torchage

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French

Etymology

From torcher +‎ -age.

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Noun

torchage m (plural torchages)

  1. flaring (of excess gas on a petrol drilling site)
    • 2015 October 10, “Climat : la grande « fracturation » pétrolière”, in Le Monde:
      Les grands Europe seront rejoints par le groupe mexicain Pemex, le saoudien Saudi Aramco et indien Reliance pour jeter les bases une coopération – fin du torchage du gaz, capture-stockage du CO 2 ….
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