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Experts say the plant near the border with Finland burns $10m (£8.4m) worth of gas every day, amid growing concerns about large amounts of gas.carbon dioxidewhich will exacerbate the melting of ice in the Arctic.
The analysis by the company "Rystad Energy"About 4.34 million cubic meters of gas are flared each day from a new LNG plant in Portovaya, northwest of Saint Petersburg.
Pipeline supplies were cut back "Nord Stream 1 " Since mid-July, the Russians have blamed restrictions on them, while Germany says it was a purely political move in the wake of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
Although gas flaring is common in processing plants, the extent of this flaring has confused experts.
Dr. Jessica McCarty, data expert, said: Satellites From the University of Miami in Ohio: "Starting around June, we saw this huge peak, and it didn’t completely disappear, it just stayed very high".
For his part, says Mark Davis, CEO of "Captero"a company involved in gas flaring solutions, said the flaring was not accidental and is likely to be a deliberate decision made for operational reasons.
He added: "Operators are often very reluctant to physically close facilities out of fear that it will be technically or physically difficult to get them back online, and this may be the case here.".
Some believe that there may be technical challenges in handling large quantities of Gas supplied to the Nordstream pipeline.
Issa Väkilainen, Professor of Energy Engineering at Finland’s LUT University, says: "This kind of long-term burn may mean that the Russians are missing some equipment".
He added: "So, due to the trade embargo with Russia, they are unable to manufacture the high-quality valves needed to process oil and gasMaybe some valves are broken and they can’t replace it".
In turn, said Cinder Knutson of "Rystad Energy": "While the exact causes of the burning are not known, this is evidence that Russia played an active role in European energy markets".
Energy prices around the world have risen sharply with the shutdown that accompanied coronaand rose again in February, after the Ukrainian war.
According to researchers, burning is much better than just venting methane gas Which is the main component in gas, and is a very strong factor in global warming.
Black carbon is the name given to the sooty particles that are produced through the incomplete combustion of fuels such as natural gas.
Professor Matthew Johnson from Carleton University in Canada said: "Of particular concern about burning in the Arctic latitudes, transfer carbon black Emitted to the north, it precipitates on ice and accelerates melting dramatically".
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Experts say the plant near the border with Finland burns $10m (£8.4m) worth of gas every day, amid growing concerns about large amounts of gas.carbon dioxidewhich will exacerbate the melting of ice in the Arctic.
Analysis by Rystad Energy indicates that about 4.34 million cubic meters of gas are flared each day from a new LNG plant in Portovaya, northwest of Saint Petersburg.
Supplies through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline have been curtailed since mid-July, with the Russians blaming the restrictions, while Germany says it was a purely political move in the wake of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
Although gas flaring is common in processing plants, the extent of this flaring has confused experts.
Dr. Jessica McCarty, data expert, said: Satellites From the University of Miami in Ohio: “Starting around June, we saw this huge peak, and it didn’t completely go away, it just stayed really high.”
Mark Davis, chief executive of Captero, a company involved in gas flaring solutions, says the flaring was not accidental and likely a deliberate decision made for operational reasons.
“Operators are often very reluctant to physically close facilities out of fear that it will be technically or financially difficult to get them operating again, and that may be the case here,” he added.
Some believe that there may be technical challenges in handling large quantities of Gas supplied to the Nordstream pipeline.
“This kind of long-term incineration could mean that the Russians are missing some equipment,” says Issa Vakilainen, professor of energy engineering at Finland’s LUT University.
He added, “So, due to the trade embargo with Russia, they are unable to manufacture the high-quality valves needed to process oil and gasMaybe some valves are broken and they can’t replace them.”
Sinder Knutson of Rystad Energy said: “While the exact causes of the burning are unknown, this is evidence that Russia has an active role in European energy markets“.
Energy prices around the world have risen sharply with the shutdown that accompanied coronaand rose again in February, after the Ukrainian war.
According to researchers, burning is much better than just venting methane gas Which is the main component in gas, and is a very strong factor in global warming.
Black carbon is the name given to the sooty particles that are produced through the incomplete combustion of fuels such as natural gas.
Professor Matthew Johnson, from Carleton University in Canada, said: ‘One of the issues of particular concern about burning in the Arctic latitudes is the transfer of carbon black It is emitted towards the north, where it is deposited on the ice and greatly accelerates the melting.”