Arlington, VA – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency will bring a delegation of oil and gas sector decision-makers from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand to the United States, to build partnerships that will advance their methane emissions reduction and energy security goals.

While in the United States from December 7 to 18, the delegation of a dozen public and private sector representatives will travel to Washington, D.C.; Midland-Odessa, TX; and Houston to meet U.S. companies and see demonstrations of cutting-edge U.S. technologies. The delegation will meet with industry associations, non-governmental organizations, sources of implementation financing, and public and private sector experts on methane abatement policy.

USTDA will host a public business briefing in Houston on December 17 where U.S. companies can learn about upcoming commercial opportunities from the delegation and meet one-on-one with delegates to present their innovative methane abatement solutions. For more information, please visit https://www.ustda.gov/events/.

U.S. companies are leaders in developing and deploying methane abatement technologies that reduce emissions and enable monetization of captured gas. This cost-effective U.S. innovations are encouraging the mitigation of this highly potent greenhouse gas around the world, while contributing to shared energy security, economic growth and environmental goals.

This reverse trade mission is one in a series that is designed to engage oil and gas sector representatives from 15 countries around the world.

The reverse trade mission supports the U.S. government’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment to deliver game-changing projects to close the infrastructure gap in developing countries; the Indo-Pacific Strategy; the USTDA-led Global Partnership for Climate-Smart Infrastructure; the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity; and the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership.

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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency helps companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services for priority infrastructure projects in emerging economies. USTDA links U.S. businesses to export opportunities by funding project preparation and partnership building activities that develop sustainable infrastructure and foster economic growth in partner countries.

MEDIA INQUIRIES: Paul Marin | press@ustda.gov