Austin-based Texans for Natural Gas, a project of Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association, said Dec. 21 the rate of methane emissions intensity in Permian Basin fell by 76 percent in 10 years from 2011 to 2021. In its fourth annual report, TNG said in those 10 years production increased by 345 percent. In the past year, from 2020 to 2021, methane intensity in Permian Basin fell by 20 percent. The report, “Permian Basin Producers: Charting a Cleaner Energy Future,” uses data from World Bank, U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Rystad Energy.
Flaring intensity also declined, TNG said, by 34 percent from 2020 to 2021 in Permian Basin and by 60 percent from 2020 to 2021 in Texas.
“Leaders at home and abroad should take note of the progress Texas producers have made in methane and flaring intensity,” Ed Longanecker, TIPRO president, said. “Texas’ role as a global energy leader extends well beyond just volumes. Our state – and the Permian specifically – produces some of the world’s cleanest natural gas. We have what it takes to power the homes, businesses and industries of Americans and our allies.”
Also, Enverus said Dec. 20 in a report on global flared volumes with data collected from third-party satellites that U.S. contributed 6 percent of global estimated flaring volumes (212 Bcf) for the 12 months ending in June 2022 and accounted for 24 percent of global natural gas supply. Matthew Holloway of Enverus said the data highlight “the relative strength of North American emissions management programs.” Enverus said Bakken, Delaware and Eagle Ford exhibited the highest number of flaring events in North America.