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The Highwood Bulletin is our way of sharing what we learn. We publish regular updates on emissions management news, novel research, and special insights from our team of experts and our partners.

The Methane Quantification Debate is a False Dichotomy and a Distraction

Introducing the Quantification Debate There is a debate raging in methane. A debate about the value of methane quantification. In the red corner, you have the quant-heads. Those designing, promoting, and implementing an emerging cacophony of company-specific quantification protocols and standards, often called “measurement-informed inventories”. They are obsessed with pinning down an ever-elusive truth, to multiple decimal places, at any cost. In the blue

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Research Digest 006

A lot has been happening in methane emission research! In this month’s Research Digest, we catch you up on peer-reviewed oil and natural gas (O&G) emissions science, including: under-reporting methane emissions to the UN, discrepancies between satellite and bottom-up emissions estimates, high methane emissions at low-production O&G sites, a look at future research opportunities in leak detection, drone-mounted mounted methane detector applications, and more!

2022 11 01

Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) 2.0

The Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) 2.0, is 1 of 24 initiatives that are analyzed in-depth in the Highwood voluntary Emissions Reduction Initiatives Report 2022.

2022 10 27

Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI)

Initiative Highlights from Highwood’s Voluntary Initiatives Report

2022 10 21

What is Emissions Reconciliation?

Estimating emissions quantities over time is complex – different approaches usually lead to different answers. Reconciling discrepancies among estimates is increasingly common as it can help improve understanding of the overall system.

2022 10 11

The Highwood Bulletin 051

This week’s Highwood Bulletin features regulatory drone based LDAR, problematic flaring, a new global emissions database, methane emissions from gathering lines, a new report on methane satellites, Canadian oilsands net zero efforts, Canada’s federal Methane Strategy, a blog on emissions reconciliation, Highwood’s emissions courses, career opportunities, and the conferences we’ll be attending this fall. Enjoy and please don’t hesitate to send us your feedback!

2022 10 11

LDAR-Sim Training

Highwood Emissions Management has developed a comprehensive training program to help unlock the potential of the powerful Leak Detection and Repair Simulator (LDAR-Sim).

2022 10 04

The Highwood Bulletin 050

Welcome to the 50th edition of the Highwood Bulletin! This week’s Highwood Bulletin features new research on super-emitters across multiple US basins, methane funding granted by the US and CCAC to Africa, new coverage of our Voluntary Initiatives Report, a special offer on our methane technology and Scope 1/2/3 quantification course offerings, funding, conferences, employment opportunities, and more! Thanks for sticking with us for 50 issues of the Highwood Bulletin.

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