If you've ever seen an offshore oil rig floating in the ocean, you've probably noticed those tall towers with flames shooting out of the top. Those towers are called the flare stack, and the flames ...

The use of flare stacks to burn off harmful emissions is common in hydrocarbon processing. Flare stacks are among the most vital safety mechanisms in industrial plants; for example, they are used in ...

Failures in oil and gas safety mechanisms can be catastrophic. From the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988 to the BP America incident in Texas City, 2005, such accidents have grave consequences. Flare ...

Operations with flare gas have very specific responsibilities to their communities, environment, and employees. Safely disposing of flare gas must be done within government mandated regulations. In ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Suncor Energy is planning a two-year construction project at its Commerce City oil refinery to tear down a 75-year-old flare stack that often sends flames ...