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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 2016_1606362
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Oil Spill at 20''' kolo-creek- rumuekpe trans niger pipeline odua

Incident 2016_1606362 · SPDC · 24 Mar 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 24 Mar 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date24 Mar 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity743 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered75 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

4.92830, 6.43730
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported31 Mar 2016
StateRivers
LGAOgbia
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.0141
JIV date6 Apr 2016

Impact description supplied by source

A 3'' valve connected to a pipe and hose at 12 clock position. The hose lead to a ditch filled with crude. Clean up and remediation should commence immediately in the impacted area.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

24 Mar 2016

Report date

31 Mar 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

6 Apr 2016

Spill stop date

7 Apr 2016

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