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Revealed: Huge gas flaring emissions never reported

BBC News

By Esme Stallard, Owen Pinnell & Jess Kelly

September 29, 2022

Major oil companies are not declaring a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, a BBC News investigation has revealed.

The BBC found millions of tonnes of undeclared emissions from gas flaring at oil fields where BP, Eni, ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell work.

Flaring of natural gas is the “wasteful” burning of excess gas released during oil production.