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Oil Spill at OML 53 Oil Production Flare Stack

Incident SEPLAT/EA/OS/05/2020 · SEPLAT · 30 Sept 2020

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 30 Sept 2020Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026

Incident date30 Sept 2020Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity1 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence0Source attachment links

Incident location

5.35400, 6.84222

Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySEPLAT

Reported1 Oct 2020

StateImo

LGAOhaji/Egbema

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseOperational/maintenance error

FacilityOther: Flare Stack

HabitatLa

Estimated spill area0.00231900

JIV date5 Oct 2020

Impact description supplied by source

light impact around the flare stack perimeter fence

Record timeline

Incident recorded

30 Sept 2020

Report date

1 Oct 2020

Joint Investigation Visit

5 Oct 2020

Spill stop date

30 Sept 2020

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