Reducing Gas Emissions and Burning in Oil Fields: Case Study
Mohammed Abu Bakr Al-Saker *
Processing Management, Sirt Oil and Gas Production and Processing Company, Brega, Libya.
Idris Omar Abdul Jalil
Advisory Group, Sirt Oil and Gas Production and Processing Company, Brega, Libya.
Ibrahim Omar Fenoush
Production Management, Sirt Oil and Gas Production and Processing Company, Brega, Libya.
Hussein Ghaith Awad
Technical Management, Sirt Oil and Gas Production and Processing Company, Brega, Libya.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Gas burning and waste are known to be linked to the extraction of crude oil in oil fields It is also estimated that the amount of gas burned in oil fields around the world is estimated at 145 billion cubic meters per year, So there are ideal ways to reduce or finish if gas can be burned in these oil fields, Including adding a separator at the wellhead or storing gas by re-injecting it into oil and gas reservoirs, Or use it to generate electricity if it can't be stored, Or by improving the burning in the flair, which is the last solution, In this research, we collected statistics on the amount of gas burned in fields around the world, We also mentioned the most important global strategies for reducing and burning gas emissions.
Keywords: Quantities of burned gas, gas emissions, gas burning, greenhouse, energy
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