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Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here         Daily Independent Online.         * Thursday, July 08, 2004. Shell flares 700 million standard cubic feet of gas By Charles Okonji Snr Business Correspondent, Lagos Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has disclosed that it flared about 700 million standard cubic feet of associated gas last year, as against 570 million standard cubic feet of gas flared in 2002. The company attributed the large volume of the gas flared to increased production of gas and delay in commissioning the Offshore Gas Gathering System (OGGS). It, however, affirmed that it would review all its resources before the end of this year to achieve the target of eliminating all routine flaring by 2008. SPDC, which pointed out this gas flare volume in its recent People and Environment Report, said that the OGGS was commissioned in December, last year, adding that with the current contribution from the Soku and Obigbo nodes, the company would increase its ability to gather gas from outlying oil fields for supply to Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG). At the end of last year, the company sold an average associated gas of 210 million standard cubic feet per day of the total associated and non-associated gas sale of 1,171 million standard cubic feet of gas per day that was sold. This represented about 50 per cent increase in associated gas sales compared with the 140 million standard cubic feet of gas per day in 2002. The report said: “In 2003, we continued the installation of bulk and ultrasonic gas metres in flowstations to enhance the quality of measurement of gas volumes. This significantly improved the quality of data over manual measurement techniques. We were unable to complete the metre installation programme in 2003, but ultrasonic equipment will be installed at all flare points before the end of 2004.” SPDC stated that its oil production increased by about 27 per cent last year, when compared with 2002 figures, stressing that the appreciation was due to “an overall increase in flared gas volumes as well as the total hydrocarbons and related emissions during the year.” The company disclosed that its thrust this year would be to reduce emissions through increased focus on implementing the AGG projects, applying stringent gas and oil ratio controls, improving performance on well testing and mitigating “fugitive” emissions from our terminals.       Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.dailyindependentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

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