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Latest Methane News: Journal of Petroleum Technology
Commentary: To Meet Global Methane Goals, Improve Gas Data
25 March 2024
The availability of robust, measurement-informed emissions information across global supply chains is critical to the success of any target-based methane policy. Yet very few countries can provide robust data on emissions intensity across natural gas value chains.
Australia’s Santos Signs on With Global Zero Methane and Flaring Goals
23 February 2024
The Australian oil and gas company said the new commitments underscore its goal to achieve net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040.
Google To Share Oil and Gas Methane Leaks Spotted From Space
21 February 2024
The company plans to overlay data from the MethaneSAT satellite onto its Google maps to assist in understanding which types of oil and gas equipment tend to leak most.
Like Radar for Methane: LongPath Gets $189 Million Loan To Build Massive Network of Laser Towers in US Oil Patch
10 January 2024
Startup company LongPath Technologies has received conditional federal financing to install 1,000 methane detection towers spanning multiple US states.
TotalEnergies Is Sharing In-House Drone Tech To Help NOCs Hunt Emissions
05 December 2023
The French company inked agreements at COP28 to share its newly developed CO2 and methane detection platform with NOCs in Brazil, Angola, and Azerbaijan.
US Targets Oil and Natural Gas Industry’s Role in Global Warming With New Rule on Methane Emissions
05 December 2023
The rule targets emissions from existing oil and gas wells nationwide, rather than focusing only on new wells, as previous EPA regulations have done.
Deeper Dive: Trending Papers and Proceedings from OnePetro©
- Development of Methods for Top-Down Methane Emission Measurements of Oil and Gas Facilities in an Offshore Environment Using a Miniature Methane Spectrometer and Long-Endurance UAS
- Application of Long Endurance UAS for Top-Down Methane Emission Measurements of Oil and Gas Facilities in an Offshore Environment
- Strategy Optimization and Technology Evaluation for Oil and Gas Methane Emission Detection
- How Effective LDAR Campaigns Contribute to Minimizing Methane Emissions
- Our Industry's Journey in Measuring Methane Emissions and Where We're Going from Here
- Monitoring of Methane Emissions in Oil and Gas from Space: Matching Needs with Satellite System Capability, and Advantages of High Resolution Monitoring
- Ubiquitous Sensing Network for Continuous Monitoring and Quantification of Methane Emissions
- From Data to Actionable Insight: Monitoring Fugitive Methane Emissions at Oil and Gas Facilities Using Satellites
- Long Term, Periodic Aerial Surveys Cost Effectively Mitigate Methane Emissions
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