May 2011
Spills data for May 2011
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| Date Reported | Incident Site | JIV Date | Terrain | Cause | Estimated Spill Volume (bbl) | Clean-up Status | Comments | Photo | JIV Report * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-May-11 | 24" Alakiri-Bonny GPHSL at Creek 6 and Kalibiama | 8-May-11 | Swamp | Sabotage / Theft | 0.1 | No recoverable oil was found on site. Cleanup of residual impacted area completed on 8th July 2011. | The JIV spanned 2 days, 7th and 8th May 2011 covering two points at Creek 6 and Kalibiama. In both cases, the pipeline had been subjected to mechanical grinding, resulting in severe loss of wall thickness and failure during operational hydro testing. Post Cleanup Inspection completed on 7th October 2011. | ||
| 6-May-11 | 18" Assa - Rumuekpe Pipeline at Egbeda | 8-May-11 | Land | Sabotage / Theft | 5 | Recovery of spilled volume completed on 9th May 2011. Cleanup of residual impacted area completed on 8th July 2011. | Post Cleanup Inspection completed on 21st July 2011. | ||
| 8-May-11 | Apara Well 3 Location at Apara. | 10-May-11 | Land | Sabotage / Theft | 1.5 | Recovery of spilled oil completed on 10th May 2011. | Freedom to Operate (FTO) granted by Apara community and cleanup of residual impacted area was completed on 28th June 2011. Post Cleanup Inspection completed on 13th July 2011. | ||
| 9-May-11 | 10" Ekulama 1 Pipeline at Free Town | 12-May-11 | Swamp / Water | Operational | 150 | Recovery of spilled volume commenced on 12th May 2011 and was completed on 18th May 2011. Cleanup of residual impacted area commenced on 15th September 2011 and was completed on 29th October 2011. | Delay in the clean up of residual impacted areas was due to issues on community contracting. Post cleanup inspection completed on 3rd November 2011. | ||
| 11-May-11 | 12" Imo River Pipeline at Owaza | 12-May-11 | Land | Sabotage / Theft | 26.5 | Recovery of spilled volume completed on 13th May 2011. Cleanup of residual impacted area commenced on 16th May 2011 and was completed on 18th May 2011. | Post Cleanup Inspection completed on 10th June 2011. | ||
| 11-May-11 | 10" Diebu Creek - Nun River Pipeline at Onyioma | 18-May-11 | Swamp | Sabotage / Theft | 197.1 | Recovery of spilled volume commenced on 23rd May 2011 and was completed on 28th July 2011. Clean up of residual impacted area completed on 19th September 2011. | Recovery took longer than envisaged due to the difficult terrain, rainy season and increased work scope. Initial volume of spill estimated during JIV of 18th May 2011 was 119.6 bbls. However, 138 bbls of oil was subsequently recovered, resulting in a restated volume of 197.1 bbls. Restated volume has been communicated to the Regulators as per statutory requirement. Post Cleanup Inspection completed on 27th March 2012. | ||
| 13-May-11 | 36" Rumuekpe - Nkpoku Pipeline at Rumuekpe | 14-May-11 | Land | Sabotage / Theft | 7 | Recovery of spilled volume completed on 14th May 2011. Cleanup of residual impacted area completed on 4th June 2011. | Post Cleanup Inspection completed on 10th June 2011. | ||
| 15-May-11 | Awoba North West Well1 L/S Flowline at Awoba | 19-May-11 | Swamp | Operational | 10 | No recoverable oil was found on site due to tidal overflow. Clean up of residual impacted area completed on 22nd July 2011. | Post Cleanup inspection completed on 10th August 2011. | ||
| 16-May-11 | 18" Assa - Rumuekpe Pipeline @ Egbeda | 17-May-11 | Land | Sabotage / Theft | 2.6 | Recovery of spilled volume completed on 17th May 2011. Cleanup of residual impacted area completed on 9th July 2011. | Post Cleanup Inspection completed on 20th July 2011. | ||
| 16-May-11 | Cawthorne Channel Well 29T Flowline at Cawthorne Channel | 18-May-11 | Swamp |
Operational | 2.4 | No recoverable oil was found on site. Cleanup of residual impacted area completed on 13th July 2011. | Post Cleanup Inspection completed on 5th August 2011. | ||
| 18-May-11 | 6" Awoba Pipeline at Awoba | 19-May-11 | Swamp | Operational | 0.001 | No recoverable oil was found on site. No cleanup required. | Post Cleanup inspection completed on 10th August 2011. | ||
| 18-May-11 | Nembe Well 20L at Nembe Creek | 24-May-11 | Swamp | Operational | 22 | No recoverable oil was found on site due to tidal overflow. Cleanup of residual impacted area completed on 16th October 2011. | Overall schedule considers community contracting, onset of the rainy season and difficulty of work terrain. Post Cleanup Inspection completed on 3rd November 2011. | ||
| 25-May-11 | Bonny Well 12S Flowline | 15-Jun-11 | Swamp | Sabotage / Theft | 1 | No recoverable oil was found on site. Cleanup of residual impacted area completed on 27th July 2011. | Minor leak (bubbles) was detected during re-start of the well. Well was immediately shut in. Initial two attempts at JIV (26th May and 13th June 2011) could not access the leak point. JIV finally completed on 15th June 2011. Post Cleanup inspection completed on 26th September 2011. Delay to completion of inspection due to logistic challenges in the area. |