Sentences with phrase «venting waste gas»
There, wells and communities are often in close proximity, and pushback from locals has all but banned the practices of flaring (burning atop a standing pipe) and venting waste gas straight into the atmosphere.
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For more than 50 years, Chevron had vented toxic gases as a way to discharge waste and relieve pressure.
Further, vented mine gases in the same area are now being captured as an economic resource, and there may be additional opportunities for such conversion of a waste product to a resource.
«But EPA's current standards don't apply to fracked oil wells that also contain gas — gas that the drillers often just waste by venting or flaring it away.»
Another concern within the oil and gas industry is the wasting, flaring, leaking and venting of methane gas, a large contributor to global warming.