Diversified expands methane detection at US fields
London-listed Diversified Energy announced on November 9 it was expanding methane emissions detection at its operations in the Appalachian basin, by deploying an extra 500 handheld detection devices at its work sites.
The move comes after Diversified introduced 100 devices at its Appalachian fields under a pilot project. The devices proved effective in identifying small emissions that could be eliminated at little-to-no incremental cost, Diversified said.
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"We are actively accelerating investments in emerging environmental technology that will greatly expand our field operations team's ability to detect and repair methane emissions in Appalachia and across our broader asset base," Diversified CEO Rusty Hutson Jr commented.
Diversified said it was investing in emissions monitoring and abatement as part of its smaller asset management programme and broader environmental, social and governance initiatives. It is due to discuss these initiatives at its upcoming capital markets day on November 17.
Diversified controls some 67,000 conventional and unconventional gas, NGL and oil producing wells that tap the Marcellus and Utica shale plays of the Appalachian basin.
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