Watch oil companies waste gas around the world: video
Published Tuesday, 10th January 2012
Check out the video below to see some of the world’s gas flaring stations.
There are two excuses for gas flares, say the oil and gas industries: the first is that there is no other way to transport or process the gas for further use. The second is that it can act as a safety mechanism in gas equipment, to prevent overpressure.
However, according to a report from GE, around 150 billion cubic meters of gas is flared a year. This is the equivalent to:
- Gas use in all US residences
- 30% of EU natural gas use
- 2.4 million barrels of oil per day
- 400 million tonnes of CO2
- Emissions from 77 million cars
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