May 2018
Spills data for May 2018
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| Date Reported | Incident Site | JIV Date | Terrain | Cause | Estimated Spill Volume (bbl) | Recovered Spill Volume (bbl) | Clean-up Status | Comments | Photo | JIV Report |
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| May 02, 2018 | 20'' Otumara-Escravos Pipeline at Ugboegungun | May 02, 2018 | Swamp | Sabotage | 4 | n/a | No recoverable oil found, assessment completed on 05 Oct 2021, clean-up and remediation not required, site certified on 19 Dec 2022, documentation completed on 28 Apr 2023 | - | Download | Download |
| May 04, 2018 | 24'' Trans-Ramos Pipeline at Odimodi | May 06, 2018 | Swamp | Operational | 27 | 20 | Recovery completed on 17 May 2018, assessment completed on 27 Sep 2018, clean-up and remediation completed on 27 Sep 2018, site certified on 21 Sep 2020, documentation planned to be completed in Dec 2022 | During JIV, it was agreed that the incident be classified as a mystery spill as the source of crude oil was not found. However, at a follow up JIV, the trajectory of the crude oil was traced and it was found to have come from the operational spill incident site of incident number 2018_2066951. It is now known that Incident number 2018_ 2072151 (supposedly, ‘’ MYSTERY SPILL’’) is not a spill incident but a collection of oil which had come from incident site number 2018_2066951 | Download | Download |
| May 08, 2018 | 6" Imo River Well 59T Flowline at Igiriukwu_Owaza | May 11, 2018 | Land | Sabotage | 0.6 | n/a | No recoverable oil found, assessment completed on 05 Jul 2018, clean-up and remediation completed on 20 Feb 2019, site certified on 10 May 2019, documentation completed on 05 Oct 2021 | - | Download | Download |
| May 08, 2018 | 28'' Bomu-Bonny Pipeline at Kpor_K-Dere | Oct 18, 2018 | Land | Sabotage | 20 | 9 | Recovery completed on 24 Oct 2018, assessment completed on 27 Feb 2019, clean-up and remediation planned to be completed in Jun 2025 | The incident occurred on 7th May 2018.JIV & repair work could not commence immediately due to extensive flooding of the site.JIV started on 10th October 2018 but was suspended until 24th October when the team succeeded to expose the pipeline.The JIV was completed on the same day. assessment completed 28/01/2019. As a result of constant re-pollution of the site by artisanal refining and crude oil theft activities it was agreed that the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) will manage the site as part of their wider Ogoniland remediation. The site will be handed over to HYPREP upon commencement of their swamp remediation programs. | Download | Download |
| May 11, 2018 | Okordia Manifold at Ikarama | May 12, 2018 | Land | Sabotage | 5 | n/a | No recoverable oil found, assessment completed on 27 Feb 2019, clean-up and remediation completed on 28 Jun 2019, site certified on 17 Aug 2022, documentation completed on 07 Feb 2023 | - | Download | Download |
| May 13, 2018 | Agbada Well 47L Flowline at Omueke Igwuruta | May 14, 2018 | Land | Sabotage | 0.5 | n/a | No recoverable oil found, assessment completed on 01 Aug 2018, clean-up and remediation completed on 12 Nov 2018, site certified on 17 Jul 2019, documentation completed on 06 Feb 2020 | - | Download | Download |
| May 14, 2018 | 16" Booster Pump 2 (P-2102A) Recycle Line at Bonny | May 18, 2018 | Swamp | Operational | 0.1 | n/a | No recoverable oil found, assessment completed on 29 Aug 2018, clean-up and remediation completed on 07 Nov 2022, site certification planned to be completed in Jul 2023 | - | Download | Download |
| May 15, 2018 | 24" Trans-Escravos Pipeline at Obotobo | May 18, 2018 | Swamp | Sabotage | 5 | n/a | Spill was contained on 25 Apr 2018, no recoverable oil found, assessment completed on 25 Feb 2020, clean-up and remediation not required, site certified on 23 Feb 2022, documentation completed on 26 Apr 2022 | - | Download | Download |
