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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 2775976
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Oil Spill at 8"Agbada 2-Nkpoku Pipeline Rukpoku Obio- Akpor LGA

Incident 2775976 · SPDC · 2 Nov 2020

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 2 Nov 2020Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date02 Nov 2020Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity81 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered54 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence7Source attachment links

Incident location

4.91323, 6.99946
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported3 Nov 2020
StateRivers
LGAObio/Akpor
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseEquipment failure
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.0012
JIV date4 Nov 2020

Impact description supplied by source

There was a tear of about 9cm long on the 8"Agbada 2- Nkpoku pipeline. During the initial site investigation, the JIT noticed that there was no recent excavation within the spill point. The horizontal tear was was at 9 o'clock position. The pipeline looked rusty hence the cause of spill is equipment failure.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

2 Nov 2020

Report date

3 Nov 2020

Joint Investigation Visit

4 Nov 2020

Spill stop date

4 Nov 2020

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