Evaluation of Downwind and Offshore Solutions for Methane Detection and Quantification
Join industry experts Camila Fassio (ENI) and Peter Evans (bp) for a discussion on downwind measurement technology offshore and other challenging environments in this next instalment of MGP technical webinars.
In this webinar, we are joined by four industry experts who share their experience and insights on preventative engineering technologies, eliminating methane emissions prior to detection, abatement solutions from highest risk sources and more.
We are excited to announce the latest in our live technical webinar series: “What are the main emissions? Insights from recent remote sensing studies into the top sources of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry”.
Methane Management Case Studies with Baker Hughes, BP, Chevron & TC Energy
Supercharge your methane management with insights from industry experts.The Methane Masterclass is designed and delivered in partnership with Imperial College London and industry experts for oil and gas operators wanting to reduce their methane emission.
Leading technical experts team up to help oil and gas companies meet OGDC methane emissions and flaring goals
The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP), Methane Guiding Principles (MGP), Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today announced their intention to build a framework to share expertise to help companies reduce methane emissions and flaring in line with the Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC) ambitions.
The Methane Guiding Principles launches initiative supporting 20 countries on methane emissions reduction
The Methane Guiding Principles (MGP) launched the Advancing Global Methane emissions Reduction (AGMR) initiative which aims to instigate and accelerate country-level methane emissions reductions.
Recommended Practices for Methane Emissions Detection and Quantification Technologies – Upstream
This report provides operators with a framework and guidelines for selecting and deploying technologies that are tailored to their facilities and objectives
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers
The policymaker summary of the latest findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, considered the leading global body on climate science, including the role of methane
Mist is a best-in-class and user-friendly tool which leverages the latest research to set up methane inventories and help prioritize mitigation. Leveraging the experience of more than a decade supporting companies with their methane inventories, Mist provides the magnitude and nature of emissions from facilities and identifies the abatement potential and cost, based on custom abatement technology.
This toolkit can assist in assessing, measuring and monitoring methane emissions from flaring by providing customized solutions for different areas of the oil and gas value chain where flaring may occur.
Recommended Practices for Methane Emissions Quantification and Detection
Global spending on monitoring methane emissions in the oil and gas industry is forecast to reach US$918 million by 2025. Learn how you can get the most out of these new technologies and discover recommended practices for detecting and measuring methane emissions in our second technical methane webinar hosted by the Energy Institute.
A playbook to help companies influence the partners who operate joint ventures on their behalf to reduce methane emissions, written and compiled by industry insiders
MGP & Stanford University: Methane Sensing – Aircraft and Satellites
Methane Guiding Principles recently hosted the first in a series of technical webinars. It was focused on cutting-edge advances in methane emissions research and remote sensing. Leading the webinar was Dr. Sahar H. El Abbadi, a postdoctoral scholar in energy resource engineering at Stanford University.
Outlines new developments in flaring management and reduction and examines industry experiences with eliminating flaring, new technologies, business models, operational improvements and regulatory policy
Presents guidance for reconciliation, which describes the process of comparing source-level inventories with independent site-level measurements to produce asset emissions estimates
GRTgaz: Abating Vented Emissions in Transmission Networks
Describes different solutions deployed by GRTgaz to reduce venting on its transmission network and to recover or reduce pipeline maintenance vents, compressors vents and smaller vents on delivery stations
Chevron: Managing Methane in Shale and Tight Assets in the United States
Discusses how Chevron implemented measures to reduce methane emissions in unconventional production by minimizing designed flaring and venting in operations, and piloted advanced methane detection approaches
IOGP Guidelines for Methane Emissions Target Setting
Analyses the state of play on GHG emissions reduction targets, making use of a questionnaire circulated among GIE, IOGP and MARCOGAZ’s member companies
Enables organizations to carry out a self-assessment of the completeness and maturity of their existing methane management arrangements, based on a simple scoring system
Provides direction on the content of a typical industry report by covering 21 sustainability issues and 43 indicator categories. A key tool to help companies shape the structure and content of their sustainability reporting.
