Gas flaring at oil drilling site on the Napo river, Amazone, Ecuador

Wasting gas by flaring it at oil drilling sites symbolizes questionable oil development. Oil companies burn off natural gas for several reasons: sometimes to prevent a dangerous buildup of methane at a drilling site, but more often because the companies do not have the equipment or the financial incentive to capture and sell it. Hopefully…

  • Produced by:
    Peter Prokosch
  • Year:
    01/11/2014

Gas flaring at oil drilling site on the Napo river, Amazone, Ecuador

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