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Original art by artist Deanne Chuck accompanies the polluter-of-the-month announcement.
Today, Big Gas Polluters announced EOG Resources as its July 2026 Polluter of the Month for walking back its methane reduction goals and having pollution events so large they’ve been spotted from space, all while actively working against climate action.
“We were surprised to find so many recent super-emitter events near EOG facilities,” said Geoff Bromaghim, Gas Leaks’ Director of Methane Accountability. “Large, sophisticated companies, such as EOG Resources, should be outperforming their peers when it comes to methane emissions. If the producer is serious about helping reduce emissions, they must start doing more.”
EOG Resources is one of the largest oil and gas producers in the United States and, in a past sustainability report, stated its intention “to reach net zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 2040.” While it has continued reinforcing its “commitment to leading environmental performance”, the Big Gas Polluter’s coalition found evidence that the company abandoned this goal in the past year.
Since the start of 2025, the coalition has also identified 23 super-emitter events emanating from 17 sources near EOG facilities in Texas and New Mexico by using observational data documented in Carbon Mapper’s public portal. The Environmental Protection Agency defines super-emitter events as incidents that release methane at a rate of at least 100 kilograms per hour. The most recent plumes include:
- Two incidents documented near its Ross Draw Compressor Station;
- One incident documented near its Apache Gas Lift Facility;
- One incident documented next to its Naylor Jones Facility;
- One incident observed near its Golden Graham 1 STATE COM CTB;
- One incident observed near its Genie Compressor Station.
Additionally, thorough analysis of the company’s climate policy positions by InfluenceMap gives it a failing grade, stating that EOG “exhibits policy engagement that is oppositional to science-aligned climate policy… and has memberships to industry groups that undertake obstructive advocacy on climate regulations.”
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