Oil Spill at 16'' EGBEMA - ASSA PIPELINE OBILLE, OHAJI/EGBEMA, IMO

Incident 4099177 · SPDC · 19 Dec 2024

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 19 Dec 2024Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026

Incident date19 Dec 2024Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantityNot suppliedAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence4Source attachment links

Incident location

5.40750, 6.78472

Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC

Reported19 Dec 2024

StateNot supplied

LGAOhaji/Egbema

ContaminantNo

CauseSabotage / theft

FacilityPipeline

HabitatLa

Estimated spill areaNot supplied

JIV date1 Feb 2025

Impact description supplied by source

The soil and surrounding environment at the incident site appeared disturbed, with patches of wet areas visible around the location. Upon excavation, a valve was discovered on the pipeline, indicating unauthorized interference. This evidence strongly suggests that the pipeline was deliberately tampered with, classifying the incident as sabotage due to third-party interference.