TotalEnergies' half fix for routine flaring releases more oil at sea

The oil company means to reduce routine flaring at the Gorm field by redirecting output, however resulting in the release of more than 200 kilograms of crude at sea, finds the Danish Environmental Protection Agency after just completing a test of the procedure.
Photo: Total Danmark
Photo: Total Danmark
BY MATHIAS JULIUS FALKENGAARD, TRANSLATED BY DANIEL FRANK CHRISTENSEN

TotalEnergies is creating an environmental mess by trying to solve a climate problem.

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