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Oil spills / RI,undefined / Incident 2016/LAR/015/042
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Oil Spill at mgbede 26T flowline flange leakage at the location, mgbede community,

Incident 2016/LAR/015/042 · NAOC · 31 Jan 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 31 Jan 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date31 Jan 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity0.56 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence3Source attachment links

Incident location

5.45333, 6.71517
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNAOC
Reported31 Jan 2016
StateRI,undefined
LGAOgba/Egbema/Ndoni
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityFl
HabitatLa
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date2 Feb 2016

Impact description supplied by source

four nuts were off the flange, which resulted to leakage from the flange

Record timeline

Incident recorded

31 Jan 2016

Report date

31 Jan 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

2 Feb 2016

Spill stop date

2 Feb 2016

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