Energy Sector Appears Split On Reach Of EPA's Planned Methane Controls

Energy industry groups appear to be split on how EPA should regulate methane, the potent greenhouse gas (GHG) from drilling and other operations, with an official from Shell urging EPA to adopt a “very narrow” approach to direct regulation of the gas if the agency insists on new rules while a key trade group says it will only agree to indirect rules that would primarily target volatile organic compounds (VOCs), an ozone precursor. Speaking at a Dec. 8 event co-hosted...