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Oil spills / Delta / Incident NOSDRA/47/2016
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Oil Spill at MAKARABA - OTUMARA 16'' PIPELINE AT OTUMARA

Incident NOSDRA/47/2016 · CHEVRON · 12 May 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 12 May 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date12 May 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity2.5 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence3Source attachment links

Incident location

5.76750, 5.37367
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyCHEVRON
Reported13 May 2016
StateDelta
LGAWarri-South-West
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatSwamp
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date15 May 2016

Impact description supplied by source

Vegetation, fishing net and surface water were impacted, the spill was within the company's right of way.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

12 May 2016

Report date

13 May 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

15 May 2016

Spill stop date

Not supplied

Evidence & documents

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