Flared gas causes considerable greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide and methane), contributing to global warming. Gas and oil producing countries are working to reduce gas flaring to reduce air pollution. Algeria, one of the top nine countries responsible for gas flaring, sees a big improvement in 2024, according to a report from the World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Tracker.
Indeed, this report highlights sustained improvements in “ Algeria and Venezuela (-4% and 3% intensity) “. The amount of gas flared in 2023 worldwide reached a global volume of 148 billion cubic meters. This quantity marks a significant increase of 9 billion cubic meters (+7%), the highest level since 2019, underlines Global Gas Flaring Tracker.
Responsible for the release of 381 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent CO₂e, including a significant quantity of methane, the volume produced by adding five million cars to the roads, gas flaring continues to impact the climate , the report says. The Russian Federation, the United States, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, Algeria, Libya, Nigeria and Mexico are responsible for 75% of the volume of gas flared in the world, recalls Global Gas Flaring Tracker.
Algeria has reduced the quantities of gas flared
However, this report highlights that the most significant reduction in flaring was observed last year in Algeria. “ Volumes burned decreased by 0.4 billion cubic meters, or 5%. », Indicates the editors of the said report.
This flaring gas monitoring tool notes that “ since 2020, the oil company Sonatrach has implemented several projects to recover gas flared in Hassi Messaoud, the largest oil field in the country “. He adds that in “ 2023, the company is committed to carrying out projects in other fields, notably in those of Tiguentourine, Ohanet and Tin-Fouyé-Tabenkort, which should make it possible to further reduce flaring volumes in Algeria “.
“ After the considerable successes recorded last year in countries such as the United States and Angola, this year we see sustained improvements in Algeria and Venezuela (-4% and 3% intensity) », underlines Global Gas Flaring Tracker.