| May 15, 2018 | 16'' Egbema – Assa Pipeline at Assa | May 19, 2018 | Land | Sabotage | 13 | 3 | Recovery completed on 23 May 2018, assessment completed on 24 Dec 2018, clean-up and remediation not required, site certified on 31 Jul 2019, documentation completed on 28 May 2020 | - | Download | Download |
| May 16, 2018 | 20" Otumara to Escravos Pipeline at Ugboegungun | May 16, 2018 | Swamp | Sabotage | 16 | n/a | No recoverable oil found, assessment completed on 19 May 2022, clean-up and remediation not required, site certified on 19 Dec 2022, documentation completed on 28 Apr 2023 | - | Download | Download |
| May 17, 2018 | 24" Trans Ramos Pipeline at Aghoro1 | May 25, 2018 | Swamp | Operational | 1114 | 1100 | Recovery completed on 04 Aug 2018, assessment completed on 04 Sep 2018, clean-up and remediation completed on 21 Feb 2020, site certified on 09 Dec 2021, documentation planned to be completed in Jun 2022 | The reason for Joint investigation Visit being split in four distinct days and alterations on the JIV report are documented in a Note to file. An impact assessment exercise carried out subsequent to the initial JIV by a joint team of representatives of SPDC, NOSDRA, Host communities, Ministries of Environment of Bayelsa & Delta States revealed there was no impact to the area that was visited during the initial JIV | Download | Download |
| May 18, 2018 | 24" Trans Ramos Pipeline at Aghoro2 | May 24, 2018 | Swamp | Operational | 32 | 30 | Recovery completed on 17 Aug 2018, assessment completed on 28 May 2019, clean-up and remediation completed on 20 Feb 2020, site certified on 09 Dec 2021, documentation planned to be completed in Jun 2022 | - | Download | Download |
| May 18, 2018 | 24" Trans Ramos Pipeline at Aghoro2 | May 24, 2018 | Swamp | Operational | 25 | 20 | Recovery completed on 24 Aug 2018, assessment completed on 29 Oct 2018, clean-up and remediation completed on 31 May 2020, site certified on 09 Dec 2021, documentation planned to be completed in Jun 2022 | The reason for Joint investigation Visit being split in three distinct days and alterations on the JIV report are documented in a Note to file. | Download | Download |
| May 23, 2018 | 20" Opukushi to Brass Creek Pipeline at Tamogbene | Sep 18, 2018 | Swamp | Sabotage | 2 | n/a | No recoverable oil found, assessment completed on 06 May 2019, clean-up and remediation completed on 25 Mar 2021, site certified on 22 Feb 2022, documentation planned to be completed in Dec 2022 | The incident occurred on 7th May 2018. JIV and repair work could not commence immediately due to extensive flooding. The JIV commenced on 18th September and was completed the same day. | Download | Download |
| May 24, 2018 | 12'' Adibawa-Okordia Pipeline at Ikarama | May 31, 2018 | Swamp | Sabotage | 243 | 170 | Recovery completed on 02 Aug 2018, assessment completed on 27 Feb 2019, clean-up and remediation completed on 05 Jul 2019, site certified on 20 Aug 2021, documentation completed on 20 Dec 2021 | Spill volume adjusted subsequent to JIV based on additional information gained during recovery operations. | Download | Download |
| May 31, 2018 | 28'' Bomu-Bonny Pipeline at Bodo West | Jul 01, 2018 | Land | Sabotage | 8 | 4 | Recovery completed on 08 Jun 2018, assessment completed on 02 Nov 2018, clean-up and remediation planned to be completed in Jun 2024 | Stated timeline for cleanup is as agreed between NAPIMS, DPR,NOSDRA,BODO and community representatives; to ensure effective/thorough clean-up and certification. The Bodo clean-up process is managed by an independent mediation committee (Bodo Mediation Initiative - BMI) comprising amongst others of representatives of; Federal /State Government regulators, Bodo Community and Coalition of NGOs. | Download | Download |