Study says UK underestimated offshore methane emissions from oil and gas activity

By Nour Tanbouza2023-02-10T10:47:00

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Research adds to consensus that most countries don’t really know how much methane they are releasing into the atmosphere

Estimates of the UK’s methane emissions from upstream oil and gas operations from offshore activities largely underestimated the data for 2019, a new study suggests.