Oil Spill at Soku Well 21L Flowline @ Russia(Soku)

Incident 1784118 · SPDC · 14 Jan 2017

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 14 Jan 2017Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026

Incident date14 Jan 2017Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity0.6 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

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Incident location

4.65599, 6.63994

Oil spill

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CompanySPDC

Reported15 Jan 2017

StateRivers

LGAAkuku-Toru

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseSabotage / theft

FacilityFl

HabitatSwamp

Estimated spill area0.0150

JIV date18 Jan 2017

Impact description supplied by source

There was sheen on adjoining open river and adjoining swamp

Record timeline

Incident recorded

14 Jan 2017

Report date

15 Jan 2017

Joint Investigation Visit

18 Jan 2017

Spill stop date

15 Jan 2017

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