Barrasso Statement on BLM's Proposed Venting and Flaring Rule

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Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement on the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) new proposed rule for methane emissions from oil and gas operations on federal land and Indian land.

"The Bureau of Land Management's proposed rule is yet another thinly veiled effort to drive oil and natural gas production off federal land.

"If the administration was sincere about generating additional revenue by reducing natural gas flaring on federal land, it would take steps to help producers ship natural gas to market.

"BLM should start tracking the delays in permitting natural gas pipelines on federal land as it does with permits for oil and gas wells. The agency should also use its existing authority to expedite the permitting process for natural gas pipelines on federal land as it has done for renewable energy projects on federal land. More pipelines means less flaring and more revenue.

"Instead of embracing these commonsense solutions, this rule discourages production by raising costs at a time when natural gas sells for bargain basement prices."

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