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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) articles are increasingly in the news. ESG metrics are factors that can be used to measure the sustainability and social impact of a business. Investors and capital markets can use these criteria to screen potential investments for future performance. ESG is becoming more than a buzzword because certain large investors […]
Activated Carbon Bed Vapor Recovery Units The transportation of petroleum liquids (crude oil, gasoline, other refined products) and organic chemicals is often done by tank truck, rail tank cars and marine barges and ships. Also, gasoline is delivered by tank truck to service stations. The loading of products to the transportation vessels and service station […]
The worldwide movement to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has gathered much momentum. Future actions taken to reduce GHG emissions will affect all industries and even our personal lives. One part of the effort that is frequently discussed is the need to set a price on GHG emissions – often referred to as a price of […]
Rules in 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO and OOOOa require routine visibility observation testing for enclosed combustion devices (e.g., ECD) and flares (open-tipped, candlestick flares). Enclosed combustion devices and flares are required under NSPS OOOO and OOOOa to be operated with no visible smoke emissions, except for periods not to exceed a total of 1 minute […]
Carbon Credits Explained Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) have been a worldwide concern for several years. Based on models from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other reported data, GHG emission reductions are needed to limit global warming to less than 2.0 degrees Celsius (preferably less than 1.5°C) compared to pre-industrial levels. The […]
Do you ever wonder what some of those abbreviated technical terms used by your environmental department means? Do you work in the oil and gas industry or operate crude oil storage tanks? If yes, then you need to know about the ABCs of VOCs. VOC stands for Volatile Organic Compound. By USEPA regulation, VOC emissions […]
Air emission inventories gather data from facilities so that air emissions can be quantified. Oil and gas (O&G) operators prepare air emission inventories for their facilities for a variety of reasons. These include the following: Air permitting for new facilities and modifications to existing facilities Annual criteria air pollutants and hazardous air pollutants (HAP) inventories for major […]
Operators are always looking for ways to improve vapor recovery unit (VRU) performance and to avoid the regulatory requirements of NSPS OOOOa. Using a vapor recovery tower (VRT) along with a VRU, a facility can increase production of natural gas and decrease air emissions. VRTs are tall, vertical separators used to recover flash gas emissions that […]
On March 2, 2019, the USEPA finalized a voluntary New Owner Clean Air Act Audit (CAA) Program custom-made for the oil and natural gas sector. The program can be used by new owners of upstream exploration and production sites to voluntarily find, correct and self-disclose Clean Air Act violations. This can result in timely and cost-effective CAA […]
Heater treaters can be significant sources of “flash gas” from oil and gas production facilities. Flash gas is natural gas that is released from a wellstream when the liquid undergoes a pressure drop or when the liquid’s temperature is increased. In a heater treater, the crude oil/condensate and produced water experience a pressure drop and […]