RMI Joins Major Oil and Gas Companies to Support Methane Monitoring

RMI and major oil and gas companies (BP, Equinor, Exxon, and Shell) condemn the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to end methane emissions monitoring, arguing that such monitoring is essential for the industry's viability and climate goals.

• RMI and several major oil and gas companies, including BP, Equinor, Exxon, and Shell, oppose the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to stop methane emissions monitoring, urging the administration to maintain these programs across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations.
• Methane is identified as a powerful greenhouse gas with a warming potential 28-36 times that of carbon dioxide over a 100-year period, according to the EPA. RMI asserts that failing to address leakage invalidates the theory of natural gas serving as a bridge fuel to a clean energy system.
• Industry players have established methane intensity targets, with the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative setting goals below 0.25% in 2018 and Shell targeting below 0.2% by 2025. RMI argues that affordable detection technologies, such as optical gas imaging cameras, are available and should be mandatory for all operators.

APA

RMI (2020). RMI Joins Major Oil and Gas Companies to Support Methane Monitoring. https://rmi.org/resources/rmi-joins-major-oil-and-gas-companies-to-support-methane-monitoring/

Chicago

RMI. RMI Joins Major Oil and Gas Companies to Support Methane Monitoring. 2020. https://rmi.org/resources/rmi-joins-major-oil-and-gas-companies-to-support-methane-monitoring/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=RMI |title=RMI Joins Major Oil and Gas Companies to Support Methane Monitoring |date=14 August 2020 |url=https://rmi.org/resources/rmi-joins-major-oil-and-gas-companies-to-support-methane-monitoring/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{rmi2020rmi, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{RMI Joins Major Oil and Gas Companies to Support Methane Monitoring}}, publisher = {RMI}, year = {2020}, month = aug, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/rmi-joins-major-oil-and-gas-companies-to-support-methane-monitoring/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }