Oil Spill at QIT – BOP

Incident 001/2023 · MPN · 12 Jan 2023

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 12 Jan 2023Retrieved: 5 Sept 2026

Incident date12 Jan 2023Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity0.02 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence1Source attachment links

Incident location

4.23639, 8.04000

Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyMPN

Reported12 Jan 2023

StateAkwa Ibom

LGANot supplied

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseCorrosion

FacilityOther:

HabitatOffshore

Estimated spill areaNot supplied

JIV dateNot supplied

Impact description supplied by source

During export into MT Nave Spherical. A PSV at BOP activated and relieved into Surge tank. Export was discontinued immediately. Investigation ongoing.