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Oil spills / Incident 2016/SAR/035/054
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Oil Spill at 6'' LEVEL CONTROL VALVE (LCV) @ OBAMA FLOW STATION

Incident 2016/SAR/035/054 · NAOC · 9 Feb 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 9 Feb 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date09 Feb 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity32 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

4.53750, 6.27761
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNAOC
Reported9 Feb 2016
StateNot supplied
LGANembe
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseEquipment failure
FacilityFs
HabitatSwamp
Estimated spill areaNot supplied
JIV date10 Feb 2016

Impact description supplied by source

SPILL WAS AS A RESULT OF FAILURE OF THE 6'' LEVEL CONTROL VALVE(LCV). THE SPILL WAS STOPPED BY RE-CALIBRATION OF VALVE; FACILITY SHUT IN

Record timeline

Incident recorded

9 Feb 2016

Report date

9 Feb 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

10 Feb 2016

Spill stop date

10 Feb 2016

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