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Oil Spill at Belema well1 flowline(4'' flowline) Akuku-Toru Local Government Rivers State

Incident 1578624 · SPDC · 20 Feb 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 20 Feb 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026

Incident date20 Feb 2016Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity8.78 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot supplied bblNot assumed to be zero

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Incident location

4.39672, 6.64522

Oil spill

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CompanySPDC

Reported20 Feb 2016

StateRivers

LGAAkuku-Toru

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseSabotage / theft

FacilityFl

HabitatInland water

Estimated spill area5420.00

JIV date24 Feb 2016

Impact description supplied by source

crude oil was observed within the swamp area and on top of the River

Record timeline

Incident recorded

20 Feb 2016

Report date

20 Feb 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

24 Feb 2016

Spill stop date

20 Feb 2016

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