scholarly journals Simulation of Black Carbon Emissions from Gas Flaring Activities in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
C. E. Ezeokoro ◽  
Y. Momoh ◽  
T. Leton
Keyword(s):  
Black Carbon ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Emission Inventory ◽  
Data Repository ◽  
Logistic Growth ◽  
Gas Flaring ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
Logistic Growth Model

There is no Black Carbon emission inventory for Nigeria and no standard Emission factor with which to measure the volume of emissions. This study aims at providing baseline emission inventory for the volume of Black Carbon released into the environment from gas flaring activities in the National Data Repository (NDR) between 1965 to 2016 (52 years) using Nigeria's associated petroleum gas-related emission factors; modelling of the estimated Black Carbon emissions using logistic growth model. The volume of gas produced and flared within this period was sourced from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) annual bulletins and other literature. The work shows that: for the period under review, 1.8 trillion cubic meters of gas was produced and 0.91 trillion cubic meters was flared, only 11% of gas produced was flared in 2016. Estimated cumulative Black Carbon emission shows that Black Carbon emission from gas flare is decreasing as the volume of gas flared is decreasing. The model shows that 487050 tons, 1116157 tons; 19438 tons, 44544 tons and 0.10 are the respective carrying capacities, initial Black Carbon volumes and growth rate for the upper and lower Black Carbon emissions.  Re-injection and Utilization of flared gas for cooking purposes and placing a heavy penalty on gas flaring activities are among solutions given to reduce gas flaring.

Baseline black carbon emissions for gas flaring in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 373-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solomon O. Giwa ◽  
Oluwakayode O. Adama ◽  
Olasunkanmi O. Akinyemi
Keyword(s):  
Black Carbon ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Gas Flaring ◽  
Niger Delta Region

Resource Misgovernance and the Contradictions of Gas Flaring in Nigeria: A Theoretical Conversation

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 749-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeoye O Akinola
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Resource Extraction ◽  
Ecological Sustainability ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Cost Benefits ◽  
Gas Flaring ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Cost

Nigeria remains Africa’s largest energy producer and at the same time possesses one of the highest gas flaring rates in the continent. Gas flaring in the Niger Delta region, estimated at 75% of the entire gas produced in Nigeria, highlights the environmental abuse posed by resource extraction, and exposes the failure of successive governments to eliminate the threat it portends to human survival in the oil region. The federal government formally declared gas flaring illegal since 1984, but multinational oil companies continue to treat compliance as a matter of convenience and not of necessity. Despite persistent protests against environmental degradation by the oil-producing communities, the refusal of the oil companies to end gas flaring and complicity of the government remained sources of concern. In the light of these, the study examines the crux of the gas flaring imbroglio, assesses the cost–benefits of gas flaring, and explores how gas emissions to the atmosphere have threatened human existence and ecological sustainability in the Niger Delta oil region. The study reiterates the urgency to enforce a zero-gas-flaring policy in Nigerian oil communities.

scholarly journals Constraining a Historical Black Carbon Emission Inventory of the United States for 1960–2000

2019 ◽  
Vol 124 (7) ◽  
pp. 4004-4025 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Sun ◽  
L. Liu ◽  
M. G. Flanner ◽  
T. W. Kirchstetter ◽  
C. Jiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Black Carbon ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Emission Inventory ◽  
The United States

scholarly journals A Review of the Environmental Impact of Gas Flaring on the Physiochemical Properties of Water, Soil and Air Quality in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 35-52
Author(s):  
Adeoye Ademola Elijah
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
Physiochemical Properties ◽  
Gas Flaring ◽  
Physiochemical Parameters ◽  
Niger Delta Region ◽  
The Impact

The Niger Delta region of Nigeria is of great socio-economic importance due to its huge crude oil reserves. However, the process of exploration has been of great detrimental effect on the physiochemical properties of the soil, water and air quality in the region and has caused several public health issues. This review article is focused on readdressing the extent of the impact of one of the processes, gas flaring on the environment, using some physiochemical parameters of rain water, soil and air quality in some selected communities in the Niger Delta region based on series of previous researches. The results show that gas flaring has negatively impacted the physical and chemical properties soil, water and air components of the environment, most especially impacting areas very close to the flaring site. Also, recommendations were made as to how the flaring of gas can be reduced to a very minimal level as well as how these gases can be utilized making it more economical than the flaring process which is a very good case for further research.

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