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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 1990258
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Oil Spill at 20" Rumuekpe-Nkpoku Trans Niger pipeline, Ibaa, Emohua Lga, Rivers State.

Incident 1990258 · SPDC · 22 Dec 2017

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 22 Dec 2017Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026
Incident date22 Dec 2017Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity113 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence4Source attachment links

Incident location

4.95427, 6.81589
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported22 Dec 2017
StateRivers
LGAEmuoha
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.0050
JIV date31 Dec 2017

Impact description supplied by source

Leak was due to a 10mm drill hole at 12 0'clock position by unknown person(s).

Record timeline

Incident recorded

22 Dec 2017

Report date

22 Dec 2017

Joint Investigation Visit

31 Dec 2017

Spill stop date

29 Dec 2017

Evidence & documents

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Leak point

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