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Oil spills / Abia / Incident 2544361
confirmed

Oil Spill at 12'' IMO RIVER 1-OGALE TRUNKLINE RoW AT UZUAKU, ABIA STATE.

Incident 2544361 · SPDC · 5 Jan 2020

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 5 Jan 2020Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date05 Jan 2020Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity1 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence4Source attachment links

Incident location

4.89736, 7.17883
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported6 Jan 2020
StateAbia
LGAUkwa-West
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.0001
JIV date7 Jan 2020

Impact description supplied by source

SABOTAGE OF LINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THEFT. SPILL POINT IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE BRIDGE BY THE HIGHWAY WHICH GIVES EASY ACCESS FOR EVACUATION. IMPACT WAS PATCHES ON SOIL SURFACE ON THE SPILL POINT WHILE NEARBY VEGETATION WAS SECONDARILY AFFECTED DURING TRANSPORTATION BY ASSAILANT.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

5 Jan 2020

Report date

6 Jan 2020

Joint Investigation Visit

7 Jan 2020

Spill stop date

6 Jan 2020

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SPILL POINT

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