In October 2023[AE1] [JC2] [JC3] , we published our blog article Reducing Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector: The Super-Emitter Response Program previewing the major components of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Super Emitter Response Program included in the agency’s comprehensive update to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOb, which focuses on standards of performance for crude oil and natural gas facilities. In this article we cover the final form of the Super-Emitter Response Program that was published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2024.
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In October 2023[AE1] [JC2] [JC3] , we published our blog article Reducing Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector: The Super-Emitter Response Program previewing the major components of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Super Emitter Response Program included in the agency’s comprehensive update to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOb, which focuses on standards of performance for crude oil and natural gas facilities. In this article we cover the final form of the Super-Emitter Response Program that was published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2024.
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
Last week Encino’s Vice President of Regulatory, Sustainability and Technical Services, Ángel Esparza, PhD, PE, SPEC, CESCO, participated in the EPA’s public hearing on the proposed regulation that implement the Waste Emission Charge (WEC) for petroleum and natural gas systems.
Continuous Emissions Monitoring, Emissions Monitoring, Emissions Reduction, Optical Gas Imaging, Regulations and Initiatives | 0 comment | 5 October, 2023 | 0
On December 6, 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) threw another rock into the regulatory pond sending ripples of uncertainty and concern throughout the Oil & Gas industry when it published a supplemental proposed rule (Proposed 2022 Rule). This Proposed 2022 Rule expands on the first boulder the agency threw into the water, theRead more
