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Oil spills / Abia / Incident 2016_1713683
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Oil Spill at 12'' IMORIVER- OGALE PIPELINE OWAZA ABIA STATE

Incident 2016_1713683 · SPDC · 18 Sept 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 18 Sept 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date18 Sept 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity222 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered30 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

4.94354, 7.18479
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported19 Sept 2016
StateAbia
LGAUKWA WEST
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.00120000
JIV date21 Sept 2016

Impact description supplied by source

3 NUMBERS OF 2" VALVES INSTALLED 30cm FROM EACH AT 12O'CLOCK POSITION

Record timeline

Incident recorded

18 Sept 2016

Report date

19 Sept 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

21 Sept 2016

Spill stop date

21 Sept 2016

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