Nigeria lost an estimated 3,100 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity generation potential in May 2026 due to continued gas flaring by oil companies, raising concerns over the Federal Government’s plan ...

Gas flaring, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, saw a significant increase in 2023, reaching the highest level since 2019. The World Bank's Zero Routine Flaring initiative, endorsed by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock The World Bank says oil producers are burning off the gases that rise with oil when drilling instead of ...

Federal Government launches decarbonisation working group and restates commitment to end routine gas flaring by 2030.

There are indications that the Federal Government's ambition to transform Nigeria into a gas-driven economy by 2030 is facing ...

LAGOS, June 23 (Reuters) - Global gas flaring rose to a six-year high in 2025, driven by increases in Russia and Iran, according to World Bankdata, hindering efforts to end by the end of this decade ...

At a Railroad Commission meeting last month, Commissioner Jim Wright chastised Callon Petroleum for flaring natural gas at a drilling site, saying it should “find a better solution.” But his comment ...

Oil and gas companies did not reduce their gas flaring in 2022 despite commitments. The International Energy Agency has warned about the negative impact of gas flaring on the environment and people's ...

For decades, Nigeria has pledged to end routine gas flaring and cut methane emissions. Yet, in the oil-producing communities ...

The Interior Department has proposed rules to reduce methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands. The proposal would impose strict monthly time and volume limits on gas flaring and require ...