Oil Spill at spdc imo river well 37 fl in Igiriukwu (Owaza) Abia State

Incident 2018-2190827 · SPDC · 23 Oct 2018

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 23 Oct 2018Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026

Incident date23 Oct 2018Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity0.2 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

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Incident location

4.99233, 7.19586

Oil spill

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CompanySPDC

Reported24 Oct 2018

StateAbia

LGAigiriukwu

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseSabotage / theft

FacilityFl

HabitatLa

Estimated spill area0.000727

JIV date26 Oct 2018

Impact description supplied by source

excavation on spill point revealing 1" clamp installed on FL allegedly for the purpose of oil theft. Sandbag was used to conceal the theft point. Oil stain observed

Record timeline

Incident recorded

23 Oct 2018

Report date

24 Oct 2018

Joint Investigation Visit

26 Oct 2018

Spill stop date

Not supplied

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