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Biden Officials Ask EU to Align Methane Rules with US to Ease LNG Flows

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Summary Biden administration seeks EU alignment on methane standards for LNG imports EU law to impose methane limits on oil and gas imports from 2030 Trump plans to reverse Biden’s methane regulations BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov 13 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration has asked the European Union to ensure liquefied natural gas shipments that meet …

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U.S. Sets Methane Fee on Oil, Gas Emitters as Biden Term Winds Down

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A flare burns off excess gas from a gas plant in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo Summary Repeal of methane fee likely during Trump presidency Methane fee starts at $900 per metric ton in 2024 Applies to facilities emitting over 25,000 T of CO2 equivalent annually …

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Hilcorp Fined $9.4 Million for New Mexico Methane Emissions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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(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

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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

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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

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(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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