Private companies in America’s most productive oil region are burning unwanted natural gas at almost six times the level of intensity than publicly listed companies. The majority of flaring by the Continue Reading
Permian flared volume falls to 2% from 16% in Q3 2019 Company to eliminate routine flaring onshore by 2025 Flaring, emissions cuts buoy US output growth in 2021 BP is Continue Reading
As Texas was crippled last month by frigid temperatures that killed more than 100 people and triggered widespread blackouts, drilling companies in the state’s largest oil field were forced to Continue Reading
New Mexico regulators finalized rules to nearly eliminate routine natural gas flaring, making it the second state in the US to ban the practice, as operators in the Permian Delaware Continue Reading
One rather grim data point in the economic recovery from the pandemic: Methane emissions from America’s largest oil field have rebounded. Pollution from the Permian Basin dropped 60% from March to Continue Reading
Gas flaring in the largest U.S. shale plays has been in the spotlight since the shale revolution started. Pressure from society and ESG investors have recently turned up the heat Continue Reading
When Jim Wright won a seat on Texas’ energy regulator against climate activist challenger Chrysta Castaneda, the anti-fossil fuel movement’s collective hearts sank. The planet will be ruined! But the Continue Reading
Colorado energy regulators have voted for a curtailment of gas flaring at oil and gas production sites, limiting approved flaring to just a few circumstances, the Colorado Sun reports , Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
According to the World Bank, energy companies around the world flared 250 billion cubic meters of natural gas last year. That is the highest gas flaring rate since 2009, representing Continue Reading
