Calling natural gas flaring “a wasted resource,” Commissioner Jim Wright of the Railroad Commission of Texas said the problem in Mexico needs to be solved by improving markets. Speaking Tuesday at the U.S.-Mexico LDC Forum in San Antonio, TX, Wright cited the fact that flaring was plunging in Texas and was now at half a…
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Amid Rising Prices, Pemex Looks to Up Natural Gas Production, Reduce Flaring
Mexico’s national oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is working to limit flaring and increase natural gas production, executives said last week during an earnings call. Reinaldo Wence of downstream unit Pemex Transformación Industrial said “we need all the natural gas we could get… especially with the weather turning cold.” He was referencing the onset of…
Apache Puts Kibosh on Routine Flaring in U.S. Onshore Ahead of Schedule
Houston-based Apache Corp., one of the biggest natural gas producers in the Permian Basin, has ended routine flaring across its Lower 48 operations three months ahead of schedule. The independent had set a goal to end flaring in U.S. onshore by year’s end as part of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. “In early…