American Oil and Natural Gas: Fueling Conservation, Driving Innovation

Mark Green
Posted April 22, 2025

Happy Earth Day 2025. 

America’s oil and natural gas companies are committed to protecting the environment and reducing emissions – adhering to industry standards and best practices, participating in voluntary initiatives such as The Environmental Partnership, and advancing goals as detailed in API’s Climate Action Framework. 

A couple of new videos highlight some key aspects of this commitment: conservation and innovation.  

First, conservation: 

Many Americans probably don’t know that offshore oil and natural gas development funds the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The LWCF’s State and Local Assistance Program has funded more than 46,000 projects since 1965 – money for public parks and recreation opportunities in every county in the country. In 2020, the bipartisan Great America Outdoors Act authorized $900 million annually in permanent funding for LWCF. 

Here's the second video, on the core importance of innovation in efforts to reduce methane emissions: 

As the video says, companies are using the latest monitoring and detection technologies, such as drones and satellites, to identify and resolve emissions sources. 

Participating companies in The Environmental Partnership take action by implementing voluntary programs within their organizations that are focused on specific ways to reduce emissions through technology, greater efficiencies, new equipment, flare management and more.  

Below, flare management program participants have reported steadily reducing flare volumes and intensity: 

Earth Day is a reminder that these efforts are ongoing, for cleaner operations that benefit everyone as Washington pursues energy dominance.