Texas oil regulators update rules to limit gas flaring
Railroad Commission of Texas commissioners voted to approve draft changes to the Application for Exception to Statewide Rule 32. The changes play a large role in ongoing efforts at the Commission to reduce the amount of flaring in the oil and gas industry in the state.At Tuesday’s conference, Railroad Commission staff also discussed a recent positive trend that has been occurring with the rate of flaring. While the amount of gas produced in Texas declined by 13 percent from June 2019 to May 2020, the portion of produced gas that was flared ped even more sharply by 79% during that same time period. Staff will continue analyzing flaring trends in the coming months.There are several proposed modifications to the Statewide Rule 32 application, .....