RSG

ExxonMobil is wading into the certified natural gas game, partnering with nonprofit MiQ for natural gas produced at its Poker Lake, NM, facility in the Permian Basin. About 200 MMcf/d from Poker Lake would be assessed and certified by MiQ, ExxonMobil said Tuesday. The certified natural gas, sometimes referred to as responsibly sourced gas, could…

Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. is going back to the future, agreeing Wednesday to pay $2.2 billion for one of the Haynesville Shale’s biggest natural gas producers, Vine Energy Inc. The announcement hearkened to the past, when Chesapeake took advantage of low natural gas prices in the mid-2000s to build the biggest Lower 48 portfolio…

Vine Energy Inc., whose production focus is the Haynesville Shale, said it plans to  certify 100% of its output as responsibly sourced gas (RSG). The independent reached an agreement for monitoring company Project Canary to begin the certification process of all the producing wells starting in November. In addition, Project Canary would  provide continuous emissions…

EQT Corp. CEO Toby Rice said Thursday the largest natural gas producer in the United States is positioning itself for a “new era of sustainable shale,” further shaping its strategy to evolve into a lower carbon future.  “As the largest producer of natural gas in the U.S., we’re able to forge new paths and open…

Minneapolis-based utility Xcel Energy Inc. is continuing efforts to decarbonize its Colorado operations through a partnership with natural gas producer Crestone Peak Resources and methane emissions reduction specialist Project Canary. The trio on Wednesday announced a pilot project with Xcel purchasing natural gas from Crestone that has been certified as low-emission by Project Canary. The…