A growing number of Lower 48 onshore oil and gas producers are publicly disclosing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data, according to new research by Haynes and Boone LLP and EnerCom inc.

The trend  may be related to proposed rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would require publicly traded firms to publish their emissions, researchers said in their latest biannual report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) trends in the sector. 

“Our latest ESG Tracker points to the growing impact of the ESG movement, with 100% of the sampled producers having adopted ESG policies — up from 70% in our first ESG Tracker, published in spring 2021,” said Haynes Boone Corporate Partner Stephen Grant Jr. “Still, the ESG Tracker demonstrates that producers are...