Oil spills / Abia / Incident NPDC/WAGL/2023/05/OML11/TP/007

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Oil Spill at Imor-River well 23, Igiri-Ukwu community, Owaza, Ukwa west LGA, Abia state.

Incident NPDC/WAGL/2023/05/OML11/TP/007 · NPDC · 17 May 2023

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 17 May 2023Retrieved: 5 Sept 2026

Incident date17 May 2023Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity1 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence0Source attachment links

Incident location

5.09200, 6.25880

Oil spill

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CompanyNPDC

Reported17 May 2023

StateAbia

LGAKolokuma/Opokuma

ContaminantNot supplied

CauseSabotage

FacilityWellhead

HabitatLa

Estimated spill areaNot supplied

JIV date20 May 2023

Impact description supplied by source

The well head was vandalized of wing valve, survey valve, survey cap and bean box by unknown person (s).

Record timeline

Incident recorded

17 May 2023

Report date

17 May 2023

Joint Investigation Visit

20 May 2023

Spill stop date

Not supplied

Evidence & documents

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