Agip shuts down Idu Well 11 in Nigeria after oil leak 13 May 2021 (Last Updated May 13th, 2021 12:45)
NAOC closes Idu Well 11 oilfield in Nigeria after oil spills due to equipment failure.
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The oil spill occurred at the Idu Well 11 located the Egbebiri community. Credit: drpepperscott230 from Pixabay.
Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), a unit of Italy’s Eni, has closed the Idu Well 11 in Bayelsa state following an oil spillage.
The oil spill occurred on 7 May at the Idu Well 11, which is located at the Egbebiri community, Biseni Kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa state.
The cause of the leakage was attributed to equipment failure because of a rupture at the wellhead, according to the Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) report on the incident.
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The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Wednesday confirmed an oil leak from its Idu oilfields at Egbebiri settlement within Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The oilfield has been shut down, the company said.
The cause of the leakage, according to the Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) report on the incident sighted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), is traced to equipment failure due to a rupture at the wellhead.
In a response statement made available to NAN, Eni, parent company of NAOC, said the facility was shut down to prevent further damage to the environment.
An Eni spokesperson on behalf of the Italian Energy firm, in a statement, said, “
As soon as the incident was reported, we activated our oil spill response, shut in the well, and notified government regulatory agencies.
“The Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) was carried out on 09/05/2021, with the participation of community representatives and the government regulatory agencies.
“The event occurred within the Company’s wellhead location which is paved and walled round. There is no significant third-party impact,” Eni stated.
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An environmental rights group, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), however, said that the incident which discharged crude and associated gas had severely polluted the environment.
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The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Wednesday confirmed an oil leak from its Idu oilfields at Egbebiri settlement within Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area in Bayelsa, resulting in its shutdown. x
The cause of the leakage, according to the Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) report on the incident sighted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), is traced to equipment failure due to a rupture at the wellhead.
In a response statement made available to NAN, Eni, the parent company of NAOC, said the facility was shut down to prevent further damage to the environment.
The statement made available by an Eni Spokesperson on behalf of the Italian Energy firm reads: “As soon as the incident was reported, we activated our oil spill response, shut in the well and notified government regulatory agencies.