Failures in oil and gas safety mechanisms can be catastrophic. From the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988 to the BP America incident in Texas City, 2005, such accidents have grave consequences. Flare ...

In 2024, Nigerian oil and gas producers burned off about 6.6 billion cu m (bcm) of associated gas. Routine flaring of associated petroleum gas remains one of the most persistent environmental and ...

Statement from EDF Senior Attorney for Legal & Regulatory Affairs Grace Smith (WASHINGTON) — Today EPA issued guidance on the May 7, 2026 deadline for oil and gas producers to achieve compliance with ...

Producers said pipeline and processing obstacles outside their control could require temporary flaring.

Panametrics’ flare.IQ pilot at a Middle East NGL facility boosted flare efficiency from 66.5% to 94%, reduced methane emissions by 78%, and reduced CO₂eq by 82%, showcasing its power in digital flare ...

Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC and local producer Heirs Energies have signed a deal to capture and use the gas flared at their onshore OML 17 joint venture in a bid to monetize the resource and reduce ...

Heirs Energies, NNPC sign deals to capture flare gas Renaissance launches Southern Swamp flare-reduction project Nigeria faces challenges in reducing gas flaring LAGOS, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Nigeria's ...

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 ...

Nigeria has approved 28 companies to buy natural gas that is currently being flared at oil fields, a long-running problem the country has talked about fixing for years and is now trying—again—to turn ...