International comparisons of gas flaring, 2021 edition - Ven Venkatachalam and Mark Milke
Iraqi fishermen row their boat across flare stacks burning at the Nahr Bin Omar field, north of the southern Iraqi port of Basra, on January 21, 2021. Getty Images photo Download the PDF here Download the charts here This Fact Sheet analyzes the upstream oil and gas industry’s record on flaring and venting of gases in Canada relative to other countries. Flaring and venting, while technical in nature, is relevant because both are a source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). For example, in 2019, 150 billion cubic metres (bcm) of flared gases were emitted worldwide, or just under 285 megato...
Source: energynow.ca