Methane Tracker Data Explorer
This data tool presents the IEA’s country-by-country estimates of energy-related methane emissions.
Methane Guiding Principles
This data tool presents the IEA’s country-by-country estimates of energy-related methane emissions.
This data tool presents the IEA’s country-by-country estimates of energy-related methane emissions.
Methane is responsible for around 30% of the rise in global temperatures since the Industrial Revolution, and rapid and sustained reductions in methane emissions are key to limiting near-term global warming and improving air quality.
Company members participating in reporting under the OGMP 2.0 Reporting Framework (Framework) are required to submit an implementation plan describing how they will achieve the ‘gold standard’ of reporting by the agreed dates (3 years for operated assets and 5…
This document provides step by step guidance for Partner Companies to use in submitting their Annual Report to the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP) Secretariat.
The Oil & Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0) is a multi-stakeholder initiative launched by UNEP and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition.
Country/venture/asset level reporting is the lowest reporting level for the OGMP 2.0.
There are two types of flares, elevated and ground flares. Elevated flares are more common and typically have larger capacities than ground flares.
Glycol dehydrators in the natural gas industry have the primary purpose of removing water from an incoming wet gas stream using monoethylene glycol (MEG), diethylene glycol (DEG), or, most commonly, triethylene glycol (TEG).
Compressors are widely used to increase gas pressure for the purpose of pipeline transportation or as a process requirement.
Unstabilized liquids storage tanks in the onshore oil and natural gas sector are used to hold a variety of liquids, including crude oil, gas condensates, and produced water.
Energy and heat generation processes are required throughout the oil and gas value chain.
Leaks are the unintentional releases of natural gas from equipment used in oil and gas operations.
Reciprocating compressors (also referred to as piston compressors), are found in a variety of oil and gas operations.
Reconciliation is the process of comparing source-level (Level 4) inventories with independent site-level measurements to produce Level 5 asset emissions estimates.
In natural gas production wells, initial gas flow velocity is usually sufficient to entrain produced liquids as droplets and carry them up the well tubing and to a gas/liquid separator.
This document presents general principles which apply to all Technical Guidance Documents (TGDs), unless stated otherwise in the TGDs.
Incidents and emergency stops are unintended and unplanned events/venting which are not part of routine operations.
Venting is the intentional release of gas (or methane-containing vapors) to the atmosphere, typically required by the design, operation, construction and commissioning, or maintenance of the equipment.
Casinghead gas is gas that evolves off of crude oil when it flows into a lower pressure through well casing perforations and collects in the annular space between the casing and tubing in an oil well.
After initial drilling, all wells must undergo well completion to flush out drilling fluids and cuttings before commencing production.
MGP Methane Reduction Toolkit: Methane Reduction Subcommittee
This A4 poster is available in English, German, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish. We encourage you to share these Best Practices with your colleagues and the companies you work with.
This brochure provides a synopsis to each of the Best Practice Guides in one document to help those responsible for methane management.
The Gap Assessment Tool is part of our Best Practice Toolkit which is a series of Best Practice Guides, Synopses and Tools designed to improve methane emissions across the natural gas supply chain.
The Methane Cost Model provides the user with a screening tool to support the identification and evaluation of potential methane reduction projects across the natural gas supply chain.
A key step in reducing methane emissions is to identify and detect sources of the emissions.
Continual improvement of methane management efforts will eventually result in ‘methane excellence’, i.e., low methane emissions from oil and gas operations.
Operational repairs are vital for reducing methane emissions, by both repairing leaking equipment and minimizing emissions that arise during routine maintenance and repairs.
Pneumatic devices are powered by gas pressure. They are mainly used where electrical power is not available.
Venting simply means releasing gas arising from a process or activity straight into the atmosphere.
Unintentional leaks from pressurized equipment used in oil and gas operations can lead to gas being released to the atmosphere.
Natural gas, which consists mainly of methane, is used as a fuel throughout oil and gas operations, for compression, generating electricity, heating, dehydration and removing acid gas.
Qnergy provides remote power solutions to help companies improve operational efficiency and reduce emissions.
SeekOps develops and fields advanced sensor technology for the energy sector to detect, localize, and quantify natural gas emissions through integrated drone-based systems.
GHGSat provides accurate, low-cost greenhouse gas monitoring data and services covering any facility in the world.
Using aircraft mounted high-resolution infrared imaging, Kairos is conducting quarterly campaigns of bp’s assets searching for methane leaks.
Eni has adopted a detailed business strategy to reduce net absolute lifecycle emissions, associated with operation and products, by 80% by 2050.
The company is pursuing a broad set of initiatives to achieve this goal, focusing on efficiency gains, methane emissions reduction, portfolio shifts towards lower and zero carbon energy sources, and carbon capture and storage.
CNPC monitors methane emissions from major sources in its full value chain of oil and gas production. Routine flaring is now avoided in both new sites and major existing major ones.
LDAR programmes are designed to systematically identify and repair leaking equipment and components, such as valves, flanges, connectors, pumps, compressors and tanks.
An Eye on Methane: International Methane Emissions Observatory 2021 Report describes how state actors can take action to curb methane emissions from the fossil fuel industry, and what progress has been made as part of the decarbonization process, particularly in…
Country/venture/asset level reporting is the lowest reporting level for the OGMP 2.0. Reporting at Level 1 is reserved for operations where a company has a very limited information on the operations and methane emissions situation.
MGP Methane Reduction Toolkit: Building an Influencing Plan
Flares burn flammable gases that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Flaring in upstream oil and gas operations may be needed for safety reasons, because of a lack of capacity to use produced gases, or as a part of…
Tackling methane emissions from fossil fuel operations represents one of the best near-term opportunities for limiting the worse effects of climate change because of its short-lived nature in the atmosphere and the large scope for cost-effective abatement, particularly in the…
Engineering design can be used to reduce methane emissions prior to the start of operations for new facilities or modifications to existing facilities.