First public workshop to discuss potential changes to the Oil and Gas Methane Regulation
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First public workshop to discuss potential changes to the Oil and Gas Methane Regulation
The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) invites you to participate in a virtual public workshop to provide input on potential changes to the California Oil and Gas Methane Regulation to align with US EPA’s Control Techniques Guidelines as required by recent US EPA action. During the meeting, staff will present data and discuss knowledge gained from implementation of the regulation over the past four years, outline potential regulation amendments that result from recent US EPA actions, broadly outline future potential changes to the regulation, and take verbal feedback. Staff will also accept written stakeholder feedback following the workshop through 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on October 11, 2022.
Staff’s presentation and will be posted to the Oil and Natural Gas Production, Processing, and Storage Meetings & Workshops webpage prior to the workshop, and a link to submit written feedback will be posted to the same page on the day of the workshop.
Register for the webinar at this link.
Background
The Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities, or the Oil and Gas Methane Regulation, was adopted by CARB in 2017. It is designed to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production facilities, natural gas gathering and boosting stations, natural gas processing plants, natural gas transmission compressor stations, and natural gas underground storage facilities. Regulated entities are required to take actions to limit intentional (vented) and unintentional (leaked or fugitive) emissions from equipment and operations.
Measures in the regulation include requirements for leak detection and repair (LDAR), vapor control on uncontrolled tanks above an emission threshold, replacement of high-emitting rod packing or wet seals on compressors, no-bleed pneumatic devices and pumps, additional monitoring at natural gas underground storage facilities, measuring of liquids unloading and well casing vent emissions, and recordkeeping and reporting.
Contacts
If you have questions about the workshop please contact Jim Nyarady, Manager of the Oil and Gas Section, or Quinn Langfitt, Air Resources Engineer.
If you require a special accommodation or need this document in an alternate format (i.e., Braille, large print) or another language, please contact Quinn Langfitt as soon as possible. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.