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Oil spills / Incident 1579923
confirmed

Oil Spill at 20'' OTUMARA - ESCRAVOS PIPELINE.

Incident 1579923 · SPDC · 22 Feb 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 22 Feb 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date22 Feb 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity10 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence0Source attachment links

Incident location

5.61853, 5.17033
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported23 Feb 2016
StateNot supplied
LGAWarri-South-West
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatSwamp
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date1 Nov 2016

Impact description supplied by source

Vegetation and surface water were impacted, the spill was within the company's right of way.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

22 Feb 2016

Report date

23 Feb 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

1 Nov 2016

Spill stop date

Not supplied

Evidence & documents

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