"Agip confirms leak at Taylor Creek fields in Bayelsa, shuts in 120 barrels per day output", 26 Feb 2016

Eni, [an] Italian energy firm...confirmed an underwater gas leak from an oil field operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) in Kalaba, Bayelsa. Eni, parent company of NAOC which made the confirmation in an email said it had shut down the oil well producing some 120 barrels of oil equivalent daily feeding the leaking pipeline...“I can confirm that on February 21st, we received reports of a spill on the flowline from the Taylor Creek 1T well, in Nigeria...As soon as the event occurred,  the well production was immediately stopped (120 boed Eni’s share, mainly gas)...Currently, a joint investigation visit (JIV) is being undertaken with representatives of the authorities and the communities involved ascertaining what went wrong and starting the repair activities and the pipeline recovery,” An Eni spokesman stated...Chief Roman Orukali, Paramount Ruler of Kalaba Community regretted that the incident had polluted the creeks and urged the oil firm to make contingency arrangements for water supply to the people.