Reducing gas flares, pollution from oil production
Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 05:02
in Earth & Climate
Last year, dozens of major oil companies and oil-producing nations agreed to end the routine flaring of natural gas from wells by 2030. This burning off of uncaptured methane in addition to simply letting it escape into the air -- a process called venting -- releases pollutants and the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere. Now researchers report a strategy that could help producers work toward this goal.