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Oil Spill at OBIAFU 31L FLOW-LINE ALONG OLD EBOCHA FERRY ROAD OBIRIKOM

Incident 2016/LAR/004/007 · NAOC · 4 Jan 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 4 Jan 2016Retrieved: 3 Nov 2026

Incident date04 Jan 2016Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity1.43 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence0Source attachment links

Incident location

5.44758, 6.67889

Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNAOC

Reported4 Jan 2016

StateRivers

LGAOgba/Egbema/Ndoni

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseEquipment failure

FacilityFl

HabitatLa

Estimated spill area0.00000859

JIV date6 Jan 2016

Impact description supplied by source

LEAKAGE FROM A PREVIOUSLY CLAMPED POINT DUE TO WEAKNESS OF THE CLAMP GASKET. WELL SHUT IN

Record timeline

Incident recorded

4 Jan 2016

Report date

4 Jan 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

6 Jan 2016

Spill stop date

6 Jan 2016

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