“Rosneft-2030: Reliable Energy and Global Energy Transition” Strategy has been approved by the Board of Directors at the end of 2021. Rosneft Oil Company is the leader in the oil and gas industry of the Russian Federation and one of the largest companies in the global fuel and energy complex. The Company conducts its activities in strict accordance with the requirements of the country's legislation in the field of industrial safety, labor protection and the environment. Ensuring safe working conditions, Rosneft strives to trouble-free operation of the equipment, maintaining its performance and reliability, minimizing the impact on the environment in the course of its activities and complying with the requirements of the law. One of the type of environmental impact is stationary sources of emissions of pollutants into the atmospheric air, which include flare installations for burning associated petroleum gas at the facilities of oil and gas companies. To evaluate the effect of using soot-free flare tips in order to minimize the impact on the environment, a number of calculations were performed. It has been established that the reduction of pollutant emissions at oil and gas production facilities can be achieved by installing soot-free flare tips of various design options. It is noted that when installing the head of the flare for soot-free combustion, soot (smoke) emissions stop completely, hydrogen sulfide emissions are reduced by 97%, carbon monoxide by 92%, saturated hydrocarbons C1-C5 by 98%, a mixture of saturated hydrocarbons C6-C10 by 98%, benz(a)pyrene by 73%. The total mass of pollutant emission reduction when installing a soot-free combustion head can be reduced up to 80%, depending on the composition of the combusted gas. The possibility of reducing the financial burden for a legal entity in terms of payment for a negative impact on the environment is noted.
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