To regulate pressure along the pipeline and in the liquefaction plant, companies flare, or burn off the excess, just above ground level, releasing methane along with any other particulate matter.
Emissions intensity is measured by the amount of methane emitted or flared equivalent to a produced barrel of oil. Flaring is the process that relieves pressure from the pipeline by burning ...
Burning off excess natural gas (flaring) at oil refinery, Sinclair, Wyoming. (Photo by: Marli ... [+] Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The European Union’s methane regulations ...