Gizmodo | This Single US Oil Field is Spewing a Dangerous Greenhouse Gas at an Alarming Rate Gizmodo This Single US Oil Field is Spewing a Dangerous Greenhouse Gas at an Alarming Rate Researchers flew over the Bakken oil field to gather data about emissions of ethane, a hydrocarbon gas that can damage air quality and impact climate. (Image: Eric Kort). Bakken oil field alone emitted 2% global emissions of ethane One oil field a key culprit in global ethane gas increase The US oil and gas boom is having global atmospheric consequences, scientists suggest |