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Oil spills / Delta / Incident NPDC/HSE/INE/12/2017/01
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Oil Spill at INHEREKAN RIVER WITH EXTENSION TO OKPARE BRIDGE.

Incident NPDC/HSE/INE/12/2017/01 · NDWEST · 7 Dec 2017

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 7 Dec 2017Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026
Incident date07 Dec 2017Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity315 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence3Source attachment links

Incident location

5.45486, 5.89178
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNDWEST
Reported8 Dec 2017
StateDelta
LGAUghelli-South
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseNot supplied
FacilityNot supplied
HabitatInland water
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date9 Dec 2017

Impact description supplied by source

Vegetation, fishing net, fishing trap and surface water were impacted,

Record timeline

Incident recorded

7 Dec 2017

Report date

8 Dec 2017

Joint Investigation Visit

9 Dec 2017

Spill stop date

Not supplied

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