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Oil spills / Incident 2020_2685785
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Oil Spill at 12" Oguta-Assa Pipeline at Opuoma

Incident 2020_2685785 · SPDC · 13 Jul 2020

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 13 Jul 2020Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date13 Jul 2020Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity51 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered3 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence5Source attachment links

Incident location

5.61359, 6.75859
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported13 Jul 2020
StateNot supplied
LGAOhaji/Egbema
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatSwamp
Estimated spill area0.0003
JIV date15 Jul 2020

Impact description supplied by source

spill occoured within and outside ROW into adjoining seasonal swamp while the line was being flushed during pigging exercise.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

13 Jul 2020

Report date

13 Jul 2020

Joint Investigation Visit

15 Jul 2020

Spill stop date

13 Jul 2020

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