DoomsdaysCW1d ago

Feds Are Downplaying #MethaneLeaks in America’s Biggest #OilField, Satellite Data Suggests

A report found #MethaneEmissions in the #PermianBasin to be nearly four times higher than #EPA estimates. A senator wants an explanation.

By Ellyn Lapointe
Published March 20, 2026

"#FossilFuel extraction is a known source of #methane leaks, releasing large amounts of this potent #GreenhouseGas into the atmosphere. Yet the Environmental Protection Agency appears to be drastically underreporting emissions from the nation’s largest oil-producing region.

"Nearly half of U.S. oil comes from the Permian Basin in West #Texas and southeastern #NewMexico. The region generates more than $100 billion annually for the U.S. economy, and apparently, a whole lot of methane, too. A recent report from #MethaneSAT—a methane-sensing satellite that observed Earth from March 2024 to June 2025—found emissions from the Permian Basin to be nearly four times higher than the EPA’s official estimates."

Read more:
https://gizmodo.com/feds-are-downplaying-methane-leaks-in-americas-biggest-oil-field-satellite-data-suggests-2000736269

#BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy #BigOilLies #BigGasLies #USPol #TrumpSucks
#TrumpsEPA #EPAFail #ClimateChange
#GlobalWarming

Feds Are Downplaying Methane Leaks in America’s Biggest Oil Field, Satellite Data Suggests

A report found methane emissions in the Permian Basin to be nearly four times higher than EPA estimates. A senator wants an explanation.

Gizmodo
novaTopFlex4d ago

Hype for the Future 138J: City of Stanton, Texas

Overview The City of Stanton is a city in and the county seat of Martin County, Texas, located in the eastern Permian Basin area and within the region known as West Texas. Today, the community is situated primarily along the Interstate 20 corridor to the east of the City of Midland, with State Highway 137 serving the perpendicular direction.

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/hype-for-the-future-138j-city-of-stanton-texas/

Hype for the Future 138J: City of Stanton, Texas

Overview The City of Stanton is a city in and the county seat of Martin County, Texas, located in the eastern Permian Basin area and within the region known as West Texas. Today, the community is s…

novaTopFlex
novaTopFlex4d ago

Hype for the Future 138E: Permian Basin, Texas

Introduction The Permian Basin is a significant oil-producing region within relatively close proximity to the Pecos River in the area around the Cities of Midland and Odessa in West Texas. Travel The primary highways serving the general area around Midland and Odessa, the principal cities of the region known as the Permian Basin in West Texas, are Interstate 20 and United States Route 385, the former connecting the two principal cities and the latter connecting the City of Odessa to the […]

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/hype-for-the-future-138e-permian-basin-texas/

Hype for the Future 138E: Permian Basin, Texas

Introduction The Permian Basin is a significant oil-producing region within relatively close proximity to the Pecos River in the area around the Cities of Midland and Odessa in West Texas. Travel T…

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legraLeGraMar 8

I recall

Boredom as the principle emotion in
My hometown of #midlandTexas #PermianBasin

Looks like this conservative town has the same feelings…

Dude whom I probably went to high school with

leveraged those on 28 / off 28 and went

Out of the fracking business and into THE frackin business.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/07/handyman-west-texas-escort-podcast

🪭

Texas fracker turned escort says repression allowed business to flourish

Mickey says his stint as a handyman transformed into a lucrative sex business due to the region’s ‘self-denial’

The Guardian
NewsbaseFeb 26
ConocoPhillips reportedly considering sale of certain Permian Basin, Eagle Ford assets https://newsbase.com/story/conocophillips-reportedly-considering-sale-of-certain-permian-basin-eagle-ford-assets-428281?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ConocoPhillips #PermianBasin #EagleFord #OilIndustry #EnergyNews
ConocoPhillips reportedly considering sale of certain Permian Basin, Eagle Ford assets | Newsbase

Algernon D'AmmassaFeb 16

Welcome to the state of Permian?

(From my colleague, Gregory Hasman.)

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/lea-county-legislator-reintroduces-secession-amendment/2978090

#secession #newmexico #nmpol #nmleg #permianbasin

Lea County legislator reintroduces secession amendment

Proposal is indicative of the 'massive cultural disconnect' between southeast NM and the capital, proponent says

abqjournal
NewsbaseFeb 12
Verde suspends gas-to-gasoline project in Permian Basin https://newsbase.com/story/verde-suspends-gas-to-gasoline-project-in-permian-basin-425698?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #VerdeEnergy #GasToGasoline #PermianBasin #EnergyNews #Sustainability
Verde suspends gas-to-gasoline project in Permian Basin | Newsbase

Daily Drip ShopJan 22

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Order here: https://viralstyle.com/designerworld/ctt-oil-exploration-and-cattle-hat

#WestTexas #PermianBasin #WorkingClass #Apparel

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novaTopFlexJan 18

Hype for the Future 79J: Mildura 🇦🇺 and the Permian Basin 🇺🇸 Compared

Introduction Both Mildura and the Permian Basin share basic climatological characteristics; however, with the locations in opposite hemispheres, the seasons in Mildura are always the inverse of the seasons in the Permian Basin. While the Permian Basin is associated with the eastern edge of the Trans-Pecos region of the State of Texas, the community of Mildura is associated with the Upper Murray River and specifically with the Victorian side of the river. On the opposite side of the Murray […]

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/hype-for-the-future-79j-mildura-%f0%9f%87%a6%f0%9f%87%ba-and-the-permian-basin-%f0%9f%87%ba%f0%9f%87%b8-compared/

Hype for the Future 79J: Mildura 🇦🇺 and the Permian Basin 🇺🇸 Compared

Introduction Both Mildura and the Permian Basin share basic climatological characteristics; however, with the locations in opposite hemispheres, the seasons in Mildura are always the inverse of the…

novaTopFlex
Show threadacemaxxJan 11
For example, the economically viable #breakeven rate for #oil in the #PermianBasin is in the low $40s and trending lower compared to the $50s in #Venezuela, which does not even factor in the immense growth capex required to get production back to the levels we saw in the 2000s.