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  The following column was first published by Texans for Natural Gas. Activist group Earthworks is at it again, putting their own erroneous spin on science and Texas regulations in order to – as they admit — “stop permitting new oil and gas facilities”. In its latest report, the group claims that the majority of flares on…

  Today, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) released new data showing Texas oil and natural gas production continues to show a downward trend in flaring intensity. According to numbers released from the agency, “the percentage of natural gas flared compared to the natural gas produced from oil and gas wells in Texas dropped from…

  The United States and Texas continue to make progress in reducing flaring, and the World Bank’s annual Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report details the progress made by the oil and natural gas industry to reduce flaring across the nation. According to the report, there was a 32% decrease in flaring across the U.S. from…

  A new report from the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO), a member of the Texas Methane & Flaring Coalition, underscores the progress being made in the Permian Basin to reduce flaring and methane emissions. The analysis, Flaring Progress in the Permian: Leading the World, was completed by Texans for Natural Gas (TNG)…

Following the February 2021 winter storm, the Texas Methane & Flaring Coalition issued the following statement: “Operators across Texas have been working extensively throughout this crisis to safely restart production of essential natural gas that was taken offline due to power losses, hazardous transportation conditions and weather- related equipment issues. During this tedious and manpower-intensive…