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Oil spills / Rivers / Incident 2016/NL/LAR/007/013
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Oil Spill at MGBEDE 8Ss WELL HEAD @ MGBEDE COMMUNITY

Incident 2016/NL/LAR/007/013 · NAOC · 3 Apr 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 3 Apr 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date03 Apr 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantityNot suppliedAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence4Source attachment links

Incident location

5.45647, 6.69200
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNAOC
Reported4 Apr 2016
StateRivers
LGAOgba/Egbema/Ndoni
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityWellhead
HabitatLa
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date11 Apr 2016

Impact description supplied by source

Unknown Persons vandalized a Production Well Head, removing the Flow-line Needle Valve, inflicted a Hacksaw Cut on the Flow-line and set the Well Head on fire.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

3 Apr 2016

Report date

4 Apr 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

11 Apr 2016

Spill stop date

Not supplied

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