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Oil spills / Abia / Incident NPDC/WAGL/2023/OML11/TP/015
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Oil Spill at IMO RIVER WELL 33 IPU WEST OWAZA, UKWA WEST LGA.

Incident NPDC/WAGL/2023/OML11/TP/015 · NPDC · 2 Jul 2023

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 2 Jul 2023Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026
Incident date02 Jul 2023Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity15 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence5Source attachment links

Incident location

4.97933, 7.20047
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNPDC
Reported3 Jul 2023
StateAbia
LGAEtche
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityWellhead
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.25
JIV date5 Jul 2023

Impact description supplied by source

A THIRD PARTY REMOVED AND TOOK AWAY 216 BY 5K MANUAL GUAGE VALVE. 2 INCHES VR PLUG WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE HEAD ALSO THE ANTI THEFT KEY WAS REMOVED AND TAKEN AWAY AS WELL BY UNKNOWN PERSON(S).

Record timeline

Incident recorded

2 Jul 2023

Report date

3 Jul 2023

Joint Investigation Visit

5 Jul 2023

Spill stop date

Not supplied

Evidence & documents

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