The Highwood Bulletin 067

It has been a wild week in methane! New methane import regulations in Europe could alter international gas trade and US Department of Energy announces a multi-lateral differentiated gas framework initiative. Meanwhile, JPMorgan is taking a stronger stance on methane. A new Nature Energy paper on differentiated gas and intel on Bill Nye are among the other stories in this week’s edition!

The Highwood Bulletin 066

I’m writing this week’s Highwood Bulletin from Houston Texas, where I’m enjoying Tex Mex, meeting up with clients, talking about methane fee strategy, and attending the ONE Future annual conference.  This week’s bulletin covers new EPA rules, EU import rules, consolidation, MiQ equivalency guidance, and new reports, conferences, and other opportunities. Thanks as always for […]

Energy Transition – Balancing Access Against Climate Objectives

This is the second in a series of four articles on the 2023 Voluntary Initiatives Report by Highwood Emissions Management. To read the full Voluntary Emissions Reduction Initiatives in 2023 click here Article: As the world strives to achieve the climate goals set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement, parts of the world still do […]

The Highwood Bulletin 065

In this week’s Highwood Bulletin, I am pleased to announce the long-awaited and very exciting release of the third edition of Highwood’s free Voluntary Initiatives report. This year’s report is better than ever so please check it out! We also catch you up on all the important conferences and courses you should know about this […]

Research Digest 10

In this month’s Research Digest, we catch you up on the latest peer-reviewed research in methane emissions science, including advancements in satellite based analytics, improvements to top-down emissions quantification, a review of emissions policy, and more! Satellite Quantification of Global Oil and Gas Emissions 22 months of high resolution TROPOMI data is used to quantify […]

The Highwood Bulletin 064

This week’s Highwood Bulletin covers V3 of LDAR-Sim release, CDPHE methane intensity rule approval, a new state-wide technology approval in Colorado, our editorial on Canadian methane policy, MiQ-Highwood methane intensity index, the September offering of our course on methane technology, a whole bunch of fall methane conferences, and much more! Version 3 of LDAR-Sim Released […]

The new and improved LDAR-Sim: Everything you need to know

LDAR-Sim is one of the leading reputable modelling tools in the forecasting and analysis of fugitive emissions. As a public, open-source platform, regulators, operators, and other interested parties can confidently use LDAR-Sim to evaluate the effectiveness of fugitive emissions management programs.

The Highwood Bulletin 063

I’m excited to present a massive Highwood Bulletin this week that documents many exciting developments in emissions management for the oil and gas industry. This week I cover EPA’s proposed GHGRP updates, Highwood’s joining of Rice Alliance, Shell’s new production strategy, methane funding from EPA and DOE, new Carbon Mapper data, an offset protocol for […]

EPA proposes changes to Subpart W of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

On Thursday, July 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revisions to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), specifically regarding Subpart W for petroleum and natural gas systems which describes the calculations operators use in generating an annual emissions estimate.