2010_ExxonMobil_oil_spill
On May 1, 2010, a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline in the state of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, spilled more than a million gallons into the delta and contributed to the major environmental issues in the Niger Delta.[1] The spill had occurred at an Exxon platform some 20β25 miles (32β40 km) offshore which feeds the Qua Iboe oil export terminal.[2] Exxon Mobil declared force majeure on Qua Iboe oil shipments due to the pipeline damage.[2] The leakage in the Qua Iboe oil field discharged about 232 barrels of crude into the Atlantic Ocean contaminating the waters and coastal settlements in the predominantly fishing communities along Akwa Ibom and Cross River.[3][4]