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Shell earns MiQ methane certification across U.S. Gulf portfolio

June 2, 2026

(World Oil) – Shell has become the first operator to receive MiQ methane emissions certification across its entire Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico production portfolio, with all 10 offshore assets earning the organization’s top Grade A methane performance rating. The certification follows an independent third-party audit conducted under MiQ’s methane emissions standard. According to MiQ, the rating reflects low methane intensity as well

U.S. wants EU to exempt its LNG from methane regulation

December 15, 2025

(Oil Price)– The United States insists that the European Union exempt it from obligations to report data under the EU Methane Regulation until 2035, Reuters reported on Monday, citing a U.S. document circulated to EU governments. The U.S. and its gas industry have lobbied this year for repeal or significant amendments of the EU’s climate laws and regulations which, the U.S.

Permian methane emissions dropped 50% in two years, analysts say

July 25, 2025

(World Oil)– The methane intensity of oil and gas production in the Permian basin—an area responsible for half of U.S. oil production and one fifth of natural gas—declined by more than 50% during the 2022-2024 period as improved operations, better equipment and the utilization of AI and other advanced technologies led to reductions across all observable plume rates (large and

Pioneer Energy awarded $27 million by DOE to advance methane emissions reduction

January 8, 2025

(World Oil) – Pioneer Energy announced today they have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for four different awards which collectively total $27 million. Three of these are intended to advance the company’s Emission Control Treater™ (ECT), a breakthrough near zero emissions well pad production technology that can increase crude yield by 5-10%. The ECT is a closed

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Candy giant targets its cattle herd to manage methane emissions

November 21, 2024

(Oil & Gas 360) – Global food producer Mars has announced a nearly $50 million initiative focused on its cows and candy to halve greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade and become Net Zero by 2050. Mars’ “Moo-ving Dairy Forward” sustainable dairy plan seeks to find links in Mars’ supply chain that will allow it to cut methane

Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter publishes baseline report to track progress on emissions reductions

November 13, 2024

(World Oil) – The Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC) has published its Baseline Report, setting a foundation to help prioritize and track progress on emissions reductions made by the 54 oil and gas companies — representing almost 45% of the global oil production, that have signed up to the Charter’s ambitions. These ambitions include to work toward net-zero operations by

US offers $850 million in grants to clean up oil sector methane emissions

June 21, 2024

Yahoo Finance WASHINGTON – The U.S. government opened up on Friday competitive bidding that will close on Aug. 26 for $850 million in grants to help small oil and gas producers monitor and reduce methane from their operations, a major part of the Biden administration’s plan to crack down on leaks of the potent greenhouse gas. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT

API: U.S. oil, natural gas industry reduces methane emissions across supply chain

September 14, 2023

World Oil (WO) – The Environmental Partnership released its fifth annual report demonstrating the U.S. oil and natural gas industry’s actions in reducing methane emissions, improving detection methods and sharing best practices across the industry. The Partnership’s participating companies, which represent nearly 70% of U.S. onshore oil and gas operations, continued to achieve measurable results across all performance programs, including

The intensity of methane emissions from oil and gas sector has declined, study finds

May 24, 2023

CNBC The intensity of methane and greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector declined 28% and 30%, respectively, between 2019 and 2021 among the largest producers in the country, despite an increase in natural gas production, according to an analysis published by the nonprofits Clean Air Task Force and Ceres. The report, which assessed the production-based emissions of more than 300

Permian Methane Emissions Decline from 2016-2017: EPA

October 19, 2018

From NewsWest 9 Broadcasting Data was released Thursday from the United States Environmental Protection Agency that show methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in the Permian Basin declined from 2016 to 2017. From 2016 to 2017, methane emissions in the Permian Basin fell by approximately 100,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent. The data were released this month by

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