Gas flaring is a routine element of oil and gas extraction and is used primarily as a safety measure to remove highly combustible gases. The upstream industry has been advised to reduce flaring as much as possible, however, in order to lower greenhouse gas emissions and preserve valuable gases. In 2018, an estimated 1.2 million metric tons of gases were flared on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf.
Volume of gas flared by oil & gas extraction industry by purpose in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Statista. (August 20, 2019). Volume of gas flared by oil & gas extraction industry by purpose in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108845/gas-volume-flared-by-purpose-uk/
Statista. "Volume of gas flared by oil & gas extraction industry by purpose in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. August 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108845/gas-volume-flared-by-purpose-uk/
Statista. (2019). Volume of gas flared by oil & gas extraction industry by purpose in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108845/gas-volume-flared-by-purpose-uk/
Statista. "Volume of Gas Flared by Oil & Gas Extraction Industry by Purpose in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108845/gas-volume-flared-by-purpose-uk/
Statista, Volume of gas flared by oil & gas extraction industry by purpose in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108845/gas-volume-flared-by-purpose-uk/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Volume of gas flared by oil & gas extraction industry by purpose in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Statista, August 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108845/gas-volume-flared-by-purpose-uk/