Experts: Data, flexibility key in crafting methane rules
(WorldNews Mexico)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators said Tuesday they have started crafting rules aimed at cracking down on methane emissions by the oil and gas industry and expect to make public a draft later this summer. The rules will be the culmination of a dozen meetings, hours of discussion and in-depth technical presentations by scientists, environmentalists and industry experts. The effort began last year as oil production was on pace to break more records and the state was awash in revenue from the boom in the Permian Basin — one of the most...