A Tale of Two Basins: Colorado regional oil and gas pollution differences highlight need for action on the West Slope – POWER-tek

A Tale of Two Basins: Colorado regional oil and gas pollution differences highlight need for action on the West Slope

By EDF Blogs By Nini Gu Data recently collected by EDF’s MethaneAIR project in 2023 reveals a striking difference in the emissions profiles between the two major Colorado basins: the Denver-Julesburg (D-J) in the east, and the Piceance in the west. The D-J Basin exhibited a 1.7% methane loss rate from the total natural gas produced; by contrast, the loss rate for the..

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