https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-23/extreme-heat-linked-to-22-methane-plumes-in-texas?cmpid=BBD082323_GREENDAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=230823&utm_campaign=greendaily
A satellite passing over the Permian Basin documented 22 large plumes of unburned natural gas as some critical equipment was forced to shut down due to hot temperatures.
As record-breaking heat buckled pavement and hospitalized hundreds across Texas at the start of summer, another disruption occurred unseen: Operators in the largest US energy basin released hundreds of tons of natural gas into the air as crucial equipment was forced to shut down.
That unleashed a geyser of planet-warming methane, the main component of natural gas, into the atmosphere. The spurt of emissions wasn’t unprecedented; extremes of both hot and cold have wreaked havoc in the Permian Basin in the past.