Gas flaring puts the equivalent of over 400m tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere The process known as "gas flaring" has been condemned as a danger to the environment and human health, as well ...

Gas flaring, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, saw a significant increase in 2023, reaching the highest level since 2019. The World Bank's Zero Routine Flaring initiative, endorsed by ...

A World Bank report outlines the amount of excess natural gas that is burned off, a practice that wastes energy and increases climate-warming emissions. The amount of natural gas flared worldwide ...

Capturing and using gas lost in global flaring, venting and leaking could be a $48 billion revenue opportunity, according to a new report from independent satellite monitoring and research company ...

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For decades, the sight of roaring flames lighting up the night sky in Nigeria’s Niger Delta has been both a symbol of oil wealth and a reminder of environmental neglect. Gas flaring, long treated as ...

Gas flaring in the Niger Delta continues unabated, causing significant harm to local communities, according to His Royal Majesty Bubawaye Dakolo Agada IV, Chairman of the Bayelsa State Traditional ...

On January 15 the World Bank’s Global Flaring and Methane Reduction (GFMR) Partnership hosted a technical webinar to showcase significant advancements in monitoring global emissions from gas flaring.

Civil society groups in Akwa Ibom took their campaign for environmental justice to NUPRC's doorstep, demanding answers over $270 million in gas flare penalties as oil-producing communities complain of ...

Wärtsilä has developed the GasReformer, a product which converts associated gas, which is often flared, into usable fuel for its dual-fuel engines. When producing oil, associated gas is also released ...

At a Railroad Commission meeting last month, Commissioner Jim Wright chastised Callon Petroleum for flaring natural gas at a drilling site, saying it should “find a better solution.” But his comment ...

Flares are open combustion devices for burning off waste and unwanted gas, crucial for emergency pressure relief across petroleum processes across upstream and downstream sectors. The purpose of ...