Associated petroleum gas

<p>Associated petroleum gas (APG), or associated gas, is a form of <a href="/facts/Natural_gas/9MYQ7NAP">natural gas</a> which is found with deposits of <a href="/facts/Petroleum/IQV0bHVd">petroleum</a>, either dissolved in the oil or as a free "gas cap" above the oil in the reservoir.  The gas can be utilized in a number of ways after processing: sold and included in the natural-gas distribution networks, used for on-site electricity generation with <a href="/facts/Gas_engine/gNBvJFGg">engines</a> or <a href="/facts/Gas_turbine/JJJNwXrG">turbines</a>, reinjected for <a href="/facts/Secondary_recovery/GyyC7lTo">secondary recovery</a> and used in <a href="/facts/Enhanced_oil_recovery/8Wpbpunr">enhanced oil recovery</a>, converted from <a href="/facts/Gas_to_liquids/vQa6D4r9">gas to liquids</a> producing <a href="/facts/Synthetic_fuels/H5UxNxQD">synthetic fuels</a>, or used as feedstock for the <a href="/facts/Petrochemical_industry/h8WLR1kx">petrochemical industry</a>, but much of it worldwide is flared.
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Associated petroleum gas