Kazakhstan reduced volumes of burnt associated gas by one and a half time
Astana. May 5. Kazakhstan Today - Kazakhstan, for the last two years, has reduced volumes of burnt associated gas by one and a half times. The Minister of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan, Nurgali Ashimov, informed in an interview, the agency reports citing the ministry press service.
"Associated gas is not natural gas, not methane. It has 250 unhealthy for people elements. 61 companies in Kazakhstan extract oil and gas. 24 of them burn associated gas and it causes big damage to the nature and the population's health. In 2007, 2.8 billion cubic meters of associated gas were burnt and in 2009, this volume decreased by 1 billion," N. Ashimov informed.
He also informed of the state's measures directed at decrease of the volumes of associated gas.
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