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Alternative Fugitive Methane Emissions Management Program

The Alternative Federal Methane Emissions Monitoring Program (Alt-FEMP) enables operators to seek approval for utilizing alternative detection technologies instead of traditional ground staff scans with Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) or Organic Vapor Analyzers (OVA) for measuring methane emissions. Depending on an operator’s approach to their Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) program, Alt-FEMP presents an opportunity […]

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Reduce Emissions and Cut Costs with TIER: Alberta’s Sustainable Solution

TIER mandates that regulated facilities curtail greenhouse gas emissions. Anchored in Alberta’s emissions management framework, TIER, or the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation, aids industrial sites in devising innovative strategies to slash emissions and embrace eco-friendly technologies, fostering competitiveness while saving money. Who does this apply to? The regulation imposes emission reduction targets on

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Reporting Audits

Audits are for one primary reason, to ensure the regulatory requirements are being adhered to.To ensure all provisions, approvals, rules, regulations, and requirements are being met.

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Accuracy or Uncertainty?

Accuracy or Uncertainty? Every producer has different opinions about how and where gas should be measured. So, what should be your standard?

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Condensate, should it be measured and reported as a liquid or a gas?

How condensate is to be reported determines how we prove a meter, how often we prove a meter, what type of sampling (analysis) we obtain, and what metering technologies need to be installed.

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Why your Business needs an EPAP Evaluation

EPAP, as per AER Directive 076, ensures operators comply with measurement and reporting standards. It encourages self-auditing by operators to ensure regulatory compliance and reporting to the AER.

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What is Directive 060?

Directive 060 applies to all upstream producers and pipelines licenced by the AER. The overarching theme of the directive is to eliminate or reduce the environmental and safety concerns associated with FFV (fuel, flare, vent) activity.

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Directive 017 for Dummies

Directive 017 is the regulatory document in Alberta utilized by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) on how production from the upstream oil and gas industry is to be measured, estimated, and reported.

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Petrinex, the Who, What, Where, and Why

Petrinex is Canada’s Petroleum Information Network. These parties include operators (upstream, midstream, or downstream alike), working interest partners in the facilities, pipelines, shippers, and other entities that are required to report volumes in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

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Executing Auditable EPAP Evaluations

A strong EPAP program needs to be auditable. Subject to the same words that Ronald Reagan said during the cold war “trust but verify.” Audit regulation, as with many other forms of regulation, consists of five general elements: the setting of standards, their formal adoption, their implementation in practice, the monitoring of compliance, and enforcement

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Author name: Blue Chip MRC