Methane Management: Opportunities Exist To Further Reduce Natural Gas Emissions

Methane accounts for about 10% of U.S. greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. Of this, one-quarter is from the natural gas industry.

Elizabeth Warren Wants Drilling, Mining Banned On Federal Lands

The Massachusetts senator said she would sign an executive order on her first day in office for a "total moratorium on all new fossil fuel leases including for drilling offshore and on public lands."

Climate Goals Could Sink Oil Demand From Mid 2020s

If no new climate policies are implemented, oil demand could plateau at around 110,000 MMbbl/d from around 2030, according to the study.

IEA’s Climate Models Criticized As Too Fossil-Fuel Friendly

Investors say the IEA’s benchmark energy forecasts are not in line with the latest climate science.

Eyeing The Future Of The Global Upstream Market

A panel of industry heavy hitters discussed methane regulations, digitization, making choices and realizing value in shale plays during CERAWeek by IHS Markit.

Ahead Of Alberta Vote, Canada's Oil Industry Roots For The Opposition

Canada’s battered oil industry is rooting for the opposition in next month’s election in energy heartland Alberta, investors said on March 20, but a brewing scandal involving the party’s leader could derail its hopes of an easy victory.

Opinion: That Year Climate Change Changed CERAWeek

An underlying theme of this year’s conference, whether by design or accident, certainly became about climate change and practical solutions to a polarizing problem.

Dominion Energy Aims To Cut Methane Emissions 50% Over 10 Years

Program to cut emissions from natural gas infrastructure from 2010 levels builds on company’s prior efforts.

Chevron Ties Executive Pay To Methane, Flaring Reduction Targets

More investors have been pressuring San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron and other big oil companies to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change.

New Mexico Governor Moves To Limit Methane Emissions; Legislation Seeks To Increase State’s Royalty Rate

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Jan. 29 ordered state officials to develop regulations to reduce methane emissions from its oil and gas industry and separately rollback statewide greenhouse gas output over the next decade.