Recently, the Department of Petroleum Resources
("DPR") issued a tetrad of Guidelines in furtherance of
the objectives of the Flare Gas (Prevention of Waste and Pollution)
Regulations, 2018 (the "Flare Gas Regulations").
The Guidelines essentially provide an operational framework for
the implementation of the Flare Gas Regulations, which were,
earlier issued to ultimately promote the monetization of gas from
flares whilst curbing harmful environmental impact arising from
such gas flaring and venting.
The new Guidelines, which also derive legal and regulatory
backing from some primary legislation and policy documents in the
industry1 besides the Flare Gas Regulations, are
separately titled:
