GHG emissions

Groundbreaking legislation in California that will require large companies to publicly disclose their annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has become law with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. Newsom signed nearly 500 bills into law last weekend, but state Senate Bill (SB) 253 may have the biggest impact on industry, including natural gas and oil companies. The…

Legislation aimed at clearing a path for LNG export projects by restraining Department of Energy (DOE) oversight is under fire from the Biden administration after committee discussions Monday. House Bill 1130, authored by Ohio Republican Rep. Bill Johnson, would amend the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requirement that U.S. liquefied natural gas projects be determined as…

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shrank while Canadian natural gas and liquids byproduct output grew during the 2012-2021 period, according to government records compiled by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). Annual GHG discharges from gas, condensate and lighter fluids production dropped by 22% to 50 million tons in 2021 from 64 million tons in…

The Canadian government is proposing to assist natural gas and oil operators limit their emissions, including from planned LNG export projects. The limited proposal would concentrate aid to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and provide benefits to native communities affected by supply projects. The proposal follows one by the Alberta and British Columbia (BC) governments,…

The Alberta and British Columbia (BC) governments have set out to gain formal, international greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction credits for exporting LNG as a replacement for coal and oil in other countries. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith last week told attendees of the International Gas Union’s LNG2023 conference in Vancouver that she has begun talks with…

A group led by the Sierra Club has filed federal lawsuits challenging FERC’s decision earlier this year to reaffirm its approval of the Rio Grande and Texas LNG export projects as they continue a fight to stop the proposed facilities from advancing. The environmental group was joined by the city of Port Isabel and the…

Canada’s natural gas and oil industry could undergo dramatic challenges as the world transitions to net-zero emissions, with production plummeting sharply by 2050, according to the nation’s energy regulator. The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) on Tuesday published Canada’s Energy Future 2023 (EF2023), which explores what might unfold in the quest to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)…

A new study has found that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies are a necessary component to natural gas serving as part of a transition toward lower carbon emissions. The research was undertaken by academics across universities in Canada and the United States, and was published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change. The team…

TC Energy Corp. is partnering with the granddaddy of American whiskey, the 156-year-old Jack Daniel Distillery in Tennessee at Lynchburg, to break into renewable natural gas (RNG) production. For C$29.3 million ($22 million), TC bought into a partnership with 3 Rivers Energy Partners LLC called Lynchburg Renewable Fuels LLC that has a deal with the…