Presenting the motion, the lawmaker said the anomaly in flared volume reportage by the Nigeria Government has caused an outcry from civil society organisations.
He said, the Nigeria Media and the Coalition Against Gas Flare (CAGAF) an umbrella organ of CSOs in the gas flare ecosystem is also raising public awareness on the matter.
According to him, Nigeria gazetted the Flare Gas (Prevention of Waste and Pollution) Regulations 2018 to reduce and eliminate gas flare in the country through monetization and investment in the gas flare ecosystem.
He said after the penalty regime started, the gas flare volumes reported by Nigeria was drastically reduced for 2018 and 2019 and created a huge discrepancy between the gas flared volumes reported by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Gas Flare Tracker (GFT) which is satellite-based and the volumes declared by the Federal Government of Nigeria for the period.
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Petrochemical and Organic Chemical Sector Flare Gas Compliance Rules
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National, regional and local government bodies require processing companies to carry out monitoring of emissions from plant and flare stacks. This is aimed at reducing levels of pollution which have been entering the atmosphere at an increasing rate.
While oil refinery flares were the initial focus of such interventions, chemical and petrochemical plant flares have also been pinpointed as potential sources of hazardous airborne pollutants.
Petrochemical Plants
The EPA signed off on a number of Risk and Technology Review (RTR) rules in March 2020. Among these were the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Ethylene Production (EMACT).
Maintain Compliance for Petrochemical and Organic Chemical Sector Flare Gas Rules
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Local and national government bodies are telling processing companies to monitor the various emissions from their flares and plant stacks to decrease the amount of pollution entering the atmosphere at a growing rate.
The focus was initially on oil refinery flares and more recently the focus was on petrochemical and chemical plant flares receiving attention as possible sources of hazardous air pollutants.
Petrochemical Plants
In March 2020, EPA signed numerous Risk and Technology Review (RTR) rules, including National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Ethylene Production (EMACT).