# Flare and off-gas recovery: Overview

Why oil fields still burn billions of dollars of gas

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_flare_recovery/overview/

What this tile covers Using gas that would otherwise be flared or vented.

#### Key facts

| **Waste energy** | Fuel |
|---|---|

#### Included from the reference tables

- Flare gas recovery
- Associated gas utilisation
- Refinery off-gas recovery
- Purge gas and hydrogen recovery
- Coal mine methane capture

#### Linked to the material world
[Gas Natural gas](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/natural_gas/)

#### Also in Pressure, motion and waste fuels
[TX Pressure and flow recovery](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_pressure_recovery/)[Rgn Regenerative braking and motion recovery](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_regen_braking/)[WtE Waste-to-energy](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_waste_to_energy/)[Cold LNG cold and cryogenic recovery](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_lng_cold/)

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## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_flare_recovery/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_flare_recovery/correlation/index.md)
- [Science and thermodynamics](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_flare_recovery/rc-sci/index.md)
- [Engineering and integration](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_flare_recovery/rc-eng/index.md)
- [Economics and contracts](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_flare_recovery/rc-econ/index.md)
- [Impact and additionality](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_flare_recovery/rc-impact/index.md)
- [What to track](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_flare_recovery/tracking/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_flare_recovery/links/index.md)