Oil spills / Imo / Incident 2017/LAR/097/151

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Oil Spill at 14'' AKRI-EBOCHA PIPELINE @ ABACHEKE IN IMO STATE.

Incident 2017/LAR/097/151 · NAOC · 21 Aug 2017

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 21 Aug 2017Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026

Incident date21 Aug 2017Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity44.4 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

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Incident location

5.52481, 6.71692

Oil spill

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CompanyNAOC

Reported22 Aug 2017

StateImo

LGAOhaji/Egbema

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseSabotage / theft

FacilityPipeline

HabitatLa

Estimated spill area0.00150000

JIV date23 Aug 2017

Impact description supplied by source

UNKOWNN PERSON(S) INFLICTED HARKSAW CUT OF ABOUT 100mm BETWEEN 2-4O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE FACILITY.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

21 Aug 2017

Report date

22 Aug 2017

Joint Investigation Visit

23 Aug 2017

Spill stop date

22 Aug 2017

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