Natural gas and oil operators may see more stringent reporting requirements under a proposal issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to “improve the accuracy of reported emissions,” including methane.

The proposed rules would amend reporting requirements under EPA’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program. The revisions, if approved, would apply to “petroleum and natural gas facilities” covered by the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, which included a methane emissions reduction program.

“The Biden-Harris administration is moving urgently to reduce climate pollution, and EPA is working to ensure science leads the way with the most accurate emissions data possible,” said EPA’s Joseph Goffman, principal deputy assistant...