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Interesting, I was not aware of the 91% vs 98% flaring vs combustion efficiency. Seems like a relatively recent finding based on the Ars article date. You are
by auspiv 3y ago
Interesting, I was not aware of the 91% vs 98% flaring vs combustion efficiency. Seems like a relatively recent finding based on the Ars article date.
You are correct in that many countries DGAF and just flare/vent the combined equivalent of multiple Texas's. Iraq, for example, flared 16.8 bcm (= 593 billion cubic feet) in 2018.
https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/natural-gas-production-and-flaring-in-iraq-2000-2030 https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/natural-gas-p...
- anonporridge 3y agoAnother example from Turkmenistan. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/09/mind-boggling-methane-emissions-from-turkmenistan-revealed https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/09/mind-boggling-... > Together, the two fields released emissions equivalent to 366m tonnes of CO2, more than the UK’s annual emissions, which are the 17th-biggest in the world. Turkmenistan has 1/10th the population of the UK and 1/6th the GDP per capita.
- bparsons 3y agoTurkmenistan also has the largest proven gas reserves on earth.