Oil Spill at Idoho PP / OML 68

Incident 03/2022 · MPN · 22 Feb 2022

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 22 Feb 2022Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026

Incident date22 Feb 2022Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity0 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence0Source attachment links

Incident location

4.35817, 7.99333

Oil spill

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CompanyMPN

Reported22 Feb 2022

StateAkwa Ibom

LGANot supplied

ContaminantRe

CauseEquipment failure

FacilityOther:

HabitatOffshore

Estimated spill areaNot supplied

JIV dateNot supplied

Impact description supplied by source

At 1120hrs while dispensing diesel for FMS welding machine at Idoho BP platform, personnel noticed sheen east side of Idoho quarter. The source was traced to a partially open isolation valve on the essential generator filling line. The valve was properly closed and the diesel spill stopped.