Oil firms dump billions of cubic feet of methane into the atmosphere

Billions of cubic feet of gas were burned off or poured out into the atmosphere by oil companies in the three biggest oilfields in the US – in just 12 months. That's 8 million cars' worth of emissions, all wasted.

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BP and Exxon are among the worst offenders for venting and flaring gas in the Permian, Bakken and Eagle Ford oil fields, despite claiming to be leaders in reducing the climate impacts of their oil operations. You can read their responses to this investigation on our website.

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