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Gas flaring / Oil blocks / OML 42
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OML 42 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 observations149Mar 2012–May 2026
Latest flare estimate1.71M mscfMay 2026
Matched spill records5Explicit block-name matches
Mapped context1 polygonLand · Shell Petroleum Dev. Co of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC)

OML 42 record summary

This authority page combines evidence matching the verified identifiers OML 42 without rewriting the label supplied by either source. It contains 149 monthly gas flare observations from March 2012 through May 2026. The oil spill source contains 5 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 42. 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 42 flare observations

Recent oil spill records mentioning OML 42

Explicit source-text matches
Jun 2025
NEPL/AMRAN/TA/RAP/SPLL/25/01 · NEPL

RAPELE - 1 WELLHEAD OML 42

Spill
Aug 2022
NPDC/NEL - AOGL/HSE/SPL/2022/004 · Neconde

JONES CREEK 16'' TRUNKLINE OML 42/ EGWA

Spill
Nov 2017
NPDC/NECONDE/003/2017 · Neconde

WELL 12T, BATAN F/STATION OML 42

Spill
May 2014
NPDC/oml42/01/2014 · NPDC

NPDC Jones Creek Well 34 on oml42 Warri South West L.G.A., Delta State.

Spill
Jul 2012
5052 · NPDC

Ajuju/batan field in OML 42

Spill

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Inside block polygon
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cluster-188

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cluster-221

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cluster-257

80.6K mscf · 2026-05

Inside block polygon
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cluster-258

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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.