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A US oil-drilling hot spot is kicking out far more methane than we thought

A US oil-drilling hot spot is kicking out far more methane than we thought

The airplane taking measurements was able to cover about 100 times more sites than previous ground surveys. By flying over active wells and pipelines in the New Mexico section of the basin, the plane detected 1,985 methane plumes over the course of 15 months.  In addition to discovering higher levels of methane leakage than expected, […]