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Attorney: New Methane Regulations Seem ‘Thrown Together at Midnight’

The Biden administration announced new methane regulations on Dec. 2, which energy attorney L. Poe Leggette blasted as confusing and sloppy.

US Lays Out Plan to Slash Methane from Oil and Gas at COP 28

The rules, two years in the making, were announced by U.S. officials at the U.N.’s COP28 climate change conference in Dubai. The U.S. and other nations attending the summit are expected to detail how they will achieve a 150-country pledge made two years ago to slash methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030.

Methane Emissions: A Three-pronged Regulatory Blitz

A number of regulatory forces are in motion to lower methane emissions that are going to have a profound impact on the U.S. oil and natural gas industry in the coming years.

Exclusive: Proactivity Towards Methane Reduction [WATCH]

Steve Pruett, president and CEO at Elevation Resources and chairman at IPAA, highlights methane emission problems in the Permian and steps to maintain the environment in this Hart Energy LIVE Exclusive Interview. 

RNG Seen As Low Carbon Intense Route to Decarbonization

Dominion Energy is among many companies that have made RNG part of their net-zero emissions strategy as the world races to slow global warming while meeting energy needs.

Carrots and Sticks: IRA Poised to be Boon or Bane to Energy Industry

Experts at Hart Energy’s Carbon & ESG Strategies Conference detailed the huge significance of the IRA’s tax policy that create something of a new market for selling tax credits.

Exxon, Chevron Shareholders Shoot Down ESG Proposals

Investors voted overwhelmingly against resolutions put forward by climate and ESG activists during the Exxon and Chevron annual stockholder meetings this week.

Report Links Permian Takeaway Constraints to Higher Flaring

Construction of Permian Basin takeaway infrastructure is unlikely to keep up with production, East Daley and Validere say, which will lead to flaring issues.

Williams Joins UN OGMP 2.0 Methane Performance Initiative

Williams became one of the nearly 100 companies to join the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0.

Diamondback’s Kaes Van’t Hof on Energy Politics and ESG Valuation

Diamondback President Kaes Van’t Hof discusses the White House’s mixed message on oil production, methane regulation and how investors are more effective at pushing for ESG improvements than regulation.