Energy Information Administration

• Joe Barone, Shale Directories
• Blog
• June 21, 2024

U.S. Flaring Drops to New Low According to Preliminary EIA Data

Last year, American companies flared and vented the lowest volume of natural gas in almost two decades. The U.S. Energy Information Administration preliminary estimate for 2023 reports volumes of vented or flared gas declined to .5 percent of gross withdrawals, demonstrating how industry best practices have worked to keep natural gas in the pipes and not going up the stack.