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Hilcorp Fined $9.4 Million for New Mexico Methane Emissions

Settlement is a legal-first for fracking under certain rules Private oil producer is run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand Hilcorp Energy Co., the privately held oil producer run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand, will pay a $9.4 million civil penalty for failing to reduce emissions of methane and volatile gases in New Mexico. It’s the first settlement to …

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US Supreme Court Declines to Pause EPA Mercury, Methane Rules

Summary Justices deny emergency requests to halt EPA rules Challengers argue EPA exceeded its powers EPA says rules benefit public health, climate WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to put on hold new federal air pollution rules from President Joe Biden’s administration to tighten limits on mercury and methane, acting in challenges brought …

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U.S. Oil and Gas Must Cut Methane 80% to Meet Industry Targets, New Data Shows

To meet their 2030 climate goals, fossil fuel producers need to curtail methane releases in key regions. One of the most comprehensive aerial surveys of methane gushing from US oil and gas facilities shows operators must slash emissions by roughly 80% or more to meet major industry targets. The nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund conducted about …

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US, EU Lawmakers Seek International Methane Standard for Oil and Gas

A group of European Union and U.S. Democrat lawmakers has asked the International Energy Agency to develop international standards for measuring the oil and gas sector’s emissions of methane, to help countries adopt tougher measures targeting the potent greenhouse gas, a letter showed on Tuesday. The EU will impose methane emissions limits on Europe’s oil …

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EU Approves Law to Hit Gas Imports with Methane Emissions Limit

(Reuters) – European Union countries approved a law on Monday to impose methane emissions limits on Europe’s oil and gas imports from 2030, pressuring international suppliers to cut leaks of the potent greenhouse gas. Methane is the main component of the natural gas countries burn in power plants and to heat homes. It is also …

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Oil Heavyweights Challenge Biden Methane Rule in Bid for Changes

American Petroleum Institute seeks appeals court review Mandates aim to curb methane leaks from oil wells, tanks Bloomberg The oil industry’s top trade group filed a petition in federal court challenging Biden administration mandates cracking down on planet-warming methane emissions from wells, tanks and pipelines, even as it pushes the government to make administrative changes. The American Petroleum Institute …

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That Landfill You’re Ignoring? It Oozes Methane

Dumping our garbage — especially our food waste — into the ground is bad for the Earth’s atmosphere. By F.D. Flam F.D. Flam is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering science. She is host of the “Follow the Science” podcast. Every year, Americans dump over 250 million metric tons of garbage into landfills, where it seems to magically disappear …

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Mexico’s Pemex Put Off Repairs Despite Vast Methane Leak

(Reuters) – Mexican state energy company Pemex put off urgent repairs and maintenance at an important offshore platform for months, resulting in methane spewing into the atmosphere, according to internal documents and three sources familiar with the infrastructure. Methane, the main component of natural gas, is a much more potent driver of global warming in …

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Methane Emissions from Energy Sector Near Record High in 2023, IEA Says

(Reuters) – Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 despite a raft of commitments from the oil and gas industry to plug leaking infrastructure, a report by the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. However, the agency said it was optimistic new satellites could help improve monitoring and transparency around leaks …

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Texas Challenges U.S. EPA Over New Rule on Methane Emissions

EPA rule combats toxic gas emissions from oil, gas industry Texas accuses federal regulators of ‘blatant overreach’ Bloomberg Texas, the nation’s biggest energy producing state, filed a complaint asking a court to block a new rule by the US Environmental Protection Agency that targets reductions in methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. State Attorney General Ken …

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