Top 5 Methane Polluters

4. EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG)

Methane emissions = 2,668,380 metric tons of CO2

Responsible for putting methane emissions into the air equivalent to some 2.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG), which ranks 4th on our list of top 5 methane polluters, is a company with headquarters in Houston, Texas. Founded not even 20 years ago, EOG Resources has grown into a Fortune 500 company, ranking 167th.

Its 2015 revenues reached 8.757 billion, although the net income was calculated at -$4.5 billion. Either way, the company has assets valued at over $26 billion.

Although ranked fourth on this list, EOG Resources was the 14th largest natural gas producer in 2014. In case you were wondering just how much those methane emissions mean, you should know that they’re equivalent to burning 14,210 railcars of coal.

Top 5 Methane Polluters

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