All forms of gas flaring on Nigerian soil must stop by year 2004. And that is final. Any oil company that defaults in this regard risks forfeiting its operating licence. Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Imeh Okopido, gave this stern warning yesterday at a forum of the Third World Colloquium on Environment organised by the African Maritime Limited in Lagos yesterday, thus dashing all hopes by jittery oil companies of possible shift in government position on the issue.