Oil Spill at Imo River Well 33 Wellhead @ Owaza

Incident 2465248 · SPDC · 26 Sept 2019

NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 26 Sept 2019Retrieved: 5 Sept 2026

Incident date26 Sept 2019Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity21 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recovered10 bblNot assumed to be zero

Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

4.97931, 7.20047

Oil spill

CompanySPDC

Reported26 Sept 2019

StateAbia

LGAEtche

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseSabotage

FacilityWellhead

HabitatLa

Estimated spill area0.2700

JIV date27 Sept 2019

Unknown Persons Removed the Annulus Gate Valve which caused the spill that impacted the environment within and outside company's facility