Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Rule to Cut Methane Emissions, Strengthen and Update Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting for the Oil and Gas Sector

Summary

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a final rule to strengthen and update greenhouse gas emissions reporting for the oil and gas sector. The rule aims to improve the accuracy of annual emissions reporting from oil and natural gas facilities, which are the nation's largest industrial source of methane, a climate "super pollutant"". The rule is part of the Administration's effort to slash methane emissions from every sector of the economy under the U.S. Methane Emissions Reduction Plan. The updated reporting requirements will help track and measure methane emissions from oil and gas operations