Tag: Gas Flaring
US seeks to limit methane gas flaring at drilling sites
Methane is 21 times more potent at trapping heat than carbon dioxide WASHINGTON _The Obama administration on Friday proposed new rules to clamp down on oil companies that burn off natural gas on public land, arguing the effort will reduce waste and harmful methane emissions as part of President Barack Obama’s bid to curb climate […]
Land Management Bureau understaffed, backlog of inspections for high risk oil, gas wells
Land Management Bureau working on flaring guidelines WASHINGTON – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management lacks sufficient resources to inspect high-risk oil and gas wells on federal land as a drilling boom continues in Wyoming, Colorado and other states, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Tuesday. The Obama administration has proposed a fee on oil and gas drillers that […]
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