methane emissions

A study of a limited number of decommissioned oil and gas wells in England found no evidence of methane leaks, including four wells found to be leaking in an earlier study.

The House Science Committee calls for tougher surveillance amid evidence of super-emitters and undetected leaks in the vast Permian Basin.

About 90 tonnes of methane an hour were released from the Raspadskaya coal mine in January, data from the GHGSat global satellite shows.

A trio of new satellites that use infrared sensor technology are now flying around the Earth at a speed faster than 4 miles per second.

ExxonMobil has won an independent certification level for managing methane emissions in its New Mexico shale operations and is the first company to meet the standard for associated gas.

An analysis by researchers from Stanford University found leaks of methane from oil and gas drilling in the Permian Basin were many times higher than government estimates.

The company uses unmanned aerial vehicles to measure methane offshore.

A new generation of detectors will be many times better at tracking discharges of the dangerous greenhouse gas.

Oil producers encountering pockets of methane typically use flare stacks to burn off the vented gas. However, winds blowing across conventional open flame burners often result in 40% or more of the methane escaping into the air.

The agency’s new Global Methane Tracker analysis reports that methane emissions from the energy sector are 70% higher than official figures.