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Oil spills / Bayelsa / Incident 2016/SAR/148/257
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Oil Spill at 18'' OBAMA/BRASS P/L @ GOLUBOKIRI

Incident 2016/SAR/148/257 · NAOC · 13 Oct 2016

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 13 Oct 2016Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date13 Oct 2016Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity6 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recovered1 bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence1Source attachment links

Incident location

4.47983, 6.25842
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanyNAOC
Reported14 Oct 2016
StateBayelsa
LGANembe
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityPipeline
HabitatSwamp
Estimated spill area0.00079500
JIV date14 Oct 2016

Impact description supplied by source

UNKNOWN PERSONS USED AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICES TO BLAST THE FACILITY.

Record timeline

Incident recorded

13 Oct 2016

Report date

14 Oct 2016

Joint Investigation Visit

14 Oct 2016

Spill stop date

14 Oct 2016

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