Wall Street Journal | Oil Firms, Nations Agree to End Gas Flaring Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Twenty-five major oil companies, oil-producing nations and development institutions agreed Friday to end the practice of routine flaring of natural gas by 2030 at thousands of oil production sites around the world. Royal Dutch Shell, RDS. Countries and Oil Companies Agree to End Routine Gas Flaring Oil Companies, Nations Commit to End Flaring by 2030 Countries, Oil Companies Commit To Zero Flaring By 2030 |