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Image: Alberta Energy Regulator Texas’s energy regulator is taking an uncharacteristically critical approach toward burning off excess natural gas, a sign that growing pressure from environmentalists and investors to curb the controversial practice is paying off. The Texas Railroad Commission on Tuesday deferred a series of applications belonging to oil companies including Ovintiv Inc. One such request sought to flare more than $1 million worth of gas because it would be too expensive to build a pipeline to haul the fuel to markets, a claim the agency’s newest member said warranted “further investigation.” “Flaring is a necessary last resort during an upset, and we have work to do internally at the commission to ensure that we are not approving requests that go beyond that,” Jim Wright, one of three Republican commissioners, said in a statement following the meeting. Methane Emissions Management: This one-day course is delivered by the Canadian Energy Research Institute, in partnership with JWN Energy and the Daily Oil Bulletin. The commission is at the center of criticism over the shale industry’s prolific flaring problem given the panel’s record of approving virtually every permit that comes before it. In the past, commissioners have argued that more stringent […]
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