# Why are we still flaring gas?

- Show: [Catalyst](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst)
- Published: 2024-08-29
- Length: 31m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-08-29-why-are-we-still-flaring-gas

## Summary

Tomás de Oliveira Bredariol, an energy and environmental policy analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA), explains why global gas flaring volumes have remained flat since 2010 despite multiple initiatives. He details the economic and technical barriers to capturing associated gas, such as the high cost of pipeline infrastructure for small, short-lived wells in regions like the Permian Basin, and the challenges of using on-site gas for power generation due to quality issues. The conversation covers alternatives like reinjection, mini-CNG/LNG, and methanol production, concluding that strong regulation and fiscal incentives are necessary to push producers to reduce these volumes.

## Chapters

- [2:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-08-29-why-are-we-still-flaring-gas#t=139) Introduction: Tomás de Oliveira Bredariol and the IEA
- [4:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-08-29-why-are-we-still-flaring-gas#t=243) Reasons for Routine and Non-Routine Flaring
- [8:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-08-29-why-are-we-still-flaring-gas#t=521) Global Flaring Volumes and Emissions Impact
- [13:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-08-29-why-are-we-still-flaring-gas#t=785) Geographic Concentration: Top 9 Countries
- [15:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-08-29-why-are-we-still-flaring-gas#t=908) Infrastructure Solutions: Pipelines and On-Site Power
- [20:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-08-29-why-are-we-still-flaring-gas#t=1211) Alternatives: Reinjection, CNG, LNG, and Methanol
- [27:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-08-29-why-are-we-still-flaring-gas#t=1640) Management Practices and Combustion Efficiency
- [30:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-08-29-why-are-we-still-flaring-gas#t=1814) The Role of Regulation and Fiscal Incentives

## Topics

- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
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- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- International Energy Agency (company)
- World Bank (company)
- Energy Hub (company)
- Anza Renewables (company)
- Kraken (company)
- Antenna Group (company)
- Prelude Ventures (company)

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