Oil giant lets hundreds of barrels of oil equivalent end up in smoke day after day

To solve the issue with routine flaring at the Gorm field, TotalEnergies has explored numerous potential avenues, from establishing a new oil connection to merely waiting until the field stops producing. A decision on the matter has been postponed until next year, while a partial solution will be tested first.
Photo: Magnus Holm/Politiken/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Magnus Holm/Politiken/Ritzau Scanpix
BY MATHIAS JULIUS FALKENGAARD, TRANSLATED BY CHRISTOFFER ØSTERGAARD

Oil major TotalEnergies flares off 1.1 million cubic feet of natural gas at the Gorm field every day.

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