- BBC
Kazakhstan: Methane mega-leak went on for months
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalency Calculator, the environmental impact of such a leak is comparable to that of driving more…
- Forbes
Huge Methane Leak From Kazakhstan Well
To start with, the blowout lasted 6 months. Second, the well was burping methane gas the whole time, and methane heats the atmosphere up…
- BBC
Kazakhstan: Methane mega-leak went on for months
It is estimated that 127,000 tonnes of the gas escaped when a blowout started a fire that raged for over six months….
- ABC Sunday Extra
Satellite tech is picking up landfill methane emissions
There are concerns that emissions from badly managed landfills could double by 2050, exacerbating the speed of climate change. About 20% of human-caused methane emissions…
- Forbes
Huge Methane Leak From Kazakhstan Well – Why This Is Important To Kazakhstan And To The West.
An unnamed well blew out on 9 June 2023 while drilling a natural gas well, and the well caught fire. Control of the well wasn’t…
- The Independent
Oil giant fined just $780,000 after ‘one of world’s biggest ever’ methane leaks
The authorities in Kazakhstan have imposed a fine of $780,000 on an oil company responsible for one of the worst methane leaks ever recorded following a prolonged fire at one…