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Gas flaring / Oil blocks / OML 53
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OML 53 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: 1 Nov 2026
Flare observations22Dec 2023–May 2026
Latest flare estimate34.4K mscfMay 2026
Matched spill records6Explicit block-name matches
Mapped context1 polygonLand · Chevron Nigeria Ltd (CNL)

OML 53 record summary

This authority page combines evidence matching the verified identifiers OML 53 without rewriting the label supplied by either source. It contains 22 monthly gas flare observations from December 2023 through May 2026. The oil spill source contains 6 records explicitly mentioning one of these verified identities.

Connected state records: Imo. 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 53. Documentary lineage merges evidence for discovery and analysis; it does not silently rename historical observations.

Operator field in matched geography: Chevron Nigeria Ltd (CNL).

Terrain: Land.

Recent OML 53 flare observations

Recent oil spill records mentioning OML 53

Explicit source-text matches
Feb 2026
SEPLAT/EA/GL/06/2026 · SEPLAT

OHAJI SOUTH WELL 4 (OML 53)

Spill
Jun 2022
Seplat/EA/OS/03/2022 · SEPLAT

8" ohaji south flowline OML 53

Spill
May 2022
Seplat/EA/OS/02/2022 · SEPLAT

8" FLOWWLINE OHAJI SOUTH OML 53

Spill
Sept 2020
SEPLAT/EA/OS/05/2020 · SEPLAT

OML 53 Oil Production Flare Stack

Spill
Apr 2020
Seplat/EA/OS/01/2020 · SEPLAT

OHAGI WELL 4 TO OHAGI SOUTH EPF FLOWLINES,EASTERN ASSET(OML53),OHOBA COMMUNITY,OHAGI/EGBEMA LGA, IMO STATE

Spill
May 2019
SEPLAT/EA/OS/01/2019 · SEPLAT

JISIKE FLOW STATION/ in-let mainfold area, jisike( OML53)

Spill

Related flare clusters

Coordinate falls inside matched polygon
24.7 km
cluster-239

137.4K mscf · 2024-01

Inside block polygon
18.0 km
cluster-253

34.4K mscf · 2026-05

Inside block polygon
31.7 km
cluster-243

181.6K mscf · 2025-09

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.