Gas Infrastructure Europe: Methane Emissions Action Plan
Combines information and data on methane emissions provided by representatives of the entire natural gas value chain, from production to utilization, including biomethane plants
GERG: Methane Emission Estimation Method for the Gas Distribution Grid
Emissions estimations that aim to improve the accuracy and reliability of national emission estimations, to increase the transparency of the associated results, and to provide a basis for a consistent methane emission estimation
Project Canary and NextDecade: Continuous Monitoring Systems
Describes a joint pilot project that measures emissions across the value chain through continuous emissions monitoring devices and how certification processes can confirm emissions levels of each link in the natural gas value chain
Elaborates on Snam’s leak detection repair (LDAR) program, which consists of periodic campaigns for monitoring system components to identify methane leaks and plan maintenance operations
Explains how National Grid implemented continuous monitoring by installing multiplexed, highly accurate and sensitive gas analyzers at several locations on the boundary fence of a compressor station
Explains how Snam implemented “hot tapping”, a procedure that makes a new pipeline connection while the pipeline remains in service, thereby avoiding the loss of natural gas, methane emissions and disruption to customers
Joint Methane Glossary for the Natural Gas Value Chain
A reference tool for understanding the terminology of regulations and legislative processes relating to methane emissions and the broader natural gas value chain
Tamboran Resources Limited Becomes Newest Member of Methane Guiding Principles
Tamboran Resources Limited, a public natural gas company operating in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, has recently joined Methane Guiding Principles (MGP).
MGP & Stanford University: Methane Sensing – Aircraft and Satellites
Remote sensing can enable rapid and large-scale identification of methane emissions. Specifically, methane-sensing aircraft and satellites are playing an increasingly important role in the oil and gas sector. This webinar explores the research and evaluation of methane sensing technology, and how it can be used to rapidly find and fix methane leaks.
The Methane Masterclass covers methane science, methane reduction strategies and planning, measurement techniques, technologies, policy updates and where to get guidance and support.
A self-paced 2-hour e-learning training course on why and how to reduce methane emissions across the natural gas value chain. Available on the Energy Institute’s Moodle Learning Management System.
MGP Members to Attend Methane Mitigation Global Summit
MGP member organizations will be attending the Methane Mitigation Global Summit, an opportunity for oil and gas industry leaders worldwide to come together, share experiences and ultimately up their game ahead of COP28.
MGP Members to Attend Methane Mitigation Europe Summit
There will be a strong representation of members of Methane Guiding Principles at Methane Mitigation Europe, which takes place in Amsterdam from March 27-29.
We recently launched a new and improved version of the Methane Inventory Systematic Tool. Mist 2.0 helps oil and gas companies to quantify their methane emissions and calculate the mitigation potential and costs to reach net zero.
COP27: Reducing Methane Emissions High on the Agenda
The 47 members of Methane Guiding Principles are committed to work on reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by developing and sharing tools and guidance on measurement, monitoring and mitigation.
Chevron, a Member of Methane Guiding Principles, has Released its First Dedicated Methane Report
Chevron, a member of Methane Guiding Principles, has released its first dedicated methane report. The report outlines action taken to reduce the company’s methane intensity by more than 50% since 2016.
MiQ, an industry leader in methane emissions certification standards, has become a member of Methane Guiding Principles, an initiative that enables action in industry and government to reduce methane emissions from the natural gas supply chain.
An Eye on Methane: International Methane Emissions Observatory 2022 Report
This week, MGP member UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched its second annual methane report, “An Eye on Methane: International Methane Emissions Observatory 2022 Report”.
Methane Guiding Principles Launches the Methane Flaring Toolkit
Methane Guiding Principles, in collaboration with the Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership and the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, has launched the Methane Flaring Toolkit, a free-to-use resource to help reduce methane emissions from flaring.
Flaring Management Guidance from Ipieca, IOGP and World Bank
Ipieca Executive Director Brian Sullivan, IOGP Executive Director Iman Hill and GGFR Program Manager Zubin Bamji describe how the flaring management guidance can help industry, government and regulators work together to reduce CO2 and methane emissions and drive sustainable development.
Methane Observatory Launched to Boost Action on Powerful Climate-Warming Gas
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), with support from the European Union, today launched a new Observatory to drive action on reducing methane emissions – a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for at least a quarter of the current climate warming.
A Project Led by 14 European Gas Infrastructure Operators and Associations Will Boost New Technologies to Curb Methane Emissions
The European Gas Research Group (GERG) has kick-started a first-of-its-kind research project to test the most promising site-level technologies to quantify methane emissions in midstream assets, thereby reaffirming the crucial role of gas infrastructures in the energy transition.
MGP Members Organize the Methane Emissions Control Initiative for Chinese City Gas Companies
Chengdu Gas, ChongQing Gas, GuangZhou Gas, GuiZhou Gas, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, HangZhou Gas, HaiNan MinSheng Piping Gas, ShaanXi Gas, ShangHai Gas and ShenZhen Gas signed the “Chinese City Gas Company Methane Emissions Control Initiative” in Zhengzhou, Henan Province.
