The company earlier reported to the Nigerian authorities of a hydrocarbon wellhead leak at the facility on Friday, November 5, 2021.

Aiteo, the operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/Aiteo Joint Venture (JV) Oil Production Lease (OML) 29, successfully closed the leak at its Santa Barbara wellhead in Nembe, Bayelsa State on Wednesday. The company earlier reported to the Nigerian authorities of a hydrocarbon wellhead leak at the facility on Friday, November 5, 2021. 

Archive photos used to illustrate the story. It has stated that most of the oil wells acquired by the company in 2015 were in a dormant state and have been in safe isolation since then, adding that the leak is a high-pressure leak and therefore requires international support. Aiteo also formed a team consisting of internal oil well operation experts and members of a foreign company Boots & Coot to speed up operations and prepare for "well kills". In addition to the Clean Nigeria Association (CNA) mobilized earlier, A Nigerian coalition, as part of an attempt to stop the spill, is said to include approximately 20% of oil and 80% of natural gas. The company’s statement on the latest developments stated that the leak has now been completely stopped and other measures are being taken to improve the process that began a few weeks ago. "For the glory of God, we have eliminated the SBAS-1 leak. We thank all the support. We have successfully installed the control package on both arms." It said in a note, "There is a long pipe string. One installs the pump, and the pump opens the ball valve. In addition, we also closed the control package and shut-in flow. The team is currently preparing to pump the "kill fluid" into the long string. Please note that the short string is already under zero pressure. Kill and die." In the next few steps, the local oil company stated that it would: "Complete the pumping of the kill fluid into the long string (LS). To achieve zero psi on the ground and install the pump and install the cable "It further added that another step is being taken to drift the "pipe" and run in the hole to install isolation plugs and check valves. "Then we will close the Christmas tree, provide comprehensive services to the wellhead and Christmas tree, and install and fix it. After that, we will clean up the wellhead platform and the surrounding environment," the statement said.

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