NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 14 Dec 2021Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026
Incident date14 Dec 2021Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity5 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence0Source attachment links
Incident location
4.55453, 5.91956
Oil spill
Source fields in plain language
CompanyNAOC
Reported15 Dec 2021
StateBayelsa
LGASouthern-Ijaw
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseOperational/maintenance error
FacilityWellhead
HabitatSwamp
Estimated spill area0.00371697
JIV date17 Dec 2021
Impact description supplied by source
UNEXPECTED PRESSURE ERUPTION: THE SPILL WAS DUE TO UNEXPECTED PRESSURE ERUPTION DURING WORKOVER OPERATION. THE AREA OF IMPACT WAS WITHIN COMPANY RIGHT OF WAY. VEGETATION WAS IMPACTED
