據能源世界網4月10日報道，石油巨頭埃克森美孚公司（Exxon Mobil Corp）周四表示，其正在對包括衛星監測在內的八種甲烷探測技術進行現場試驗，以減少溫室氣體排放。

該公司表示，該試點項目正在德克薩斯州和新墨西哥州近1000個地點使用無人機、飛機、直升機、地面移動和固定位置傳感器進行。

埃克森美孚上游石油天然氣公司高級副總裁Staale Gjervik表示，我們將采取嚴謹的科學態度，并采取積極措施為所有運營商尋找可商業擴展且價格合理的解決方案。

該公司補充道，所有技術和部署方法將用于檢測泄漏并確定可與其他石油和天然氣運營商共享的解決方案。

上個月，美國最大的石油生產州德克薩斯州的數家石油和天然氣公司及貿易協會組成了一個聯盟，以開發和推薦解決方案，以最大程度地減少燃燒和甲烷排放。

埃克森美孚還呼吁加強對甲烷的監管，并提出了自己的內部規則，作為全世界公司和立法者的典范。

郝芬 譯自 能源世界網

原文如下：

ExxonMobil tests new technologies to slash methane emissions

Oil major Exxon Mobil Corp said on Thursday it is conducting field trials of eight methane detection technologies, including satellite monitoring, to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.

The company said the pilot project is being carried out at nearly 1,000 sites in Texas and New Mexico using drones, planes, helicopters, ground-based mobile and fixed-position sensors.

"We are applying scientific rigor and taking aggressive steps to find commercially scalable and affordable solutions for all operators," said Staale Gjervik, senior vice president at ExxonMobil Upstream Oil and Gas Co.

All technologies and deployment methods will be used to detect leaks and identify solutions that can be shared with other oil and gas operators, the company added.

Last month, several oil and gas companies and trade associations in Texas, the biggest oil producing state in the United States, formed a coalition to develop and recommend solutions to minimize flaring and methane emissions.

Exxon Mobil had also called for tighter regulation of methane and offered up its own in-house rules as a model for companies and lawmakers worldwide.