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Gas flaring / Oil blocks / OML 40
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OML 40 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 observations125Apr 2014–May 2026
Latest flare estimate969.3K mscfMay 2026
Matched spill records15Explicit block-name matches
Mapped context1 polygonLand · Shell Petroleum Dev. Co of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC)

OML 40 record summary

This authority page combines evidence matching the verified identifiers OML 40 without rewriting the label supplied by either source. It contains 125 monthly gas flare observations from April 2014 through May 2026. The oil spill source contains 15 records explicitly mentioning one of these verified identities.

Connected state records: 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 40. 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 40 flare observations

Recent oil spill records mentioning OML 40

Explicit source-text matches
Apr 2025
NEPL/HSE/OTU/40/01/25 · NEPL

16" NEPL OML 40 TEP AT KM 32 OTUMANA

Spill
Apr 2025
NEPL/HSE/OPU/40/2/25 · NEPL

NEPL OML 40 OPUAMA WELL 10S FLOWLINE.

Spill
Oct 2024
NEPL/HSE/GBE/OML40/03/24 · NEPL

7 SS FLOWLINE / GBETIOKUN OML 40.

Spill
May 2024
NEPL/HSE/SIBIRI/002/40/24 · NEPL

6'' NEPL - OML 40 SIBIRI FLOWLINE AT OPUAMA

Spill
Feb 2024
NEPL/HSE/ADA/OML40/02/2024 · NEPL

16" NEPL OML40 PIPELINE AROUND KM 31/32 ADAGBARASSA.

Spill
Jan 2024
NEPL/HSE/OTU/001/2024 · NEPL

14'' OML 40 TRUNKLINE AT OTUMARA COMMUNITY.

Spill
Nov 2023
NEPL/HSE/OTU/007/2023 · NEPL

16'' NEPL OML 40 PIPELINE ROW TRUNKLINE AT OTUMARA KM 32.

Spill
Oct 2023
NEPL/HSE/15/40/006/23 · NEPL

16'' NEPL OML 40 PIPELINE ROW TRUNKLINE AT OTUMARA KM 36.

Spill

Related flare clusters

Coordinate falls inside matched polygon
12.9 km
cluster-185

634.7K mscf · 2026-05

Inside block polygon
16.3 km
cluster-215

181.3K mscf · 2026-05

Inside block polygon
12.7 km
cluster-251

153.3K mscf · 2026-05

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.