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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 2443266
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Oil Spill at 4" Obelle - Ibaa Pipeline (Delivery Line) at Ibaa

Incident 2443266 · SPDC · 31 Aug 2019

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 31 Aug 2019Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date31 Aug 2019Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity434 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence8Source attachment links

Incident location

4.97168, 6.80431
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported3 Sept 2019
StateRivers
LGAEmuoha
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa,Sw
Estimated spill area0.0919
JIV date4 Sept 2019

Impact description supplied by source

The pipeline was vandalized by unknown person(s) and the visible sign of third party interference was a hacksaw cut at 1 to 2 o’clock position. The incident resulted to a medium spill estimated at 434bbls which spilled beyond the company’s facility right of way (ROW) and there was no containment measure in place

Record timeline

Incident recorded

31 Aug 2019

Report date

3 Sept 2019

Joint Investigation Visit

4 Sept 2019

Spill stop date

4 Sept 2019

Evidence & documents

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Fresh signs of excavation at the spill point

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Exposed vandalized pipeline pegged

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. A section of the environment impacted by the spill

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Vandalized pipeline repaired by clamping

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JIV FORM 1

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