The EU Methane Regulation requires operators to repair leaks detected at rates as low as 1 gram of methane per hour. Yet many continuously operating gas flares may emit hundreds – even thousands – of kilograms per hour. Could...
By popular request, Capterio is pleased to relaunch Flario, our all-knowing chatbot. Flario can answer (nearly) any question on flaring and methane, powered by Capterio’s rich content from over 80 published articles, including peer-reviewed papers. Click here to access...
Today, coinciding with the opening of the world’s largest gas conference, Gastech – and in advance of New York Climate Week – Capterio launches a new report that showcases country-based performance on flaring and methane. Our analysis highlights a...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The World Bank’s latest Global Gas Flaring Tracker reports a further increase in flaring during 2025. The headline figure is moving (again) in the wrong direction and helps explain why, just days earlier, UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
Non-operated assets account for around half of oil and gas production for many leading companies, yet flaring and emissions from these assets are often significantly underreported due to poor data access and weak governance. Our analysis shows that more...
War in the Middle East, disruptions to Qatari LNG flows and even an exploding Russian LNG tanker have again exposed the fragility of Europe’s gas security. Price volatility and bidding wars between Asia and Europe are now inevitable. With...
Today Capterio publishes a opportunity-focussed thought leadership paper on the $2-3 billion per year opportunity that Libya has to capture its flared gas to create value, improve its economy and lower emissions. Capterio is looking forward to presenting many...
On behalf of all my colleagues at Capterio, I would like to wish you and yours a very Happy New Year! 2025 may be the first year global flaring stopped rising. Our New Year summary shows why this matters...
By Alex Ostridge and Mark Davis, from Capterio. Given the significance of this paper and its broad relevance to oil and gas companies, investors, traders, regulators, governments, gas importers and civil society, we are making it freely available as...
Executive Summary Investors play a critical but under-recognised role in shaping the oil and gas industry’s emissions. While many rely on company disclosures, we observe five common pitfalls that often make them incomplete or sometimes misleading. Independent flaring real-time...
This article was inspired by the author’s reflections from attending Gastech (the world’s biggest gas conference) and New York Climate Week (the world’s biggest pre-COP climate gathering). The piece tries to pull together threads from many conversations and ideas...
Executive summary Who is, really, responsible for gas flaring? Gas flaring is one of the oil and gas industry’s most visible and costly failures — yet also one of its greatest untapped opportunities. Every second, $1,000 in potential value...
Gas flaring has again increased (by 1.1%, despite almost flat underling crude and condensate production), driven by higher flaring intensity, indicating challenged operational performance. Yesterday, the Energy Institute released its flagship Statistical Review of World Energy, a treasure trove...
Capterio and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) have published a major new report Igniting Action to Reduce Gas Flaring: Real Opportunities, Real Projects, Real Results which offers a practical, project-focused path to reducing global gas flaring. This...
The units used to describe rates, volumes, emissions, and value in the oil and gas industry can be complex — and, at times, downright confusing. This is due not only to the mix of imperial and metric systems, but...
Today the FT published a letter I wrote in response to an excellent piece by Pilita Clark. Here is the link to my letter (https://www.ft.com/content/e5a01cb4-9368-4d74-bde1-f13adb4f6b58) and below is the letter itself in full. Also, below is the “longer” (unpublished...
Capterio’s CEO – Dr Mark Davis – was delighted to participate in a panel on LNG and the role of gas at London’s International Energy Week. The panel included Andrew Walker (Cheniere VP of strategy), Ilaria Azzimonti (ENI’s head...
2025 will be a pivotal year for accelerating progress on gas flaring. Our New Year article highlights key opportunities and trends to watch. Big Challenges. Big Opportunities. The urgent need to reduce gas flaring is becoming impossible to ignore....
The oil and gas industry has long been marred by a troubling contradiction: the existence of anti-flaring regulations that are barely enforced. In major oil-producing nations such as Nigeria and Algeria, flaring penalties are ostensibly on the books but...
As COP29 comes closer, the collective consciousness will concentrate on the Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter and the methane and flaring fund created by the World Bank. We should all be curious to see if these commitments can catalyse...
Capterio has launched a groundbreaking podcast that dives into the complexities of gas flaring and explains how FlareIntel is transforming the industry. FlareIntel tracks every flare from every asset, for every company, in every country—daily—empowering companies and governments to...
Strategically positioned between East and West, Turkmenistan is endowed with abundant hydrocarbon reserves and significant renewable energy potential. To strengthen its economy and actively engage in the energy transition, Turkmenistan has a significant opportunity to accelerate recent progress in...
Executive summary This report was also featured in Upstream Online. Gas flaring has unexpectedly increased, driven by higher flaring intensity, indicating challenged operational performance. Much is said about reducing emissions from the oil and gas industry, which of course...
The Darvaza Crater in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert has been aflame for nearly 60 years due to a drilling accident. Recently, state-run Turkmengas drilled a new "bypass" well to extinguish these flames. Independent satellite data now confirm a significant drop...
There is a tremendous opportunity – annually 255 BCM, $70 billion in revenue, and up to 6.7 gigatonnes – to be seized by capturing flared, vented and leaked gas in the oil and gas supply chain. Our CEO, Dr...
Climate change makes our world more complicated. Colombia is a case in point where El Niño is increasingly changing weather patterns, reducing rainfall and hydroelectric power, and generating forest fires. One solution is to harness wasted gas – bringing...
Dear Clients, Partners, Collaborators, Investors and friends My colleagues and I at Capterio wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year! Positive vibes in a challenged world It’s easy to be disheartened by an increasingly stressed world and the...
Some great progress, but we live in a “show me”, not “tell me” world This week witnessed two significant announcements in the oil and gas sector. The World Bank and partners have launched a $255 million fund to support...
Today Reuters published our CEO’s latest Op-Ed on some of the implications of the EU’s pioneering methane regulations. These new regulations are the game-changer that the planet – and producing countries need … Today the EU currently imports 80%...
Today, the Atlantic Council published a paper with our CEO Mark Davis as the principal author. The report offers crucial insights underscoring the pivotal role of COP28 in driving comprehensive engagement and action to address flaring and methane issues....