Understanding and Optimizing EPA’s Finalized Waste Emissions Charge
Understanding and Optimizing EPA’s Finalized Waste Emissions Charge On November 12th, 2024, as part of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, EPA announced the finalization of its Waste Emissions Charge (WEC) rule. This levies, in 2025, a $900/ton (rising to $1500/ton in 2027) fee on qualified methane emissions over defined thresholds, detailed in a previous article. […]
The Highwood Bulletin 073
This week’s Highwood Bulletin catches you up for the past few months of international methane news for the O&G sector. This edition is busy, with highlights including EU methane rule equivalency, COP29 developments, v4.0 of LDAR-Sim, annual reports by OGCI and OGDC, Carbon Mapper and MethaneSAT data, WEC final rule, Shell’s emissions reduction mandate appeal, […]
Super-Emitter vs. Other Large Release Events: Understanding the Key Differences in EPA Methane Rules
What is the Difference Between a Super-Emitter Event and an Other Large Release Event? In order to meet directives from the Inflation Reduction Act, the EPA has been rapidly updating its methane rules. This includes (but is not limited to): The establishment of a Super-Emitter Program, which includes Super Emitter Event Notifications (SEEN, codified in […]
Research Digest 013
With oil and gas methane research continuing to gain momentum, we’ve had the pleasure and challenge of selecting the most impactful research. Here we summarize the latest in methane measurement, technology testing, quantification, and previously unrecognized emission sources. Review of 237 Oil and Gas Methane Research Publications Aiming to benchmark current knowledge and provide insight […]
Reconciliation Has Become a Methane Buzzword
Reconciliation has gained traction in the context of methane emissions within the oil and gas industry, stemming from the growing recognition that different studies and estimation approaches often yield different results. Such disparities can be attributed to the diverse methods employed for estimating greenhouse gas emissions, which may involve emissions factors, direct measurements, or engineering […]
The Highwood Bulletin 072
This week’s Highwood Bulletin covers global flaring, exciting news for Highwood, the Marathon settlement, DOE methane funding, Carbon Mapper, the EU methane rule, and more. Thanks as always for reading and engaging. Highwood awarded $2.2 million for reconciliation software Emissions Reduction Alberta has awarded more than $44 million in their Emerging Innovators Challenge, including […]
Introducing our Methane Fundamentals Course
Over the years, we’ve received many requests for high-quality methane training. In response, Highwood Emissions Management has teamed up with SAGA Wisdom to deliver a best-in-class methane emissions education and training curriculum for oil & gas professionals. I’m thrilled to be the instructor for the first course, designed to equip energy professionals with the knowledge […]
Highwood and SAGA Wisdom Launch Comprehensive Methane Education and Training Curriculum
We’re thrilled to announce a partnership with SAGA Wisdom to offer a series of high-quality methane courses available on-demand for oil & gas professionals. Understanding methane emissions is highly complex, which is further magnified by rapidly changing policies, standards, technologies, and stakeholder expectations. These factors are driving industry demand for premium education and training. To […]
The New EU Methane Regulation Presents Both Risk and Opportunity for US Oil and Gas Producers
Update (November 7, 2024): Since the publication of this post, the European Commission has indicated that producers seeking to import oil and gas into the EU may be considered compliant with EU regulations on measuring, monitoring, reporting, and verification if their reporting is equivalent to OGMP 2.0 level 5 requirements and the data is independently […]
The Highwood Bulletin 071
This edition features a new rule on methane imports to the EU, Subpart W updates, new published methane protocols from the CDPHE, a new methane training curriculum, the EPA portal opening for submissions, a long anticipated GHG report from the National Petroleum Council, finalization of the Waste Prevention Rule, a new protocol from MiQ re: […]
