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Oil spills / Abia / Incident NPDC/WAGL/2023/05/OML II/TP/006
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Oil Spill at Well 22 Imo River at Igiriukwu

Incident NPDC/WAGL/2023/05/OML II/TP/006 · NPDC · 16 May 2023

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 16 May 2023Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026
Incident date16 May 2023Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity2 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot supplied bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence3Source attachment links

Incident location

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CompanyNPDC
Reported16 May 2023
StateAbia
LGAUkwa West LGA
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityWellhead
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.00080000
JIV date18 May 2023

Impact description supplied by source

Unknown person (s) vandalized Well 22 Imo River for Oil theft activities

Record timeline

Incident recorded

16 May 2023

Report date

16 May 2023

Joint Investigation Visit

18 May 2023

Spill stop date

18 May 2023

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