據道瓊斯4月18日消息，北達科他州高級能源官員表示，在奧巴馬政府任期結束之前，美國環保署（EPA）不太可能提議針對油氣行業甲烷排放的新規定。北達科他州礦產資源部負責人Lynn Helms表示：“在本屆政府期間，我們不太可能看到出臺新的排放規定。”上月，EPA正式要求油氣生產商上報甲烷排放的信息，但是這個過程要花費相當長的時間。

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Methane-Emissions Rules May Not Come Before 2017

The EPA is unlikely to propose a new rule for reducing the oil-and-gas industrys methane emissions before the end of the Obama administration, says North Dakotas top energy regulator. Were not likely to see a proposed rule during this administration, says Lynn Helms, director of the states Department of Mineral Resources. Last month, the EPA formally ordered oil-and-gas producers to submit information on their methane emissions, but that process can take quite a bit of time.