Marathon Digital is reportedly exploring strategic partnerships to power Bitcoin mining using flare gas—waste gas that is otherwise burned off. The company has already successfully deployed a 25 MW modular mining facility at Texas and North Dakota wellheads, in collaboration with NGON. This initiative harnesses flared natural gas to generate electricity directly for mining, delivering the lowest energy cost across Marathon’s 1.7 GW global fleet and increasing flare combustion efficiency to 99%, compared to the typical 92%.

Beyond its own flare‑gas operations, Marathon is now evaluating potential collaborations with major oil corporations like ExxonMobil, which ran pilot projects using flared gas in North Dakota, and possibly even Saudi Aramco—though Aramco has previously denied interest in Bitcoin mining . Such partnerships would allow Marathon to expand operations on-site at oil wells, delivering cost-effective energy, minimizing waste, and reducing methane emissions by converting surplus gas into productive energy.

This strategy aligns with global environmental objectives: methane gas—if flared—adds significant greenhouse gases, but using it for Bitcoin mining cuts emissions and monetizes what would otherwise be waste. Marathon’s flare‑gas mining not only lowers energy expenses, but also positions the company as an energy‑efficiency innovator in the Bitcoin industry.

Industry observers note that projects using flare‑gas often…