Oil Spill at 14" OKORDIA-RUMUEKPE PIPELINE AKALA OLU

Incident 3000508 · SPDC · 27 Jul 2021

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 27 Jul 2021Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026

Incident date27 Jul 2021Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantityNot suppliedAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

5.11059, 6.50095

Oil spill

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CompanySPDC

Reported28 Jul 2021

StateRivers

LGAAhoada-West

ContaminantNo

CauseSabotage / theft

FacilityPipeline

HabitatLa

Estimated spill areaNot supplied

JIV date9 Aug 2021

Impact description supplied by source

THERE WAS 2" NIPPLE VALVE INSTALLED ON 14" OKORDIA-RUMUEKPE PIPELINE. THE IC WAS NOT LEAKING AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT DISTURBED AS A RESULT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE VANDALS. THEREIS AN ARTISANAL REFINING PLANT LESS THAN 50 METERS AWAY FROM THE INCIDENT POINT. THE AREA IS NOTORIOUS FOR ARTISANAL REFINING.