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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident FID1714226
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Oil Spill at 20’’ Trans Niger Pipeline at Ibaa

Incident FID1714226 · SPDC · 19 Sept 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 19 Sept 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date19 Sept 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity64 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence3Source attachment links

Incident location

4.95375, 6.83251
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported10 Oct 2016
StateRivers
LGAEmuoha
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatSs,La
Estimated spill area5,100
JIV date10 Nov 2016

Impact description supplied by source

The 20’’ Rumuekpe-Nkpolu Trans Niger Pipeline was tampered with by unknown persons. There was evidence (de coated portion) of the pipeline and a drilled hole of about 10mm on the pipeline. The spill occurred within and outside the pipeline ROW. Due to the long residence time of the spill on the environment, most of the crude have either infiltrated into the soil (sandy clay) while some evaporated or volatilized into the atmosphere.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

19 Sept 2016

Report date

10 Oct 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

10 Nov 2016

Spill stop date

12 Nov 2016

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