TotalEnergies backs flaring ban in the North Sea, struggles to keep up with deadline

TotalEnergies backs imminent ban on routine flaring after years of using the practice. The company’s head of development in the North Sea is satisfied with the provisional solution, but the oil company is in a race against time to meet the requirements of the new legislation.
Next summer, flaring of excess gas related to oil production will be illegal in Denmark unless strictly necessary for safety reasons. This will also apply to the TotalEnergies-operated Gorm field (photo) where routine flaring has been standard practice for years. | Photo: Erik Kragh
Next summer, flaring of excess gas related to oil production will be illegal in Denmark unless strictly necessary for safety reasons. This will also apply to the TotalEnergies-operated Gorm field (photo) where routine flaring has been standard practice for years. | Photo: Erik Kragh
BY MATHIAS JULIUS FALKENGAARD, TRANSLATED BY CHRISTOFFER ØSTERGAARD

The biggest oil company operating in Denmark, French TotalEnergies, should have addressed challenges related to routine flaring – burning of excess gas – much earlier than it actually did.

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