As ExxonMobil holds its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders today, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) calls on the company to stop flaring gas offshore in Guyana, the site of its biggest oil development outside the U.S. Permian Basin. The flaring, which far exceeds levels authorized by the Guyanese government, releases greenhouse gases and toxins, threatening the global climate, the local environment, and public health.
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Melinda Janki, who has worked as a lawyer in the oil industry, says that Esso’s environmental permit prohibits routine flaring. “The excuse is that this flaring was an emergency but I do not see how an emergency can last 6 months. We are told that the flaring was for safety but everybody knows that greenhouse gas emissions pollute the air, are dangerous to health, and are causing catastrophic climate change. If Esso cannot operate safely without flaring billions of cubic feet of natural gas then the EPA must shut down Esso’s operations for the sake of the Guyanese people, especially Guyana’s young people who are entitled to an environmentally sustainable future.”
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See more here: https://www.ciel.org/news/exxons-gas-flaring-is-latest-sign-that-oil-may-turn-guyana-from-carbon-sink-to-carbon-bomb/
If ExxonMobil is flaring natural gas.. That is a irresponsible of the company and the country.
They can close the value’s !!! The carbon footprint alone should be enough to stop the flow in my eyes.. Guyana should make a good move for all of us.. Guyana is losing money!!!
In the production of LPG which should have been demanded by the government of any country that produces oil and gas.
Just the through of the hydro carbons makes me feel ill.