Alberta Blew Past Gas Flaring Ceiling in 2024 as Province Eliminates Limit: Reuters Exclusive

REUTERS EXCLUSIVE: Alberta blew past gas flaring ceiling in 2024 as province eliminates limit

Energy producers in Alberta,

Alberta industry blew past gas flaring ceiling in 2024 as province eliminates limit

Energy producers in Alberta, Canada's top oil-producing province, blew past the province's self-imposed limit on annual natural gas flaring in 2024 for a second year in a row, Reuters calculations show.

Alberta Exceeded Its Flaring Limit for Years Before Scrapping It

Oil and gas companies in Alberta exceeded last year the Canadian oil-producing province’s self-imposed limit on natural gas flaring, for a second year running, according to estimates by Reuters. Flaring, the controlled burning of natural gas that takes place during the production and processing of gas and oil, was regulated for 20 years by a self-imposed limit on the flaring volumes—until last week. The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) last week i…

Alberta blew past gas flaring ceiling in 2024 as province eliminates limit: Reuters exclusive

Energy producers in Alberta, Canada’s top oil-producing province, blew past the province’s self-imposed limit on annual natural gas flaring in 2024 for a second year in a row, Reuters calculations show.

Alberta surpasses natural gas flaring ceiling for second year in a row as province eliminates limit

Oil and gas producers in Alberta exceeded the provincial flaring limit last year by 36 per cent – but last week the energy regulator said it’s ending the limit