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of the methane encountered during oil production. It is one of several projects funded in support of the US Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan, announced at the 2021 United Nations ClimateChange Conference (COP26). of the methane in gas flares used by the oil and gas industry.
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Climatechange is the existential crisis of our time and this acquisition accelerates our ability to address it. Our customers need economically viable decarbonized solutions.
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