Should you build an in-house team or outsource LDAR services? What Operators Need to Know Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) used to be a compliance checkbox. Now, it’s a high-stakes, high-scrutiny function tied directly to emissions targets, ESG scores, investor confidence, and operational efficiency. As regulatory complexity grows and public scrutiny intensifies, operators are facingRead more
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LDAR Expertise That Delivers Compliance and Confidence Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) is no longer a niche compliance service, it’s a critical part of environmental performance, regulatory compliance, and reputational risk management for oil and gas operators. From newly constructed gas plants to aging compressor stations and well pads, facilities across the oil and gasRead more
Continuous Emissions Monitoring, Emissions Monitoring, Emissions Reduction, LDAR, Optical Gas Imaging, Thief Hatch, White Paper | 0 comment | 5 July, 2024 | 1
Best Practices for Emissions Monitoring in the Energy Sector The Energy Transition is underway. The move to decarbonize the global energy system by shifting away from fossil fuels to adopting greater use of renewable energy sources is being driven by multiple key stakeholders, including regulators, legislators, investors and the public. As a result, the EnergyRead more
Appendix K, Emissions Monitoring, Emissions Reduction, LDAR, Optical Gas Imaging, Regulations and Initiatives | 0 comment | 5 July, 2024 | 0
Just over two years ago, on November 2, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled a series of proposed changes to the Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) practices, including a protocol for using optical gas imaging (OGI) cameras to detect leaks, otherwise known as Appendix K to 40 CFR Part 60. A year later, onRead more
Appendix K, Continuous Emissions Monitoring, Emissions Monitoring, Emissions Reduction, LDAR, OOOOb, Optical Gas Imaging, Regulations and Initiatives | 0 comment | 5 July, 2024 | 0
Introduction to NSPS OOOOb The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the adoption of a comprehensive regulatory framework with its Final Rule for Methane Reduction (NSPS OOOOb, in addition to OOOOc and Appendix K), aimed at curbing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. This is the first of several articles we are developing toRead more
Continuous Emissions Monitoring, Emissions Monitoring, Emissions Reduction, LDAR, Optical Gas Imaging, Thief Hatch | 0 comment | 26 July, 2023 | 0
The United Nations Global Methane Assessment reported that more than half of global methane emissions are human-caused, having oil and gas extraction accounting for 23% of the total. Importantly, the report points out that the oil and gas industry can make significant reductions in emissions with relatively inexpensive technologies, many of which pay for themselves.Read more
