Oil Spill at OBIAFU 18 WELL HEAD AT LOCATION,OMOKU,ONELGA. RIVER STATE

Incident 2017/LAR/093 · NAOC · 18 Aug 2017

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NOSDRA Oil Spill Monitor · source recordLatest observation: 18 Aug 2017Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026

Incident date18 Aug 2017Source field: incidentdate

Estimated quantity4 bblAn estimate where the source supplies one

Quantity recoveredNot suppliedNot assumed to be zero

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Incident location

5.38025, 6.55056

Oil spill

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CompanyNAOC

Reported18 Aug 2017

StateRivers

LGAONELGA

ContaminantCrude oil

CauseSabotage / theft

FacilityWellhead

HabitatLa

Estimated spill area0.00062500

JIV date19 Aug 2017

Impact description supplied by source

UN KNOWN PERSON(S) LOOSENED TWO (2) NUTS FROM THE TUBBING CAP ON THE WELLHEAD

Record timeline

Incident recorded

18 Aug 2017

Report date

18 Aug 2017

Joint Investigation Visit

19 Aug 2017

Spill stop date

19 Aug 2017

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