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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident IN-0709
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Oil Spill at 8" Umuechem-Nkpoku Manifold Delivery Line Umunwei Igwuruta

Incident IN-0709 · Heirs Energies Limited · 3 Feb 2023

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 3 Feb 2023Retrieved: 4 Nov 2026
Incident date03 Feb 2023Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity128 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered119 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

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CompanyHeirs Energies Limited
Reported3 Feb 2023
StateRivers
LGAIkwerre
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.00113806
JIV date4 Feb 2023

Impact description supplied by source

Upon excavation, two (2) illegal points of 1" and 2" ball valves attached to 1" and 2" galvanized pipes extensions were seen installed on the pipeline at 12 O'clock positions by unknown person(s) for oil theft purpose.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

3 Feb 2023

Report date

3 Feb 2023

Joint Investigation Visit

4 Feb 2023

Spill stop date

4 Feb 2023

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