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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 2020/LAR/090
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Oil Spill at MGBEDE 17T FLOWLINE AND GATE VALVE AT WELLHEAD MANIFOLD

Incident 2020/LAR/090 · NAOC · 9 Dec 2020

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 9 Dec 2020Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026
Incident date09 Dec 2020Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity6.1 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence5Source attachment links

Incident location

4.97861, 6.89667
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNAOC
Reported9 Dec 2020
StateRivers
LGAIkwere
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityMf
HabitatNot supplied
Estimated spill area0.00091343
JIV date10 Dec 2020

Impact description supplied by source

about 70ft 4'' pipeline vandalized and carted by unknown persons. Spilled crude emanated from cut pipelines. Gate valve within the manifold stolen and connecting pipelines carted. Major impact was around the stolen gate valve.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

9 Dec 2020

Report date

9 Dec 2020

Joint Investigation Visit

10 Dec 2020

Spill stop date

9 Dec 2020

Evidence & documents

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The vandalized Christmas tree

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manifold area

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connecting pipeline to wellhead

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Stolen Gate Valve area

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Attachment 5

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