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Methane

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26/4/2023 Feature / Julien Perez

Escalating action to reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas industry

Annual methane emissions from fossil fuel operations rose to over 120mn tonnes in 2022; to date they are estimated to account for around 30% of global warming since the Industrial Revolution. But the International Energy Agency estimates that 80% of the options to reduce the industry’s emissions could be implemented at no net cost. Here, Julien Perez, Vice President of Strategy & Policy at the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), discusses this preventable problem.

Methane

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8/3/2023 Comment / Mark Davis

Gas flaring flagged at International Energy Week as a major opportunity to combat climate change

International Energy Week 2023 brought together representatives from across the energy sector and around the world to seek solutions to the challenges they face. The significant though largely preventable problem of venting, flaring and leaking methane was raised throughout the three-day conference. Here, Mark Davis, CEO of Capterio*, a gas flaring software supplier, looks at some of the different perspectives on solving this burning issue.

Emissions management - methane emissions

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1/6/2022 Feature / Georges Tijbosch

Can the oil and gas sector abate methane emissions?

Methane emissions from the oil and gas sector are an immense challenge, but they can also be an exciting opportunity. Georges Tijbosch, CEO of MiQ, explains how independently certified gas can accelerate methane abatement in the oil and gas industry.

Mergers and acquisitions

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22/6/2022 Feature / Brian Davis

Dirty business: M&A activity may raise climate risk

Brian Davis looks at a new report by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) which raises concerns that oil and gas merger and acquisition (M&A) activity may increase climate risks, often transferring to operators with reduced environmental commitment and limited climate disclosure.

Methane

Close up of gas flare set against dramatic blue and pink sky

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13/7/2022 Feature / Nnamdi Anyadike

Gas flaring continues to concern offshore

The problem of methane gas flaring at offshore oil and gas facilities has been recognised for many years. However, its true scale has yet to be acknowledged, reports Nnamdi Anyadike.

Liquefied natural gas

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29/10/2025 Feature / Mark Davis

Methane rules: emerging interest in natural gas competitiveness and waste capture

Gas markets are oversupplying, electricity is straining under AI demand, and methane rules are raising the bar. Together, these forces are rewriting competitiveness in energy, writes Mark Davis FEI, CEO of Capterio, a British company focused on reducing gas flaring.

Gas

View from sea of oil production platform flaring gas from gas flare set to one side, with view of another platform and land in distance

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25/6/2025 Feature / Mark Davis,Andrew Bernstein,Tom Mitre

Reducing flaring: six oil companies around the world show how it’s done

Six case studies show that, despite the difficulties, gas flaring can be reduced, to the benefit of the environment, of local citizens and the operators themselves, write Andrew Bernstein and Tom Mitre, both Senior Fellows at the Columbia Center of Sustainable Investment, and Mark Davis, CEO of satellite emissions monitoring firm Capterio.

Methane

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4/12/2024 Feature / Sara Siddeeq

All that emits is not CO₂: tracking methane emissions by satellite

Tracking and reducing methane emissions has long been stymied by outdated estimation methods and unreliable data, leading to widespread underreporting. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global methane emissions from the energy sector are around 70% higher than what national governments officially report. This striking discrepancy underscores the pressing need for more accurate and effective monitoring systems, reports Sara Siddeeq.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

EI CEO, Nick Wayth sat on stage, talking at International Energy Week 2022

16/3/2022 Comment / Nick Wayth

Energy in triple crisis – how we can create a better energy future

Energy Institute CEO Nick Wayth CEng FEI surveys the crises facing energy, shares three big takeaways, and explains how the launch of New Energy World fits into the EI’s new purpose

Liquefied natural gas

View of LNG gas plant pipework and tanks, and scaffolding, with mountains in background

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5/3/2025 Feature / Will Dalrymple

The coming glut of gas

At London’s International Energy Week in February, speakers from the International Energy Agency (IEA), BP and Shell predicted a large increase in natural gas reaching global markets by the end of the decade. At the same time, they, and others, highlighted the importance of reducing methane emissions in producing those fossil-fuel projects, reports New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple.

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Escalating action to reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas industry

Gas flaring flagged at International Energy Week as a major opportunity to combat climate change

Can the oil and gas sector abate methane emissions?

Dirty business: M&A activity may raise climate risk

Gas flaring continues to concern offshore

Methane rules: emerging interest in natural gas competitiveness and waste capture

Reducing flaring: six oil companies around the world show how it’s done

All that emits is not CO₂: tracking methane emissions by satellite

Energy in triple crisis – how we can create a better energy future

The coming glut of gas