$850 Million in Methane Emissions Reduction Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 43 projects for funding under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, providing approximately $850 million to help deploy methane monitoring and mitigation technologies. (Read more)
OGMP 2.0 Covers Nearly Half of Global Production
International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) states that the OGMP 2.0 partnership covers approximately 45% of global oil and gas production. (Read more)
Carbon Mapper and UNEP Partnership
Carbon Mapper and the UN Environment Programme’s IMEO have announced a partnership to integrate satellite methane observations into IMEO’s Methane Alert and Response System (MARS). (Read more here and here)
UN Secretary-General Calls for Global Methane Action
A new UN publication highlights the Secretary-General’s call for governments, companies, and financial institutions to accelerate methane reductions, emphasizing nine specific actions by 2030. (Read more)
EDF Challenges EPA Rollback of Methane Standards
The Environmental Defense Fund has filed a lawsuit challenging the EPA’s revisions to federal methane regulations. (Read more)
EDF Says Supply Shocks Are Driving Market Pressures.
A new analysis by the Environmental Defense Fund argues that recent concerns about oil and gas market volatility are being driven by geopolitical disruptions and global supply shocks and not the EU Methane Regulation. (Read more)
Three New FFRP Members
Egypt, Brazil, and Bosnia and Herzegovina have joined the Fossil Fuel Regulatory Programme (FFRP), a joint effort by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and Clean Air Task Force (CATF), which provides support to help governments address methane regulations in the oil and gas sector. (Read more here and here)
TotalEnergies Showcases New Methane Emissions Monitoring Center
TotalEnergies is using its MethaneLive center to integrate emissions data, field measurements, and monitoring technologies to support methane detection, quantification, and mitigation. (Read more)
NNPC and TotalEnergies Deepen Methane Reduction Partnership
Nigeria National Petroleum Company and TotalEnergies have renewed an agreement on airborne methane detection, aimed to reduce flaring, reach near zero methane, and meet OGDC & OGMP 2.0 commitments. (Read more)
New MACC Analysis for Africa and Latin America
A new Clean Air Task Force analysis finds that key African and Latin American oil and gas producers have significant low-cost opportunities to reduce methane emissions. (Read more)
New Bridger Patent
Bridger Photonics has been awarded its 29th U.S. patent for a multi-drone methane mapping approach for offshore, LNG, and RNG facilities. (Read more)
Methane Quantification: A Decade of Progress
In the latest Gas in Transition magazine, Highwood Emissions Management COO and Co-Founder Jessica Shumlich reflects on how methane quantification has evolved from a niche technical exercise into a core component of emissions management. (Read more here and here)
Join Our Webinar: Inside the Innovation Report 2026
The Innovation Report 2026 found 97% of operators maintain two or more methane inventories, and only 14% consider their systems ready for reasonable assurance. On July 15, Highwood’s Krystina Edwards and Michael Rabbani present the findings and the analysis behind them in a one-hour session. (Register here)
