · SPDC · 23 Aug 2018

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 23 Aug 2018Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date23 Aug 2018Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantityNot suppliedAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered1.49 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence0Source attachment links

Incident location

4.89391, 7.17656
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported18 Sept 2018
StateAbia
LGAUkwa-West
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseOther:
FacilityPipeline
HabitatSs,La
Estimated spill area0.0033
JIV date19 Sept 2018

Impact description supplied by source

On arrival, crude oil was found around vegetation as well as water body, SPDC REP. told regulators that it was a mystery spill. regulators insisted on the pipe to be exposed to determine the actual cause of the spill but to no avail.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

23 Aug 2018

Report date

18 Sept 2018

Joint Investigation Visit

19 Sept 2018

Spill stop date

Not supplied

Evidence & documents

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