More than a dozen Ministers from countries around the world have released a statement calling for faster action in reducing venting, leakage, and flaring of natural gas from oil and gas operations.
A toxic methane gas leakage on Monday killed eight coalminers and two others were fell unconscious in Duki area of Loralai district, Levies Forces sources said.
Greenhouse gas emissions in China in 2011 increased to their highest level since data began being collected by network stations in 1990, according to China's first Greenhouse Gas Bulletin.
Black carbon is the second most powerful climate pollutant behind only carbon dioxide, according to a landmark four-year assessment lead by T.C. Bond, S. J. Doherty, D. W. Fahey, and P.
Black carbon, the soot produced by burning fossil fuels and biomass, is a more potent atmospheric pollutant than previously thought, according to a four-year international study released on Tuesday
The study aimed to understand the inter-annual variations of methane (CH4) emissions from an open fen on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) from 2005 to 2007.
Scientists are once again reporting alarmingly high methane emissions from an oil and gas field, underscoring questions about the environmental benefits of the boom in natural-gas production that is transforming the US energy system.
The suggestions are now expected to be vetted by the oil ministry
The Rangarajan Committee, looking into the Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) in the oil and gas sector, has suggested an annual revision based on an average of international gas prices unlike the five-year cap currently in place for gas produced in Reliance Industries’ KG-D6 block. Currently, $4.2 per million british thermal units (mbtu) is the benchmark for domestic price.
Farmers protest against the Central clearance for coal bed methane exploration in Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, as they fear it will devastate agriculture in Tiruvarur and Thanjavur districts.
