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Chevron: Managing methane in shale and tight assets in the United States

By Matt BarryJuly 12, 2022

Colombia becomes first South American country to regulate methane from oil and gas

By Matt BarryJuly 12, 2022

Detecting and quantifying gas distribution leaks: cities in North America and Europe

By Matt BarryJuly 12, 2022

Measurement efforts uncover mitigation priorities: discrepancies in onshore & offshore emissions in Mexico

By Matt BarryJuly 12, 2022

A comprehensive assessment of methane emissions in the Permian basin: the PermianMAP project

By Matt BarryJuly 12, 2022

Tackling emissions at home and abroad: EU Methane Strategy and proposed regulation

By Matt BarryJuly 12, 2022

Abating vented emissions in transmission networks

By Matt BarryJuly 12, 2022

Leak detection and repair applications

By Matt BarryJuly 12, 2022

Curtailing flaring and venting: New Mexico Methane Strategy

By Matt BarryJuly 12, 2022

Continuous monitoring systems: Project Canary and NextDecade

By Matt BarryJuly 12, 2022
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MGP Best Practice Guide: Continual Improvement

Continual improvement of methane management efforts will eventually result in ‘methane excellence’, i.e., low methane emissions from oil and gas operations.

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MGP Best Practice Guide: Operational Repairs

Operational repairs are vital for reducing methane emissions, by both repairing leaking equipment and minimizing emissions that arise during routine maintenance and repairs.

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MGP Best Practice Guide: Pneumatic Devices

Pneumatic devices are powered by gas pressure. They are mainly used where electrical power is not available.

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MGP Best Practice Guide: Venting

Venting simply means releasing gas arising from a process or activity straight into the atmosphere.

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MGP Best Practice Guide: Equipment Leaks

Unintentional leaks from pressurized equipment used in oil and gas operations can lead to gas being released to the atmosphere.

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MGP Best Practice Guide: Energy Use

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.

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TotalEnergies and Qnergy remove 98% of vented methane emissions

Qnergy provides remote power solutions to help companies improve operational efficiency and reduce emissions.

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SeekOps: Taking offshore methane measurements to new levels

SeekOps develops and fields advanced sensor technology for the energy sector to detect, localize, and quantify natural gas emissions through integrated drone-based systems.

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GHGSat: Global methane detection at facility level

GHGSat provides accurate, low-cost greenhouse gas monitoring data and services covering any facility in the world.

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BP: Mapping and capping methane emissions with Kairos Aerospace

Using aircraft mounted high-resolution infrared imaging, Kairos is conducting quarterly campaigns of bp’s assets searching for methane leaks.

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Eni: Tackling fugitive emissions with Clarke Valve

Eni has adopted a detailed business strategy to reduce net absolute lifecycle emissions, associated with operation and products, by 80% by 2050.

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Eni: Investing in flaring reduction

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.

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CNPC: Tackling methane emissions

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.

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Saudi Aramco: Getting results with leak detection and repair

LDAR programmes are designed to systematically identify and repair leaking equipment and components, such as valves, flanges, connectors, pumps, compressors and tanks.

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GERG ‘Technology Benchmark for site level methane emissions quantification’ – Phase I 

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GERG - Methane Emission Estimation Method for the Gas Distribution Grid (MEEM)

The project Methane Emission Estimation Method for the Gas Distribution Grid (MEEM) is the second phase of the project Analysing the Methods for Determination of Methane Emissions of the Gas Distribution Grid.

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MARCOGAZ - Recommendations on Venting and Flaring

On October 14th, 2020, in the context of the European Green Deal, the European Commission released a communication on the EU strategy to reduce methane emissions – COM (2020) 663 final.

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MARCOGAZ - Recommendations on LDAR campaigns

In a global context where decarbonisation of the energy systems is crucial for accelerating the energy transition and contribute to the European objective to reach climate neutrality by 2050, methane (CH4) emissions have an important impact and need to be…

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MARCOGAZ - Assessment of methane emissions for Gas Transmission & Distribution System Operators

In an international context where greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and more specifically methane (CH4) emissions are considered to have an important impact on Climate Change.

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MARCOGAZ - Survey Methane Emissions for Gas Distribution in Europe

The impact of Greenhouse Gases on climate change has been recognized for some time which has led to measures aimed to reduce global warming.

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MARCOGAZ - Survey Methane Emissions for Gas Transmission in Europe

The impact of Greenhouse Gases on climate change has been recognized for some time which has led to measures aimed to reduce global warming.

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MARCOGAZ - Survey Methane Emissions for Underground Gas Storage (UGS) facilities in Europe

The impact of Greenhouse Gases on climate change has been recognized for some time which has led to measures aimed to reduce global warming. Methane (CH4) which is the major component of Natural Gas is identified as a Greenhouse Gas.

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MARCOGAZ - Survey Methane Emissions for LNG Terminals in Europe

The impact of Greenhouse Gases on climate change has been recognized for some time which has led to measures aimed to reduce global warming.

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MARCOGAZ - Methane Emissions in the European Natural Gas midstream sectors

Global climate change led to an intensive discussion about Green house Gases (GHG).

