It is hunting for leaks of methane — an invisible, super-polluting gas ... first images of methane emissions from Venezuela, a South American petrostate with the world’s largest oil reserves.

By Clifford Krauss With its economy severely hampered by stringent measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, China’s oil and gas consumption ... analyzes satellite images, photographs, videos ...

In some oil and gas basins, methane plumes appeared in 80% to 100% of the clear-sky images during the post-collapse period. The authors speculate that reasons might include failing infrastructure ...