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Oil spills / Delta / Incident 001/98/2020
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Oil Spill at 10'' EXPORT PIPELINE @ OVADE

Incident 001/98/2020 · POOCN · 31 Jul 2020

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 31 Jul 2020Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date31 Jul 2020Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity20 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered13 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence4Source attachment links

Incident location

6.02806, 5.71028
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyPOOCN
Reported1 Aug 2020
StateDelta
LGAEthiope-West
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseEquipment failure
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date2 Aug 2020

Impact description supplied by source

Vegetation and soil were impacted, the spill was within and outside the company's right of way. (a tear was observed at 5 O' Clock position of the company's 10'' pipeline)

Record timeline

Incident recorded

31 Jul 2020

Report date

1 Aug 2020

Joint Investigation Visit

2 Aug 2020

Spill stop date

Not supplied

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