Gas flare at a nitrogen plant (lower left). During processing, small volumes of natural gas may be produced. The volumes of gas are too small to justi

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Gas flare at a nitrogen plant (lower left). During processing, small volumes of natural gas may be produced. The volumes of gas are too small to justify extraction for commercial use and so they are burnt off as gas flares. Photographed in Trinidad.

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