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Oil spills / Imo / Incident 2020_2613155
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Oil Spill at 16'' EGBEMA-ASSA PIPELINE IN UMUDIKE, IMO STATE

Incident 2020_2613155 · SPDC · 27 Mar 2020

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 27 Mar 2020Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date27 Mar 2020Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity3.36 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence5Source attachment links

Incident location

5.45194, 6.76577
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported27 Mar 2020
StateImo
LGAOhaji/Egbema
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.00045000
JIV date30 Mar 2020

Impact description supplied by source

Two 2'' valve pins observed on the 12 O' Clock position on the pipeline. Installed by unknown persons . The JIT concluded it was a sabotage. 450 qm of area was impacted by 3.36 barrels of crude. The repairs were completed during the JIV and the company has been advised to increase survaillance in the area while clean up of the spill commences in two weeks from date of JIV

Record timeline

Incident recorded

27 Mar 2020

Report date

27 Mar 2020

Joint Investigation Visit

30 Mar 2020

Spill stop date

Not supplied

Evidence & documents

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PIX 1

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JIV FORM

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