US Oil States Brace for Biden Methane Rule

The Biden administration is set to release a major crackdown on oil and gas methane emissions in the coming weeks.

• Small oil and gas operators say the coming methane rules from EPA could have an outsize impact on the low-producing wells that are their lifeblood, and trade groups and companies have filed comments with the agency asking for a carve-out to protect those sites.

• The forthcoming rules are also expected to be received differently in states like Texas and North Dakota, where efforts to cut methane have largely been voluntary. That contrasts to states like Colorado and New Mexico, where Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has tasked state agencies to craft what would be the tightest methane controls in the nation.

Source: https://www.eenews.net/articles/oil-states-brace-for-biden-methane-rule/