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The Biden administration’s final revisions to the nation’s methane regulations, launched on Saturday, drew sharp criticism from energy trade groups, even as 50 of the world’s largest natural gas and oil producers pledged more emissions cuts. Long expected, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final rulemaking revised the Clean Air Act (CAA) methane and volatile…

The oil and gas industry is asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise a proposed expansion of greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirements for the sector. EPA in July unveiled the proposed changes to subpart W of the GHG Reporting Program (GHGRP) as required by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022. The update is…

In a victory for the natural gas and oil industry, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed key parts of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court decision, essentially stripping oversight for more than half of the nation’s waterways. In the final rulemaking, EPA and the U.S. Army Corps…

A federal circuit panel has ruled that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) did not break any laws when it approved Jonah Energy LLC’s natural gas drilling project in Wyoming on land that includes sage grouse populations as well as migration paths for pronghorns. “We conclude that BLM adequately collected and considered information on the…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) are planning to throw a lifeline to smaller independent oil and gas producers to help them voluntarily curb methane pollution. The federal agencies said Monday they plan to make up to $350 million available to help eligible states “assist industry to voluntarily identify and permanently…

North Dakota reported flat growth in natural gas production in March versus February, with producers signaling no plans to curb output despite low prices in the Bakken Shale, according to the state’s Department of Mineral Resources (DMR). DMR’s Lynn Helms, Oil and Gas Division director, hosted a press briefing last week to discuss the March…

U.S. oil producers ramped up output last week even as near- and long-term demand grew increasingly uncertain amid recession fears and a new push to shift American drivers to electric-powered cars and trucks. Domestic exploration and production (E&P) firms generated 12.3 million b/d of oil for the week ended April 7, according to the U.S.…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to strengthen and update rules around emissions from coal-fired  power plants, which could affect natural gas. “By leveraging proven, emissions-reduction measures available at reasonable costs and encouraging new, advanced control technologies, we can reduce hazardous pollution from coal-fired power plants, protecting our planet and improving public health…

An affiliate of Matador Resources Co. has agreed to pay more than $6 million to resolve allegations by federal and state regulators that it failed to properly capture emissions and comply with other rules at its well sites within the Permian Basin in southeastern New Mexico. Matador Production Co. agreed under a consent decree to…