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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 1724324
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Oil Spill at 20"KOLOCREEK - RUMUEKPE TL @ OWEREWERE, ABUA/OBUA LGA, RIVERS STATE

Incident 1724324 · SPDC · 1 Dec 2023

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 1 Dec 2023Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date01 Dec 2023Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity34 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence4Source attachment links

Incident location

4.96025, 6.58296
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported1 Dec 2023
StateRivers
LGAAbua-Odual
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatSs
Estimated spill area6.1
JIV date2 Dec 2023

Impact description supplied by source

Prior to excavation there were series of foot prints manually dogged holes by unknown persons. After excavation JIV team found out that unknown persons tampered with a newly clamped 20" TL at 9 O'clock position. Oil stained vegetation nearby surface water within and outside Right of Way.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

1 Dec 2023

Report date

1 Dec 2023

Joint Investigation Visit

2 Dec 2023

Spill stop date

2 Dec 2023

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Spill Point

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Impacted Area1

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Impacted Area2

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