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Oil spills / Abia / Incident 002/2017
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Oil Spill at 6" Flow line @ Iwham/Umunkwocha Community

Incident 002/2017 · Millennium O&G · 8 Nov 2017

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 8 Nov 2017Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026
Incident date08 Nov 2017Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity2.09 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered0 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence3Source attachment links

Incident location

4.89456, 7.26808
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyMillennium O&G
Reported9 Nov 2017
StateAbia
LGAUkwa-West
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityFl
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.00007100
JIV date10 Nov 2017

Impact description supplied by source

a 2 inch valve was installed on the delivery line for illegal bunkering activity. oil stains on vegetation and oil on soil surface were observed

Record timeline

Incident recorded

8 Nov 2017

Report date

9 Nov 2017

Joint Investigation Visit

10 Nov 2017

Spill stop date

8 Nov 2017

Evidence & documents

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JIV REPORT

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picture of illegal valve

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impacted vegetation

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