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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 2016/LAR/080/200
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Oil Spill at 4" oshie 15s flowline at akinima community rivers state

Incident 2016/LAR/080/200 · NAOC · 17 Aug 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 17 Aug 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date17 Aug 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity2 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence0Source attachment links

Incident location

5.10356, 6.47353
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNAOC
Reported17 Aug 2016
StateRivers
LGAAhoada-West
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityFl
HabitatLa
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date19 Aug 2016

Impact description supplied by source

2nos hacksaw cuts on the flowline point 1 110mm long at 11-5 oclock position.point 2 80mm long at2-5 oclock position both at 50 meter apart. CLEANUP MEASURES INCLUDE THE BARRICADING OF THE AFFECTED AREA; WELL SHUT IN

Record timeline

Incident recorded

17 Aug 2016

Report date

17 Aug 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

19 Aug 2016

Spill stop date

19 Aug 2016

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