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Gas flaring / Oil blocks / OML 38
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OML 38 Oil Spills and Gas Flaring Data

Explore tracker observations, verified concession lineage, mapped block context and oil spill records across the documented identities for this Nigerian concession.

Nigeria Gas Flare Tracker · block aggregationLatest observation: May 2026Retrieved: 2 Nov 2026
Flare observations163Mar 2012–May 2026
Latest flare estimate112.9K mscfMay 2026
Matched spill records13Explicit block-name matches
Mapped context1 polygonLand · Shell Petroleum Dev. Co of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC)

OML 38 record summary

This authority page combines evidence matching the verified identifiers OML 38 without rewriting the label supplied by either source. It contains 163 monthly gas flare observations from March 2012 through May 2026. The oil spill source contains 13 records explicitly mentioning one of these verified identities.

Connected state records: Edo, Delta. A state connection can come from an explicitly matched spill or the supplied block coordinate and does not define the block's complete legal boundary.

Compare national gas flaring data or browse the related clusters and incident records below.

Block context

Gas flare

Source interpretation

The underlying records retain their original identifiers: OML 38. Documentary lineage merges evidence for discovery and analysis; it does not silently rename historical observations.

Operator field in matched geography: Shell Petroleum Dev. Co of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC).

Terrain: Land.

Recent OML 38 flare observations

Recent oil spill records mentioning OML 38

Explicit source-text matches
May 2024
SEPLAT/WA/07/2024 · SEPLAT

10" Oben - Amukpe TL ROW OML 38

Spill
Jun 2023
SEPLAT/WA/OS/07/2023 · SEPLAT

24'' AMUKPE -RAPELE TRUNKLINE OML 38 AT MEREJE

Spill
Apr 2023
SEPLAT/WA/OS/03/2023 · SEPLAT

24'' AMUKPE - RAPELE TRUNKLINE OML 38 AT AMUKPE

Spill
Nov 2022
SEPLAT/WA/OS/15/2022 · SEPLAT

SEPLAT 24'' AMUKPE-RAPELE TRUNKLINE RoW OML38 AT MEREJE.

Spill
May 2022
SEPLAT/WA/0S/02/2022 · SEPLAT

OVHOR WELL 3S 6'' FLOWLINE CLOSE T WELLHEAD LOCATION (OML 38)

Spill
Sept 2019
SEPLAT/WA/OS/09/2019 · SEPLAT

10'' OBEN - AMUKPE DELIVERY PIPELINE ROW OML 38 AT MOSOGAR.

Spill
Sept 2012
5663 · SEPLAT

24" AMUKPE / RAPELE T/L UGHOTON IN OML 38.

Spill
Mar 2012
5658 · SEPLAT

IRIAMA RIVER IN OKPE COMMUNITY WITHIN SEPLAT OML 38

Spill

Related flare clusters

Coordinate falls inside matched polygon
34.1 km
cluster-87

16.8K mscf · 2026-04

Inside block polygon
Relationship rules: spill links require an explicit block-name match in source text; cluster links use polygon containment when a matched polygon exists, otherwise they are clearly labelled as coordinate proximity. Neither establishes legal responsibility or ownership.