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Oil spills / Delta / Incident NOSDRA/030/2020
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Oil Spill at 18'' ABITEYE - ESCRAVOS PIPELINE AT SAGHARA CREEK.

Incident NOSDRA/030/2020 · CHEVRON · 17 Aug 2020

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 17 Aug 2020Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date17 Aug 2020Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity0.5 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence4Source attachment links

Incident location

5.57803, 5.21015
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyCHEVRON
Reported17 Aug 2020
StateDelta
LGAWarri-South-West
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatSwamp
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date20 Aug 2020

Impact description supplied by source

Surface water was impacted, the spill was within the company's right of way. (2'' valve was illegally welded on the 18'' pipeline at 12 O' Clock position).

Record timeline

Incident recorded

17 Aug 2020

Report date

17 Aug 2020

Joint Investigation Visit

20 Aug 2020

Spill stop date

Not supplied

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