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U.S. Energy Dominance Push Collides with EU Methane Rules

OilPrice · Irina Slav · last updated
Last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright called on the International Energy Agency to stop fixating on climate change and instead return to its original focus on energy security. The call came in the context of plans by the U.S. federal government to significantly increase the amount of oil and gas the country exports—plans for energy dominance. Europe is the top destination for these plans, and it may have to ditch its net-zero plans as well if it wants energy security. “We’ve gotten off track on energy … it has gotten…