What may be becoming the world’s largest oil field may also be the world’s largest test for the oil and gas industry’s commitments to setting targets for driving down methane emissions. Several major oil and gas producers, including BP and XTO, have announced strategies in recent months to limit methane emissions. And several more including Shell, Pemex and… Keep reading →
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Permian A Litmus Test For Oil And Gas Industry’s Methane Targets
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By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogJanuary 17th should have been a positive milestone for Westerners and all Americans as limits on the unnecessary waste of American taxpayer-owned natural gas were slated to go into effect. Instead, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, who has repeatedly shown that the least responsible companies in the oil and gas industry have his ear,… Keep reading →
Texans For Natural Gas Uses Misleading Data On Methane In Texas
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogRecently, Texans for Natural Gas (TXNG) issued a report claiming methane emissions have drastically decreased in several of the largest natural gas producing counties in Texas from 2011 to 2016. The notion of methane emissions rapidly declining across Texas during the largest U.S. oil and gas boom of the century is described in the report’s blog post… Keep reading →
In Tackling Methane, Exxon Signals Commitment To Maximize Opportunity For New Mexico
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogAn announcement last week from one of the country’s largest natural gas producers may have a major positive impact on revenue and clean air in New Mexico. XTO Energy, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil that made a $6 billion investment in acreage in New Mexico’s Permian Basin earlier this year, has now announced a set of commitments to “continually… Keep reading →