WATCH: Viral TikTok video illuminates offshore flaring process
A TikTok video showing an offshore worker lighting a flare on a North Sea installation has racked up hundred of thousands of views.
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Waste gas to data dash, Earth Wind & Power sets out a plan
Gas flaring is one of the most wasteful aspects of the energy industry, one Norwegian start-up aims to tackle the problem by using this resource to fuel on-site data centres.
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.
12 things the EU should do about gas flaring
The gas-flaring rate of the European Union’s imported gas is 33x higher than indigenous production. We commend the EU’s recent methane strategy, but to support net zero the EU needs an equally clear EU gas flaring strategy.
Important for North Sea to get exploration drilling ‘back on track’
Ensuring that North Sea exploration drilling gets “back on track” next year will be a key part of efforts to help the industry get back on its feet.
Hoscon warns of militancy return in Niger Delta
The Host Communities of Nigeria (Hoscon) has called for the government to do more to help out the people in oil and gas producing areas, warning that it has stopped supporting a ceasefire agreement.
P&ID sees red over Nigerian moves
The Nigerian government is said to be seeking the arrest, via Interpol, of two directors from Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID), an Irish company with which it is locked in a legal battle.
Gas flaring targets challenged by rapid production growth in US says EIA
North Dakota's Industrial Commission (NDIC) has established natural gas capture targets in an effort to reduce the amount of flared gas.