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Glossary:Flare management
Flare Management refers to the process of determining the quantity and energy value of flare gas generated within chemical plants, refineries, power plants and oil & gas fields. Flare gas measurement is subject to national and regional environmental regulations and is used for the assessment of environmental taxes and determining the quantity of hydrocarbons and other hazardous gases. This measurement is used to prove regulatory compliance. The responsible authorities assess fines to those facilities exceeding regulated volumes which very widely across state and even sometimes county lines. Because of this new visibility and pressure, producers have a very practical incentive to measure flare emissions as demonstrably accurate as possible, across the volumetric range potential of their applications, and being able to verifiably report those results to the appropriate authorities as required.[1]