A Critical Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Gas Flaring by Oil Companies Operating in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
ABSTRACT Gas flaring is one of the associated activities of the oils and gas industry, which poses negative impacts on the environment such as climate change, impact on health and economic loss. The Nigerian government has tried putting a stop to gas flaring but to no avail, there is a continuous flaring of gas by oil companies operating in the Niger delta. This research answers the question of the volume gas flared by Oil Company and also the increased or decreased volume flared. The re...