Pemex will work with the US environmental agency to reduce its methane gas emissions

The Mexican state oil company Pemexsaid this Saturday that he will work with the Environmental protection agency of the United States (EPA) to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, particularly methane gas, in order to comply with ambitious international commitments.

Methane emissions have become one of the main threats to the global climate, and scientists and authorities around the world are calling for aggressive measures to contain them.

“Through the agreement, the EPA will support this institution with diagnoses and economic analyzes to support decision-making in its onshore oil and natural gas operations,” Pemex said in a statement.

Pemex added that, through the technical collaboration of the EPA, it plans to develop and launch a greenhouse gas mitigation plan in the first half of 2023.

The oil company said that the agreement with the US agency seeks to promote “Mexico’s objectives to reduce methane gas emissions, in line with the provisions of the Global Methane Commitment and the Global Methane Energy Commitment.”

Pemex’s onshore oil and gas operations have come under intense scrutiny this year after satellites recorded record volumes of natural gas flaring, including from two fields slated to produce gas.

Methane leaks have also been a problem.

The Secretary of Foreign Relations of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrardin the race for a possible presidential candidacy in 2024 with the Morena party, also highlighted the urgency of curbing global warming.

“Mexico is doing its part: 35% reduction of all its emissions by 2030,” he said on his Twitter account.

Ebrard traveled to Egypt to attend the climate conference COP27where he met with the United States special envoy for climate action, John Kerry.