Oil Spill at BENISEDE WELL- 6S WELLHEAD @ OJOBO

Incident 2016_1761032 · SPDC · 30 Nov 2016

NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 30 Nov 2016Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026

Incident date30 Nov 2016Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity2 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

5.00733, 5.68969

Oil spill

CompanySPDC

Reported30 Nov 2016

StateBayelsa

LGAEkeremor

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseSabotage / theft

FacilityWellhead

HabitatSwamp

Estimated spill area0.039

JIV date8 Dec 2016

THE SPILLED WAS DUE TO REMOVAL OF SUBSURFACE SAFETY VALVE BY UNKNOWN PERSON