Thursday, October 10, 2013

GAS FLARING AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

"Safety first" is a phrase common to many industries. Is safety actually in front of all industrial activities?
It is so disheartening to find out that some oil and gas companies still engage in gas flaring. Gas flare is an open-air fire that burns the natural gas liberated during exploration of oil from the ground. This practice is accompanied with emission of greenhouse gases, thereby, endangering human health and the ecosystem in general. Most African countries are guilty of gas flaring; Nigeria is leading the act in Africa.
However, in countries that require gas to power their thermal station, energy from the gas can be harnessed effectively to power the gas stations. I hope this idea can be seen as a good source of power generation in Nigeria and also implemented

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