Environmental Implications of Flaring and Venting in Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production

Stanley Ngene; Kiran Tota-Maharaj; Paul Eke; Colin Hills

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Environmental Implications of Flaring and Venting in Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production

Stanley Ngene, Kiran Tota-Maharaj, Paul Eke, Colin Hills

Published in International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 4, Issue 6)

Received: 17 October 2016 Accepted: 8 November 2016 Published: 16 December 2016

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Abstract

It is believed that production of crude oil and natural gas without flaring and venting is neither technically nor economically feasible. In the face of this challenge, it is pertinent to understand the technical, economic, environmental, and social effects of flaring and venting in the production of crude oil and natural gas. This paper is a review of the role of flaring and venting in the production of oil and gas and an exposition of the environmental consequences of flaring and venting with respect to the production of crude oil and natural gas. The study exhaustively and systematically revealed the global and local effects of flaring and venting of natural gas on the environment and thereafter suggested various mechanisms through which flaring and venting could be drastically reduced using commercial models, regulation, new technologies and re-injection.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 4, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijema.20160406.13
Page(s)	154-159
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2016. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Flaring, Venting, Production, Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Fossil Fuel, Environment, Exploitation

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Stanley Ngene, Kiran Tota-Maharaj, Paul Eke, Colin Hills. (2016). Environmental Implications of Flaring and Venting in Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production. International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis, 4(6), 154-159. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijema.20160406.13

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Stanley Ngene; Kiran Tota-Maharaj; Paul Eke; Colin Hills. Environmental Implications of Flaring and Venting in Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production. Int. J. Environ. Monit. Anal. 2016, 4(6), 154-159. doi: 10.11648/j.ijema.20160406.13

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Stanley Ngene, Kiran Tota-Maharaj, Paul Eke, Colin Hills. Environmental Implications of Flaring and Venting in Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production. Int J Environ Monit Anal. 2016;4(6):154-159. doi: 10.11648/j.ijema.20160406.13

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Stanley Ngene

Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Kent, United Kingdom
Kiran Tota-Maharaj

Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Kent, United Kingdom
Paul Eke

Peprime Limited, Auchlee Wynd, Portlethen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Colin Hills

Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Kent, United Kingdom

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Stanley Ngene; Kiran Tota-Maharaj; Paul Eke; Colin Hills. Environmental Implications of Flaring and Venting in Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production. Int. J. Environ. Monit. Anal. 2016, 4(6), 154-159. doi: 10.11648/j.ijema.20160406.13

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Stanley Ngene, Kiran Tota-Maharaj, Paul Eke, Colin Hills. Environmental Implications of Flaring and Venting in Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production. Int J Environ Monit Anal. 2016;4(6):154-159. doi: 10.11648/j.ijema.20160406.13

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