At-a-Glance: Well testing follows a tight sequence: define objectives ? plan and permit ? pre-job readiness and HAZOP ? rig-up and function test ? controlled clean-up and stabilization ? multi-rate ...

In 2024, flaring surged by 3 billion cubic meters (bcm) to 151bcm, the highest level since 2007. The top nine flaring countries continue to account for three-quarters of all flaring, but less than ...

Learn how flare stacks protect facilities during relief and depressurization events. Key design choices, backpressure control, and pressure monitoring for compliance.

When leaders from Exxon Mobil and BP gathered last month with other fossil-fuel executives to declare they were serious about climate change, they cited progress in curbing an energy-wasting practice ...

For decades, the sight of roaring flames lighting up the night sky in Nigeria’s Niger Delta has been both a symbol of oil wealth and a reminder of environmental neglect. Gas flaring, long treated as ...

In the fall of 2024, LNG Canada fired up its flare in Kitimat for the first time, burning off gas to test its systems. By December, company officials knew something was wrong. Residents were also ...