Where the data comes from.
Public sources, matched, checked and refreshed three times a day.
| Source | What it gives | Licence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap | Facilities, platforms, wells and pipelines | ODbL | – |
| Global Energy Monitor | Fields with operator, status and block; pipelines; LNG | CC BY 4.0 | – |
| Wikidata | Refineries, terminals and fields | CC0 | – |
| NOSDRA | Every reported oil spill since 2006 | Public register | – |
| NASA FIRMS | Satellite heat, last 48 hours | NASA open data | – |
| NUPRC | Monthly oil production by terminal | Public reports | – |
| US EIA | Daily Brent crude price | Public domain | – |
Every site has a verification level.
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A · Confirmed
Two or more sources agree.
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B · Single source
One source, not yet cross-checked.
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D · Uncertain
Shown, but treat with care.
What the data cannot tell you yet.
- Status is often missingWhere no source says, we show “Not recorded”. We never guess.
- Wells are sparseFields, platforms and pipelines are well covered; single wells are not.
- Heat is not volumeSatellite flaring shows where gas burns, not how much.
- How heat is matchedA heat detection counts as flaring only when heat comes back to the same spot (about 550 m) on two or more days in 30, and it is credited to the one nearest site within 5 km.
- Spill quantities are estimatesThe register records what operators report.
Oilscope is independent and nothing on it is official data. Know a site? Send a correction.