Creating credible, transparent emissions profiles to differentiate natural gas supply has come a long way from the “responsibly sourced” days, as decarbonization as a service, or DaaS, moves beyond a nice-to-have for operators to a must-have to gain customers, according to experts.

Natural gas heavies EQT Corp. and Williams have been at the forefront of the deep dive into measuring data for carbon intensity. Digging into every layer of where carbon is emitted and by how much is giving companies asset grade data (AGD), making compliance more reliable – offering transparency for customers, including for LNG.

EQT, the largest natural gas producer in the United States, has moved beyond “checkerboard type certifications,” as the company wanted to move to a broader...