Oil spills / Delta / Incident NOSDRA/085/2008

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Oil Spill at Makaraba-Utonana-Abiteye 16'' Pipeline (ROW), Warri Southwest L.G.A., Delta State.

Incident NOSDRA/085/2008 · CHEVRON · 15 Oct 2008

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 15 Oct 2008Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026

Incident date15 Oct 2008Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity3 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence0Source attachment links

Incident location

5.72319, 5.34153

Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyCHEVRON

Reported15 Oct 2008

StateDelta

LGAWarri-South-West

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseSabotage / theft

FacilityPipeline

HabitatSwamp

Estimated spill areaNot supplied

JIV date24 Oct 2008

Impact description supplied by source

Vegetation and surface water were impacted, the spill was within the company's right of way.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

15 Oct 2008

Report date

15 Oct 2008

Joint Investigation Visit

24 Oct 2008

Spill stop date

15 Oct 2008

Evidence & documents

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