UN climate summit host Azerbaijan’s gas flaring hits decade-high, study shows 7/28/2024

UN climate summit host Azerbaijan’s gas flaring hits decade-high, study shows Payne Institute Earth Observation Group provided bp and the World Bank with historical data for natural gas flaring taken from their VIIRS Nightfire (VNF) product. Methane reduction in the...

Statistical Review of World Energy 6/26/2024

Statistical Review of World Energy The Payne Institute Earth Observation Group provided the data for global gas flaring based on our satellite data algorithms for the Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy.  The Energy Institute Statistical Review of...

Oil companies flare more natural gas, defying effort to eliminate practice 6/20/2024

Oil companies flare more natural gas, defying effort to eliminate practice The Payne Institute Earth Observation Group satellite data team provided gas flaring data for the 2024 World Bank annual Global Gas Flaring Report. June 20,...

EOG’S VIIRS SATELLITES CONFIRM DRONE ATTACKS ON RUSSIAN OIL INFRASTRUCTURE 2/16/2024

EOG’S VIIRS SATELLITES CONFIRM DRONE ATTACKS ON RUSSIAN OIL INFRASTRUCTURE Payne Institute Research Associate Mikhail Zhizhin, Communications Associate Kristin Ziv, and Director Morgan Bazilian write about how using the VIIRS Nightfire satellites, the Earth...