regulations

This article explores three key themes for the oil and gas sector: the evolution of methane regulation at the state and federal levels, a preliminary forecast of why and how methane regulation will continue, and practical ways the oil and gas sector can prepare for enhanced enforcement scrutiny.

While the court overturned approval for Shell's Jackdaw and Equinor's Rosebank projects, the companies can reapply for consent. Work on the projects can continue, but no fuels can be extracted until the government decisions are retaken.

The Texas Railroad Commission is revisiting the state’s primary oil and gas waste regulations, which were last updated in 1984, to better align them with modern industry practices and rising demands for stronger environmental protections.

Delayed decommissioning has been a theme on the UK Continental Shelf thanks to legal, regulatory, and technical hurdles, the report says.

Operators remain cautiously optimistic in 2025, despite regulatory uncertainties.

The decision invokes a 1953 law that will make it difficult for incoming US President Donald Trump to reverse.

Texas regulators are taking public comment about how they should implement an EPA rule to reduce methane leaks from the oil and gas industry.

This paper examines the economics of carbon capture, usage, and storage projects, either standalone or in conjunction with large offshore gas projects, in Denmark, Indonesia, and Australia.

The appeals court in The Hague said Shell had a responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect people from global warming but dismissed the 2021 ruling that ordered Shell to cut its absolute carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared with 2019 levels, including those caused by the use of its products.

The rule, part of the Inflation Reduction Act established by Congress, allows the Environmental Protection Agency to charge large emitters of methane if they surpass specific levels.