BP and Shell have urged Texas energy regulators to put a stop to routine gas flaring across the state’s oil fields, Bloomberg reported , citing a joint letter by the supermajors. “We believe there is a real opportunity for the state to set the bar for others to follow,” the two Big Oil majors wrote. “We encourage the Railroad Commission of Texas to support an ambition of zero routine flaring in Texas.” The move comes on the heels of another call to end flaring, made by investors managing more than $2 trillion in assets, on the Texas Railroad Commission earlier this week. The group urged the regulators to end flaring for good by 2025. “Actions of leading operators demonstrate the financial and technical viability of ending routine flaring,” the investor group, including Alliance Bernstein and Legal & General Investment Management, said. “It is clear, however, that voluntary actions alone […]