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North Dakota's Bakken oil and gas field leaking 275,000 tons of methane per year
Description: The Bakken oil and gas field is leaking a lot of methane, but less than some satellites report, and less than the latest Environmental Protection Agency inventory for petroleum systems, according to the researchers' calculations. That's the finding of the first field study measuring emissions of this potent greenhouse gas from the Bakken, which spans parts of North Dakota and Montana. [Source: NOAA News]
URL: http://www.noaa.gov/north-dakota%E2%80%99s-bakken-oil-and-gas-field-leaking-275000-tons-methane-year
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Source: NOAA News
Publish Date: 5/10/2016
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