Nigeria is ranked within the top 10 countries of the world with the largest proven deposits of
natural gas; however, it flares much more than the combined energy needs of sub-Saharan …

Nowadays, petroleum hydrocarbons are widely used as fuels for energy and power
generation. However, the production of such fuels complements the flaring of gas in Nigeria …

Abstract Nigeria flares 17.2 billion m 3 of natural gas per year in conjunction with the
exploration of crude oil in the Niger Delta. This gas flaring expends huge amounts of energy …

Gas flaring is a global environmental concern due to the negative effects it has on humans,
the environment and the economy. The magnitude of the problem of gas flaring is …

This paper is a review of studies on the impact of gas flaring on the Niger Delta environment.
The Niger Delta region of Nigeria has suffered all forms of pollution and degradation arising …

The study examines the relationship between total gas produced, utilized and flared, also
the social cost, economic cost and the public health consequences resulting from gas flaring …

Gas flaringis the burning of natural gas and petroleum hydrocarbons in flare stacks by
upstream oil companies in oil fields during operations. Gas flaring is the singular and most …

Environmental risk concerns that risks that have adverse effects on the environment and
people. In another context, gas flaring is mainly used to dispose of associated gases with …

The flaring of oil-associated gas continues to generate insidious environmental and energy
consequences against efforts toward sustainable development for Nigeria. This study …

This Report tracks the flaring back to the closing days of colonial history, sketches the scale
of the activity in what has become one of the world's biggest oil and gas producing countries …