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Oil spills / Abia / Incident NPDC/WAGL/2023/02/OML 11/TP/004.
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Oil Spill at WELL 33 LOCATION AT IPU-WEST- OWAZA, UKWA WEST LGA, ABIA STATE.

Incident NPDC/WAGL/2023/02/OML 11/TP/004. · NPDC · 9 May 2023

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 9 May 2023Retrieved: 4 Nov 2026
Incident date09 May 2023Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity18 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
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Incident location

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CompanyNPDC
Reported9 May 2023
StateAbia
LGAUKWA WEST
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityWellhead
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.0024
JIV date12 May 2023

Impact description supplied by source

TOTAL VANDALIZATION OF WELL HEAD BY UNKNOWN PERSONS

Record timeline

Incident recorded

9 May 2023

Report date

9 May 2023

Joint Investigation Visit

12 May 2023

Spill stop date

9 May 2023

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