US Ranks 44th In Flaring Intensity -- July 13, 2019

Primer on flaring: this link will most likely result in a PDF being downloaded on your desktop.

The graphic at the bottom of the fact sheet is most interesting.

The graphic might be hard to read but the US is ranked 44th on that graphic. The graphic shows the top ten flaring/crude oil production countries, and then skips to number 44, the US.

For all the grief the US gets due to flaring, "North America" flaring, in fact, is incredibly small, compared to the rest of the world. Look at the small amount of flaring from all of North America compared to Afria and Eurasia. Link here:

More on flaring intensity here:

• Oil & Gas Journal, 2018 data