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Guidelines for Methane Emissions target setting (GIE, MARCOGAZ, IOGP)

In an international context where decarbonisation of the energy systems is crucial for accelerating the energy transition and contribute to the European goal of achieving the Paris targets, methane (CH4) emissions are considered to have an important impact on the…

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Joint declaration - Gas system operators in joint effort to continue curbing emissions and to support the Global Methane Pledge (GIE, MARCOGAZ, GERG, ENTSOG, EUROGAS)

Making climate neutrality a reality is a top priority for the European Commission, as it is for the European gas industry. Representing around 4% of total European1 methane emissions, gas system operators have significantly decreased methane emissions since 1990, thanks…

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Enagás’ CH4 emissions reporting, mitigation and commitment

Enagás is a midstream company. It is a leading natural gas infrastructure company in Spain and the Technical Manager of the Spanish gas system.

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OGMP /IMEO “An Eye on Methane: International Methane Emissions Observatory 2021 Report

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…

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OGMP Technical Guidance Document – Level 1 and 2

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.

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Influencing NOJVs: Stakeholder mapping

MGP Toolkit Initiative: Stakeholder mapping

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Influencing NOJVs: Influencing tactics

MGP Methane Reduction Toolkit: Influencing Tactics

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Influencing NOJVs: Building an influencing plan

MGP Methane Reduction Toolkit: Building an Influencing Plan

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Methane Science slides for toolkit

Reducing Methane Emissions: The Business Case

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Wintershall Noordzee - Pigging reduction

Wintershall Noordzee (JV Wintershall Dea Gazprom) Offshore The Netherlands, Block K13 pigging station Reduction of Pigging frequency and use of vent gas for power generation.

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Total - Measurement testing facility

Best Practice: Equipment Leaks; Continual Improvement.

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Terega - Flaring instead of venting

Terega, a company that operates a transmission system, regularly performs work which requires gas to be vented from pipelines. If gas

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SOCAR - Associated gas utilisation

Best Practice: Venting, Engineering Design and Construction.

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SNAM - Pipeline pump-down

Best Practice: Operational Repairs; Venting

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SNAM - Hot tapping

Hot tapping is an alternative procedure that makes a new pipeline connection while the pipeline remains in service.

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SNAM - Converting pneumatic gas

Best Practice: Pneumatic equipment

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QP - Gas recovery

Best Practice: Flaring; Engineering Design and Construction

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NEDGIA - Commissioning with vacuum pumps

Once the tightness test on a new section of network has successfully finished, but before commissioning, the inner air is purged using a vacuum pump, which extracts the air from the new section.

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National Grid - Continuous monitoring

Best Practice: Equipment Leaks; Continual Improvement

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GRDF - Third-party damage

Implementing analysis and feedback after third-party damage; improving the accuracy of maps of the network; creating partnerships with relevant stakeholders; raise public awareness of the risk of third-party damage.

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Equinor - Venting and flaring

Reduction of vented gas from glycol regeneration

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Equinor - LNG leak detection

Best Practice: Operational Repairs; Equipment Leaks

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Reducing methane emissions: Flaring

MGP Best Practice Guide: Flaring

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…

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IEA Pathways to a 75% cut report

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…

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Engineering Design and Construction

MGP Best Practice Guide: Engineering, Design & Construction

Engineering design can be used to reduce methane emissions prior to the start of operations for new facilities or modifications to existing facilities.

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REPSOL New generation membrane technology reduces emissions

REPSOL New generation membrane technology reduces emissions

ExxonMobil is progressing a comprehensive methane management pro-gramme which is on track to meet its goal of reducing methane emissions by 15% in 2020, compared to 2016.

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Methane management in unconventional operations

ExxonMobil: Methane management in unconventional operations

ExxonMobil is progressing a comprehensive methane management pro-gramme which is on track to meet its goal of reducing methane emissions by 15% in 2020, compared to 2016.

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Driving Down Methane Leaks from the Oil and Gas Industry

IEA Regulatory Roadmap and Toolkit

Reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations is among the most cost-effective and impactful actions that governments can take to achieve global climate goals.

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IEA - Methane Tracker 2021

IEA Methane Tracker

Methane emissions are the second largest cause of global warming. While methane tends to receive less attention than carbon dioxide (CO2), reducing methane emissions will be critical for avoiding the worst effects of climate change.

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BP - Angola LNG flare reduction

Best Practice: Flaring; Engineering Design and Construction

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Influencing NOJVs: 5 Main Excuses and How to Overcome Them

5 Main Excuses and how to overcome them.

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OGMP Technical Guidance Document - Flare Efficiency

OGMP Technical Guidance Document – Glycol Dehydrators

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).

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OGMP Technical Guidance Document - Flare Efficiency

OGMP Technical Guidance Document - Flare Efficiency

There are two types of flares, elevated and ground flares. Elevated flares are more common and typically have larger capacities than ground flares. In elevated flares, a waste gas stream is fed through a stack which can be up to…

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Methane emissions– ACTION PLAN

Methane emissions – ACTION PLAN

This report combines information and data on methane emissions provided by representatives of the entire natural gas value chain, from production to utilisation, including biomethane plants.

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Potential ways the gas industry can contribute to the reduction of methane emissions

Potential ways the gas industry can contribute to the reduction of methane emissions

This report combines information and data on methane emissions provided by representatives of the entire natural gas value chain, from production to utilisation, including biomethane plants.

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EU Methane Policy - Agricultural and Waste

Very often, when addressing greenhouse gas emissions from various sectors in the EU economy and in the world, a sector which is often overlooked or sidestepped is agriculture whose emissions have long proved complex to address.

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