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Oil spills / Incident 1838972
confirmed

Oil Spill at Afam well 27T and 25T flowline at Ayama Oyigbo in Rivers state.

Incident 1838972 · SPDC · 15 Apr 2017

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 15 Apr 2017Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Incident date15 Apr 2017Source field: incidentdate
Estimated quantity6 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one
Quantity recoveredNot supplied bblNot assumed to be zero
Evidence2Source attachment links

Incident location

4.84231, 7.26129
Oil spill

Source fields in plain language

CompanySPDC
Reported15 Apr 2017
StateNot supplied
LGAOyigbo
ContaminantCrude oil
CauseSabotage / theft
FacilityFl
HabitatLa
Estimated spill area0.00300000
JIV date20 Apr 2017

Impact description supplied by source

1" ball valve leak point fabricated on the flowline at 12 o'clock

Record timeline

Incident recorded

15 Apr 2017

Report date

15 Apr 2017

Joint Investigation Visit

20 Apr 2017

Spill stop date

20 Apr 2017

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