Permian Kept Spewing Methane Despite Drilling Slowdown, EDF Says

摘要

A sharp drilling slowdown in the Permian Basin last year failed to improve the shale play's record on methane emissions, according to a report by the Environmental Defense Fund.One in 10 flare sites either malfunctioned or were unlit, releasing methane directly into the air, four aerial surveys of 1,200 sites carried out at different times of the year by the environmental group show.