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Oil spills / Bayelsa / Incident 2018_2240805
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Oil Spill at OGBOTOBO WELL 5T WELLHEAD AT OGBOTOBO

Incident 2018_2240805 · SPDC · 20 Dec 2018

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 20 Dec 2018Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026
Incident date20 Dec 2018Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity0.04 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

5.62653, 5.90772
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported21 Dec 2018
StateBayelsa
LGAOkpe
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityWellhead
HabitatSwamp
Estimated spill area0.0039
JIV date5 Jan 2019

Impact description supplied by source

THERE WAS AN EVIDENCE OF WELLHEAD CAMERON CCU VALVE TEMPERED

Record timeline

Incident recorded

20 Dec 2018

Report date

21 Dec 2018

Joint Investigation Visit

5 Jan 2019

Spill stop date

5 Jan 2019

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