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Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico are releasing far higher quantities of a potent greenhouse gas than regulators have estimated, according to a study published Monday.
By Shannon Kelleher
Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico are releasing far higher quantities of a potent greenhouse gas than regulators have estimated, according to a new study published Monday.
The analysis reveals that the climate change impact of these activities is more than double what official estimates suggest.
The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that 2021 calculations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — using data from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) — correctly estimated carbon dioxide emissions but underestimated methane emissions.
