Natural gas consumption is forecast to expand for years to come, but the energy industry is embracing ways to reduce the methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from their production.

In the United States, publicly held exploration and production (E&P) companies have taken up the mantle, spurred on by shareholder pressures and government incentives. The Biden administration offered carrots via passage in 2021 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act, which include tax breaks and funding to reduce emissions, including through carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS).

Capturing carbon and storing it underground is proving to be one of the fastest growing sub-sectors of America’s clean energy movement. And it’s helped to turn the...