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Oil spills / Delta / Incident NOSDRA/051/2019
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Oil Spill at 4" BENIN RIVER WELL - 9 FLOWLINE

Incident NOSDRA/051/2019 · CHEVRON · 22 Aug 2019

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 22 Aug 2019Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date22 Aug 2019Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity0.01 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence4Source attachment links

Incident location

5.84889, 5.13389
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyCHEVRON
Reported22 Aug 2019
StateDelta
LGAWarri-North
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseOperational/maintenance error
FacilityFl
HabitatLa,Sw
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date23 Aug 2019

Impact description supplied by source

Vegetaion, surface water and soil was impacted. spill was within the company's right of way. The spill was due to mechanical impact on the flow line as a result of dredging operations by a swamp buggy.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

22 Aug 2019

Report date

22 Aug 2019

Joint Investigation Visit

23 Aug 2019

Spill stop date

28 Aug 2019

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