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How the Oil & Gas Industry is Helping Reduce Emissions

Energy Transfer

’s progress in reducing emissions over the past decade has come from investments made by the oil & gas industry? According to just-released data from the Environmental Protection Agency, methane emissions across all major oil and gas basins in the U.S. have fallen 44 percent since 2011. In fact, the No.

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EPA Releases Final Rule Requiring Oil and Gas Sources to Report Emissions of Greenhouse Gases

The Energy Law

Under the final rule, facilities are required to begin collecting emissions data on January 1, 2011, and the first annual report is due by March 31, 2012. One of the more controversial requirements in the proposed rule, the “basin-level” definition of an onshore production facility, remains largely unchanged in the final rule.

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Unlocking the power of data for sustainable water management with AWS

AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

Focus on water-intensive industries: Certain industries, such as power generation, oil and gas extraction, and utility operations, are particularly water-intensive. Similarly, hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas sector requires significant water volumes. The Permian Basin , one of the most productive oil fields in the U.S.,

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EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Issue Draft Guidance on Waters Protected by Clean Water Act

The Energy Law

By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On April 27, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. 24479, 24479 (May 2, 2011). Public comment on the proposed guidance must be received on or before July 1, 2011. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001) (SWANCC) and Rapanos v. Guidance at 21.