The global oil industry wastefully burns off about as much natural gas as is used by all of Central and South America – but a new methane binding agent offers a potential way for this greenhouse ...

SpaceX is moving away from traditional rocket fuels like kerosene and liquid hydrogen in favor of methane. The choice is ...

Scientists took a dozen research flights over major U.S. oil and gas fields to sample flare emissions. They found more methane than was supposed to be there.

The MethaneSAT project was launched into space last year to keep tabs on emitters. Flares burn off methane and other ...

Flaring, meant to burn off the planet-warming gas at industrial sites, doesn’t always work as intended, according to researchers. By Henry Fountain The oil industry practice of burning unwanted ...

Exploring the unforeseen dangers hiding beneath the surface! 🌍💨 Underground methane could be the real threat we’ve ...

That means overall methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas production are about 10% higher than previous EPA estimates, ... An EPA standard calls for flares to burn methane with 98% efficiency.

Shortly after the crater opened, Soviet scientists set its walls alight, thinking the fire would burn off the methane within a few weeks before dying down. But instead, the fire kept burning.

And at least we can use methane to burn. But that's not ideal, since it produces carbon dioxide, which, as we've already established, is the bogeyman of the climate crisis.

Escoto has conducted methane monitoring in the Permian Basin since 2020. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News “They have to get rid of the gas because it’s going to cost them money to ...

As outlined by the EPA, excess methane produced in 2024 could result in a fee of $900 per ton, with fees rising to $1,200 per ton in 2025 and $1,500 per ton by 2026.