TotalEnergies takes the top off flames at Gorm site

The French oil company has nearly halved routine flaring at the Gorm site in the Danish North Sea. However, the process has weakened gas production and led to issues involving oil in water, according to documents.

by mathias julius falkengaard, translated by christoffer østergaard

Published: 31.05.22 at 13:51

Since TotalEnergies started restructuring production in the North Sea to reduce routine flaring of excess gas, the company has come to view the set-up as ”working overall.”

This is evident from documents and emails sent to the Danish Energy Agency (DEA), which EnergyWatch has obtained.

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Danish government to ban routine flaring by next summer

Snart bliver det ulovligt at futte gas af kontinuerligt, hvis der ikke er tungtvejende sikkerhedsgrunde til at gøre det. | Foto: Finn Frandsen

By next summer, flaring of excess gas will no longer be permitted in the Danish part of the North Sea unless strictly necessary for the safety of employees. The government’s ban on routine flaring comes in the wake of EnergyWatch’s coverage of the issue.