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Oil spills / Bayelsa / Incident 2016_1595524
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Oil Spill at ETELEBOU FLOWSTATION @ OGBOLOMA

Incident 2016_1595524 · SPDC · 14 Mar 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 14 Mar 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date14 Mar 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity72 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero
Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

5.02497, 6.36064
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported16 Mar 2016
StateBayelsa
LGAYenagoa
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseOperational/maintenance error
FacilityFs
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.00093000
JIV date17 Mar 2016

Impact description supplied by source

CRUDE OIL LEAKED THROUGH WATER OUTLET PIPE OF AN OVERFLOW SAVER PIT TO IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT

Record timeline

Incident recorded

14 Mar 2016

Report date

16 Mar 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

17 Mar 2016

Spill stop date

17 Mar 2016

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