Oil Spill at KM 32/33 NORTHERN OPTION PIPELINE(NOPL) AT UMULU.

Incident TUCN/JVA/ON-007/2024 · TOTAL · 1 Sept 2024

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 1 Sept 2024Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026

Incident date01 Sept 2024Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantityNot suppliedAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

4.92418, 7.05673

Oil spill

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CompanyTOTAL

Reported1 Sept 2024

StateRivers

LGAObio/Akpor

ContaminantGa

CauseSabotage / theft

FacilityPipeline

HabitatLa

Estimated spill areaNot supplied

JIV date4 Sept 2024

Impact description supplied by source

The JIT observed that there was an attempt by unknown persons to sabotage the 24” KM 32/33 NORTHERN OPTION PIPELINE (NOPL) through the installation of 1” pipe attached to the facility at 12 O'clock position for theft. Gas leak emanated from failed welded points at the base of the 1" pipe attached to the line. No impact was observed on surrounding vegetation by the incident as at time of JIV.