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Oil spills / Abia / Incident 2016_1692847
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Oil Spill at OBIGBO NORTH WELL 12 WELL HEAD

Incident 2016_1692847 · SPDC · 15 Aug 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 15 Aug 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date15 Aug 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity5 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
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CompanySPDC
Reported16 Aug 2016
StateAbia
LGAUKWA WEST
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseOther:
FacilityWellhead
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.0016
JIV date18 Aug 2016

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MYSTERY SPILL

Record timeline

Incident recorded

15 Aug 2016

Report date

16 Aug 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

18 Aug 2016

Spill stop date

Not supplied

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