Tag: Methane
Methane plan can cut emissions by 45%, protect 7,000 jobs: CAPP
Made-in-Alberta solution would cost oil, natural gas industry $700-million over 8 years The Government of Alberta committed to reduce methane emissions by 45 per cent. Industry created competitive plan to achieve this in the most efficient way while protecting 7,000 jobs and balance environmental and economic priorities, according to an analysis conducted by the Canadian […]
Tiny chip-based methane spectrometer could help reduce natural gas leaks
Start field testing next year the spectrometers by placing them into a larger network The process of extracting natural gas from the earth or transporting it through pipelines can release methane into the atmosphere. Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is a greenhouse gas with a warming potential approximately 25 times larger than carbon dioxide, […]
(Video) Alberta fugitive methane emission regulations: Prescriptive, carbon levy, or let industry lead?
First priority is to understand how much methane is actually leaking from Alberta oil/gas operations – Read Both the Alberta and Canadian governments want fugitive methane emissions reduced 45 per cent by 2025. But how best to achieve that goal isn’t clear. Industry watchdogs are pushing prescriptive regulations that producers fear will inflate compliance costs […]
National Geographic pushes anti-fracking methane misinformation
Quantity, quality of data showing low methane leakage rates from gas overwhelming By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth As silly as it seems, fracking opponents continue to suggest natural gas — a fuel the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) acknowledge is the primary reasons the U.S. is the only developed nation in the world […]
Canada international leader in methane emissions reductions: CAPP
Canada’s oil sands producers investing over $1.33 billion on 936 technologies, innovations and best practices The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) welcomes Environment and Climate Change Canada’s proposed commitment to reduce further methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the oil and natural gas sector, according to a press release. Although CAPP disagrees with […]
NOAA study suggests research on Obama-era Methane Rules has inflated data
NOAA study timely as EPA issued 90-day stay on Obama-era fugitive methane emissions rules by Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth A new peer-reviewed National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) study suggests emission estimates reported in a series of studies used to justify federal methane regulations may have been significantly exaggerated. The latter research garnered considerable media coverage based […]
New methane emissions regulation smart policy and politics for Ottawa, industry
Methane emissions regulations will be coordinated with provinces like Alberta to avoid duplication, unnecessary cost The Canadian environment department has issued new regulations to curb methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 to 45 per cent by 2025. Canada’s move is part of the broad Paris climate strategy of decarbonizing existing energy systems while […]
New EPA study indicates agency exaggerating methane emissions
Reported methane emissions from pneumatic controllers more than doubled in 2016 Ry Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study released last week indicates the agency may be greatly exaggerating oil and natural gas system methane emissions. By using a combination of extractive air sampling and remote optical gas imaging (OGI) tools […]
New EPA data show US oil/gas-related GHG emissions continue to fall
EPA data shows methane leakage rate from natural gas systems just 1.5% By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the latest draft of its annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI) on Tuesday, and the new EPA data show that methane emissions from oil and natural gas systems continue to fall at the […]
Dept. of Energy study finds low methane leakage rates from natural gas systems
By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) study adds to an already long list of reports findings low methane leakage rates from natural gas systems. Using data from a comprehensive 2015 Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) report on the Barnett Shale region in Texas to synthesize emissions on a national scale, the […]
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