Alberta's oil and gas industry surpassed its regulatory limit for natural gas flaring, with companies flaring 754 million cubic meters last year, exceeding the 670 million cubic meters annual limit.
Flaring is chosen by companies for economic or safety reasons when there are small gas volumes without nearby pipelines, contributing to increased flaring volumes in Alberta due to growing oil output.
Flaring is deemed better for the environment than venting, as venting releases unburned methane directly into the atmosphere, which has a higher heat-trapping potential than carbon dioxide.
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