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Incident NOSDRA/008/2016 · CHEVRON · 15 Jan 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 15 Jan 2016Retrieved: 5 Sept 2026

Incident date15 Jan 2016Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity6 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recovered47 bblNot assumed to be zero

Evidence0Source attachment links

Incident location

5.68594, 5.28656

Oil spill

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CompanyCHEVRON

Reported16 Jan 2016

StateDelta

LGAWarri-South-West

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseSabotage

FacilityPipeline

HabitatSwamp

Estimated spill areaNot supplied

JIV date19 Jan 2016

Impact description supplied by source

Vegetation, Fishing Net were impacted, dead floating fishes and crabs were seen. The spill was within and outside the company's right of way.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

15 Jan 2016

Report date

16 Jan 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

19 Jan 2016

Spill stop date

Not supplied

Evidence & documents

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