Oil Spill at Asabo PP OML 70

Incident 017 / 2023 · MPN · 8 Nov 2023

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 8 Nov 2023Retrieved: 6 Sept 2026

Incident date08 Nov 2023Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity0.02 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

4.11333, 7.80194

Oil spill

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CompanyMPN

Reported9 Nov 2023

StateAkwa Ibom

LGANot supplied

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseYtd

FacilityNot supplied

HabitatOffshore

Estimated spill areaNot supplied

JIV dateNot supplied

Impact description supplied by source

Unknown Mystery sheen: At about 1330hrs, brown colored sheen was sighted drifting towards Asabo MQ from geographical south covering an estimated area of (80 x 25) meters. -PA announcement made to stop all activities around Asabo. -VMT contacted for vessel support -AOM and OSRT contacted -sister platforms were contacted. They confirmed process/operating lines were intact. -Asabo satellite platforms and main process parameters checked okay. -1450hrs: the mystery sheen drifted past Asabo heading north.