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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 3017782
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Oil Spill at 18" Assa-Rumuekpe pipeline at Rumuekpe

Incident 3017782 · SPDC · 28 Aug 2021

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 28 Aug 2021Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date28 Aug 2021Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity4 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence5Source attachment links

Incident location

5.00323, 6.69878
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported28 Aug 2021
StateRivers
LGAEmuoha
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area608.56
JIV date29 Aug 2021

Impact description supplied by source

Illegal connection on the pipeline. Illegal activities caused impact on adjoining farmland.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

28 Aug 2021

Report date

28 Aug 2021

Joint Investigation Visit

29 Aug 2021

Spill stop date

28 Aug 2021

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PCI PICTURES

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Certification Exercise PIC

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