Oil and natural gas are often discovered alongside each other. It goes on to say that oil and gas developers should tell the public the exact steps that they are taking to reduce their methane emissions. It says that the problem stems mostly from upstream oil and gas operations, as opposed to midstream pipeline networks or downstream energy consumption. And just as oil development needs to cut its methane leaks, so do natural gas companies. There’s a common commitment now to cutting fugitive methane releases from oil and natural gas operations.

Source: Forbes April 16, 2018 13:18 UTC