"HOUSTON — Oil and gas producers might have been expected to welcome a decision to loosen regulations affecting their business. But their reaction to the Trump administration’s move to roll back methane-emissions rules revealed at least tactical divisions on climate policy.

Contradictory voices quickly emerged Thursday between those who supported the move as a boon to domestic energy production and others who viewed it as a counterproductive measure that would sully the reputation of natural gas as a clean fuel.

Global oil and gas companies generally distanced themselves from the administration decision, while smaller domestic companies that are struggling to make a profit at a time of low oil and gas prices said they supported the rollback."

Clifford Krauss reports for the New York Times August 29, 2019. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Major Endowments Prod Oil Firms to Ignore Trump’s Methane Rollback" (Bloomberg) [3]

"Politics Of Climate Change Put Corporations In Tough Spot" (AP) [4]

"Trump Gives Businesses Deregulation Whether They Want It or Not" (Bloomberg) [5]

"E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas" (New York Times) [6]

"Oil Industry Group Responds To Methane Limit Rollback" (NPR) [7]

"Trump EPA Proposes Scrapping Methane Limits At Oil And Gas Operations" (Reuters) [8]

"Factbox: U.S. Oil And Gas Regulatory Rollbacks Under Trump" (Reuters) [9]

"Major Climate Change Rules the Trump Administration Is Reversing" (New York Times) [10]

"Trump's EPA Targets Methane Rules for Oil and Gas Industry in Latest Rollback" (InsideClimate News) [11]

"Trump Administration To Roll Back Obama-Era Pollution Regulations" (Guardian) [12]

"EPA Moves To Revoke Rules On Oil Industry Methane Leaks" (AP) [13]