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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 2023_0337
confirmed

Oil Spill at : 8’’ Umuechem-Nkpoku Manifold Delivery Line At Umuechem, Etche LGA Rivers State.

Incident 2023_0337 · Heirs Energies Limited · 30 Aug 2023

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 30 Aug 2023Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date30 Aug 2023Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity1.76 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered0.52 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

4.99979, 7.02152
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyHeirs Energies Limited
Reported4 Sept 2023
StateRivers
LGAEtche
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.0010
JIV date5 Sept 2023

Impact description supplied by source

• On the initial assessment of the alleged spill point it was observed that the soil around this area was disturbed and patches of oil on water seen. Boom was also deployed around the spill point. This proved that an unusual activity may have taken place so it was important that the point should be exposed for further probe (see figure 1). • Upon excavation of the point a 1ʺ ball valve was installed on the pipeline illegally at 12 O’clock position by unknown person(s) and confirmed as a leaking point (see figure 2). This is attributed to oil theft activity. • There was impact on HHOG’s ROW

Record timeline

Incident recorded

30 Aug 2023

Report date

4 Sept 2023

Joint Investigation Visit

5 Sept 2023

Spill stop date

5 Sept 2023

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