Fossil-fuel production may be responsible for much more atmospheric methane than scientists previously thought, according to new research published today in the journal Nature. The results, if they hold, suggest Continue Reading
The insanity continues in the North Dakota Bakken, as the shale industry is flaring nearly 20% of its natural gas production. That is one hell of a lot of natural Continue Reading
ExxonMobil Corp.’s subsidiary XTO Energy, Inc. has entered into a long-term gas gathering and processing agreement with private midstream company Outrigger Energy II under which Outrigger will build a cryogenic Continue Reading
Markets are expecting lower gas prices to return to the Permian Basin next year as surging production overwhelms West Texas again before key midstream capacity expansions enter service in 2021. Continue Reading
When former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said in 2013 that the natural gas boom was helping America fight climate change, not everyone was convinced, with methane leaks cited as cause Continue Reading
When leaders from Exxon Mobil and BP gathered last month with other fossil-fuel executives to declare they were serious about climate change, they cited progress in curbing an energy-wasting practice called Continue Reading
Rising shale oil production in the United States that drove gas flaring up 48 percent in 2018 also pushed up the global total by 3 percent to 145 billion cubic Continue Reading
Flaring of natural gas rose 3% year-to-year in 2018 to an estimated 145 billion cum, the World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR) disclosed on June 12. The growth Continue Reading
