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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 2016/LAR/049/129
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Oil Spill at 14'' AKRI- EBOCHA PIPELINE AT OKWUZI COMMUNITY ONELGA, RIVERS STATE

Incident 2016/LAR/049/129 · NAOC · 11 Jun 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 11 Jun 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date11 Jun 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity0.28 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence1Source attachment links

Incident location

5.48564, 6.70417
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNAOC
Reported12 Jun 2016
StateRivers
LGAONELGA
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.00000262
JIV date12 Jun 2016

Impact description supplied by source

UNKNOWN PERSONS INFLICTED 60MM LONG HACKSAW CUT ON THE DELIVERY LINE AT 10-11 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE AFFECTED AREA WAS BARRICADED AND THE FACILITY DEPRESSURIZED.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

11 Jun 2016

Report date

12 Jun 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

12 Jun 2016

Spill stop date

12 Jun 2016

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