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Oil spills / RI,BY / Incident 2016_1654263
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Oil Spill at mininta well 3l/s wellhead @ Elele Alimini

Incident 2016_1654263 · SPDC · 14 Jun 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 14 Jun 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date14 Jun 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity0.7 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence5Source attachment links

Incident location

5.08122, 6.70794
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported22 Jun 2016
StateRI,BY
LGAAhoada-East
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityWellhead
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.0002
JIV date24 Jun 2016

Impact description supplied by source

control units(2) of the well head was set on fire with a tyre burnt underneath one of the control unit

Record timeline

Incident recorded

14 Jun 2016

Report date

22 Jun 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

24 Jun 2016

Spill stop date

Not supplied

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