Oil Spill at Ohaji South Flowlines ROW

Incident SEPLAT/EA/OS/01/2022 · SEPLAT · 1 Apr 2022

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 1 Apr 2022Retrieved: 6 Sept 2026

Incident date01 Apr 2022Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantityNot supplied bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot supplied bblNot assumed to be zero

Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

5.36758, 6.84247

Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySEPLAT

Reported1 Apr 2022

StateImo

LGAOhaji/Egbema

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseSabotage

FacilityFl

HabitatLa

Estimated spill areaN/a

JIV date2 Apr 2022

Impact description supplied by source

The 6” Flowline was detonated using an explosive device by unknown persons. It however, damaged the 6”flowline as well as affected the integrity of another 4” flowline about 50cm to its RHS. Resulting fire consumed spilled crude and there wasn’t any spread as line was shut immediately.