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Crucial Updates in TIER Regulation: Key Amendments & Deadlines
September 14, 2023The Government of Alberta made recent amendments to the TIER Regulation, effective January 1, 2023, with implications for both new and existing aggregates in the 2023 compliance year.
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Regulatory update: Q&A on proposed EPA methane regulations
August 24, 2023Name of regulation: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
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Regulatory update: Revisions to EPA’s Subpart W reporting requirements for petroleum and natural gas systems
July 17, 2023Name of regulation: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
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Regulatory update: Advanced leak detection requirements for gas pipelines
June 9, 2023Name of regulation: Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair
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How Permian operators can diagnose & mitigate unlit flares.
June 8, 2023In a new report by Validere and East Daley Analytics, analysis shows gas bottlenecks in the coming years that mean increased risks of Permian flaring and methane emissions. While there are many...
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What oil & gas companies need to know about upcoming NESHAP updates
May 30, 2023The EPA has entered into a Consent Decree (CD) to review, and possibly revise, the rules governing hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from oil and gas. This is separate from the ongoing rulemaking...
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Why counting carbon is hard (but not impossible).
May 25, 2023As companies increase their focus on ambitious environmental goals amid the energy transition, quantifying (or rather, accurately counting) carbon emissions is proving to be a complex challenge for...
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Why spreadsheets can only take your emissions data so far.
March 10, 2023With emissions reductions now a strategically important issue to oil and gas operators, these companies are devoting increasing time and capital to reducing their emissions. A decade ago, many...
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Validere Playbook: Managing methane series
February 22, 2023The North American oil and gas industry has increasingly embraced decarbonization in recent years, an important shift as it looks to become a source of affordable, cleaner volumes in the global fight...
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TIER: How M&A activity impacts facility re-benchmarking & aggregate populations
January 24, 2023With the AEP releasing new facility-specific benchmarks between now and July, producers need to understand how the re-benchmarking of aggregate facilities works to prepare for compliance reporting.
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