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Research shows electric flare stack technology significantly reduces carbon emissions
Researchers have used new technology to create an electric flare stack that significantly reduces CO 2 emissions compared to gas flares that are currently used by oil refineries to control pollution.
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Refiners pioneer new technology, invest millions to significantly reduce flaring emissions
The flame at the top of a 400-foot stack here at the Flint Hills ... The safety device, known as a flare, is used so infrequently that the refinery now warns neighbors when operators do need ...
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Gas Flares Information
Gas flares, or flare stacks, are used to eliminate waste gas and to reduce pressures from non-waste gas that can strain equipment. These elevated, vertical conveyances are used with oil and gas wells, ...
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SOCAR taps Baker Hughes for Baku refinery flare-reduction project
State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan Republic let a contract to Baker Hughes to provide technology and equipment designed to reduce ...
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BP eyes another major Whiting investment, will reduce flaring
The pilot lights at the top of flare stacks will still burn, but they’ll only spit towers of fire if there’s a major issue with refinery operations. The new flare gas recovery systems will ...
Innovative Baker Hughes Emissions Abatement Solution Chosen to Reduce Routine Flaring at SOCAR’s Baku Oil Refinery
Baker Hughes to deliver integrated gas recovery and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) removal system Solution expected to recover flare gas equivalent up to ...
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Fawley refinery apologies over lengthy use of flares
The flares are used to "act as a safety valve for the plant", the refinery said An oil refinery has apologised over the lengthy use of flares at its site. The flares at the Fawley refinery ...
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Flaring at ExxonMobil Refinery in Baton Rouge not an emergency, plant says
"This is not an emergency situation," the refinery said in an online statement. "Flares are safety control devices intended to consume excess gases." "Safety remains our top priority. We apologize ...
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Chris Liu’s Story
Conservationist Chris Liu looks to the future – his own and for national parks in the Pacific Northwest. An oil refinery’s complex maze of pipes and flare stacks roar on the shores of the vast Puget ...
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Fawley Refinery: HSE investigates flare incident
An incident at an oil refinery is being investigated by the ... which it described as "an issue on one of our units" and led to flares being used for about four hours. The HSE said its ...
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Marathon Petroleum Reports Refinery Upset at Los Angeles Facility -- OPIS
Marathon Petroleum has launched an investigation into an overnight refinery upset occurring ... The blazing flare stacks illuminated the Los Angeles night sky during the late evening hours Sunday ...