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Oil spills / Bayelsa / Incident 000501
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Oil Spill at OPUKUSHI well 40T @Ekeremor local Government area in Bayelsa state.

Incident 000501 · RENAISSANCE · 27 Mar 2026

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 27 Mar 2026Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026
Incident date27 Mar 2026Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity0.1 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence5Source attachment links

Incident location

4.91513, 5.75045
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyRENAISSANCE
Reported27 Mar 2026
StateBayelsa
LGAEkeremor
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityWellhead
HabitatSwamp
Estimated spill area0.0098
JIV date30 Mar 2026

Impact description supplied by source

Unknown persons planted an explosive device to blast the wellhead but due to failed attempt there was no impact on the wellhead .

Record timeline

Incident recorded

27 Mar 2026

Report date

27 Mar 2026

Joint Investigation Visit

30 Mar 2026

Spill stop date

30 Mar 2026

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