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Oil spills / Bayelsa / Incident NEPL/HSE/KGG/001/23
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Oil Spill at Kurogbagba 1 well (OML 66)

Incident NEPL/HSE/KGG/001/23 · NEPL · 20 Oct 2023

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 20 Oct 2023Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date20 Oct 2023Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity85 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

4.35591, 6.29946
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNEPL
Reported23 Oct 2023
StateBayelsa
LGABrass
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseEquipment failure
FacilityPipeline
HabitatNot supplied
Estimated spill area3.7400
JIV date27 Oct 2023

Impact description supplied by source

Unknown persons installed lower Master valve Nipple at 6 O' clock position on the pipeline.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

20 Oct 2023

Report date

23 Oct 2023

Joint Investigation Visit

27 Oct 2023

Spill stop date

15 Nov 2023

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