Producers said pipeline and processing obstacles outside their control could require temporary flaring.

Statement from EDF Senior Attorney for Legal & Regulatory Affairs Grace Smith (WASHINGTON) — Today EPA issued guidance on the May 7, 2026 deadline for oil and gas producers to achieve compliance with ...

Enverus and World Bank data show lower flaring intensity across U.S. oil production, with Texas infrastructure projects ...

The Strait of Hormuz – the narrow waterway through which between 20% and 25% of the world’s seaborne oil normally passes – ...

The guidance follows concerns from operators in the Williston Basin, including the Bakken Formation, and the Permian Basin.

Post-deadline allowance: EPA says temporary flaring is permitted after May 7 if gas transport is blocked by factors beyond operators’ control. Industry reaction: Oil producer groups in the Permian and ...

EPA released a guidance Friday afternoon stating that next week’s deadline for newer oil wells to stop burning off associated ...

A small energy company operating a North Slope oil field has been ordered to pay a $357,905 fine for illegally flaring natural gas over a six-month period. The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation ...

EPA appears to be planning an eleventh-hour reprieve for oil producers facing a May 7 deadline to stop burning off gas from ...

An oil boom is in full swing in the Permian Basin in West Texas along with one of its expected but more unwelcome sidekicks — natural gas flaring, according to a new report. Permian Basin producers ...

If you've ever seen an offshore oil rig floating in the ocean, you've probably noticed those tall towers with flames shooting out of the top. Those towers are called the flare stack, and the flames ...