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Oil spills / Delta / Incident NEPL/HSE/ARA/49/004/23
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Oil Spill at NEPL 6'' FLOWLINE ROW AT ARAKPA COMMUNITY

Incident NEPL/HSE/ARA/49/004/23 · NPDC · 13 Mar 2023

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 13 Mar 2023Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026
Incident date13 Mar 2023Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantityNot suppliedAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence4Source attachment links

Incident location

5.92667, 5.60111
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNPDC
Reported13 Mar 2023
StateDelta
LGAEthiope-West
ContaminantNo
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityFl
HabitatSs
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date13 Mar 2023

Impact description supplied by source

An illlegal 4'' valve was attached to the company's flowline

Record timeline

Incident recorded

13 Mar 2023

Report date

13 Mar 2023

Joint Investigation Visit

13 Mar 2023

Spill stop date

Not supplied

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