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Qnergy Tackles Methane Venting Emissions

Pneumatic controllers, powered by natural gas, account for a large part of the oil and gas industry’s methane emissions. Compressed air can change that, experts say.

MethaneSAT: EDF’s Eye in the Sky Targets E&P Emissions

The Environmental Defense Fund and Harvard University recently launched MethaneSAT, a satellite tracking methane emissions. The project’s primary target: oil and gas operators.

Exclusive: Scott Tinker Says Pausing LNG Ups Coal Use

In this Hart Energy LIVE Exclusive interview, Scott Tinker, chairman of Switch Energy Alliance, talks about energy security globally, and dives into the effects of the Biden administration's LNG pause.

Column: There’s Methane to Our Madness

The EPA’s methane rule will likely face resistance—but it shouldn’t.

Belcher: Guaranteed Policy and Regulatory Uncertainty

With an expectedly close presidential election and small margins of control in both houses of Congress, more policy and regulatory unpredictability is certain for the U.S. oil and gas industry.

TotalEnergies, Masdar Test Flight Methanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

TotalEnergies and Masdar’s test flight, which used a blend of aviation fuel made from olefins, will support the certification of SAF production from methanol.

Carbon Tax, Swinging Gasoline Prices, EV Push. What’s Next for US Energy Policy?

The future of domestic energy policy hangs on the balance of the Inflation Reduction Act's efficacy, a carbon tax adoption and consumers embracing electric vehicles. 

Attorney: New Methane Regulations Likely to Spur Court Battles

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.