To turn commitments into reality, we need to focus on proven solutions
As Dr Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President, reiterated in his concluding remarks, “an agreement is only as good as its implementation. We are what we do, not what we say”.
flaring
Should North Sea assets flare more as storms hit?
As the country recovers from Storm Babet and more adverse weather conditions are set to hit the UK as it goes into winter, the NZTC’s Lewis Harper asks if increased flaring offshore can reduce emissions.
New figures show North Sea flaring down 50% in last four years
North Sea flaring has been cut in half following four consecutive years of reductions, new analysis from the industry regulator shows.
A North Sea flaring league table? It’s one idea mooted by MPs
Final day showdowns, mid-table mediocrity, relegation battles, underdogs, six-pointers – all things associated with the highs and lows of league sport.
‘Extreme’ flaring seen for miles from Ineos Grangemouth as firm deals with ‘process upset’
Ineos has apologised to Central Belt residents after a ‘process upset’ led to hours of flaring at Grangemouth on Thursday evening.
APA celebrates achieving Egypt flare goal
APA Corp. has achieved its goal of reducing upstream routine flaring in Egypt by 40%.
Mossmorran man fears ‘harm will still be done’ despite flaring changes at plant
Plans to stop burning gas high in the sky above Mossmorran are little more than a public relations exercise, according to a community councillor living nearby.
Why can you live within six miles of a gas flare in Fife, but not Iraq?
A recent investigation linked gas flaring to cancer cases in Iraq, so where does this leave people living around Mossmorran in Fife?
Capterio flags Egypt for flare gas progress
Egypt continues to be a major source of flaring – but has made progress in reducing this process and further gains should be relatively straightforward argues Capterio.
North Sea oil and gas emissions down more than 20% since 2018
Fresh analysis has spotlighted the headway the North Sea oil and gas industry is making in its quest to slash operational emissions.
North Sea flaring fell to lowest level on record last year
Flaring in the UK North Sea fell by 19% in 2021, building on a 22% decrease the previous year, new analysis shows.
EnQuest ordered to shut in Magnus production after flaring consent breach
North Sea operator EnQuest has confirmed it temporarily shut in production at the Magnus field in the North Sea after breaching flaring consents.
Why the Global Methane Pledge is a big deal for the climate
As leaders at the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, thrash out how to rein in catastrophic levels of global warming, one of the most important deals is taking place on the sidelines.
ETZ programme to bring operators and supply chain together to bust emissions
A new programme designed to identify opportunities and explore deployable solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been launched in the north-east.
Tackling ‘low confidence’ in North Sea methane monitoring
Increasing pressure is being put on upstream operators to decarbonise their operations, from investors, the regulator and the wider public. But while North Sea energy companies are moving to cut emissions, they still have challenging assets on their hands.
OGA launches investigation into possible breach of flare consent
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into a possible breach of flare consent, contrary to the requirements of the licence.
Seplat appoints ex-Puma CEO to board amid power move
Seplat Energy has appointed Emma FitzGerald as a non-executive director, who has previously worked at Shell and Puma Energy.
Harbour Energy commits to end all routine flaring by 2030
Harbour Energy has signed up to the World Bank’s ‘Zero Routine Flaring by 2030’ initiative.
Residents told to expect flaring as upgrade project kicks off at St Fergus
Residents in Aberdeenshire have been told to expect flaring from the St Fergus gas terminal later this week.
Capterio launches open-access flare tracker
Capterio has launched an open-access online tool to explore flaring around the world, at a point when the problem has reached its worst point in a decade.
Gabon aims for investors on pilot flare scheme
Public warned to expect flaring as £140m Mossmorran plant upgrade begins
Communities close to the petro chemical plants at Mossmorran have been warned to expect flaring as a £140million upgrade of the processing plant gets set to begin in earnest.
Why gas flaring should be in the spotlight at COP26
At COP21 in Paris in 2015, 11 countries made gas flaring a stated commitment to their Paris Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs). Disappointingly, five years on, flaring has increased for these 11 countries, by 6% to 60 billion cubic metres per year.
Texas oil group vows to limit flaring as state signals crackdown
A coalition of Texas oil industry groups is pledging to end routine flaring of natural gas from wells and other facilities by 2030 amid signs that state regulators may crack down on the controversial practice.
Greenpeace investigation names worst companies for flaring in UK North Sea
A Greenpeace investigation has named the five worst firms for flaring and venting in the UK North Sea, emitting nearly 20million tonnes of CO2 equivalent between 2015-2019.