Oil spills / Delta / Incident NPDC/HSE/EMA/001/16

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Oil Spill at ABURA WELL 2, 4, 5 & 11 LOCATION @ EMADAJA

Incident NPDC/HSE/EMA/001/16 · NPDC · 15 Nov 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 15 Nov 2016Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026

Incident date15 Nov 2016Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity17 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence0Source attachment links

Incident location

5.43122, 5.81619

Oil spill

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CompanyNPDC

Reported16 Nov 2016

StateDelta

LGAUdu

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseOperational/maintenance error

FacilityNot supplied

HabitatSwamp

Estimated spill areaNot supplied

JIV date17 Nov 2016

Impact description supplied by source

Farmland, surface water and vegetation were impacted, the spill was within and outside the company's right of way.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

15 Nov 2016

Report date

16 Nov 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

17 Nov 2016

Spill stop date

Not supplied

Evidence & documents

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