UK regulator imposes £160k fine on energy firm for unauthorised flaring
The North Sea Transition Authority has fined Repsol £160,000 for flaring more than 73 tonnes of…
Tag: gas flaring
Iraqi minister says gas flaring has increased cancer
The Environment Minister has accepted that flaring in Basra is linked with increases of…
Gas flaring not accounted for by fossil fuel companies
A new report claims that these firms are releasing 20 million tonnes of GHG emissions each…
IFC provides ‘landmark’ loan to support gas flaring reduction in Iraq
The project is expected to increase Basrah Gas Company's processing capacity, avoiding…
Global gas flaring in 2019 ‘hit highest level in a decade’
Russia, Iraq, the US and Iran are the four biggest flarers and account for almost half of…
Total value of gas wasted through flaring reached $19bn in 2019
A new study reveals ten countries combined currently flare more than 9.5 billion cubic feet of…
Global gas flaring at oil production sites declined last year
The World Bank says it is the start of reversing years of increases in gas flaring that started…
More countries and oil firms pledge to end gas flaring
A global initiative to end routine gas flaring at oil sites could help save 100 million tonnes…
