GreenPath 2017 Historical Canadian Fugitive Emissions managment Program Assessment

Throughout North America, federal and provincial or state level governments are developing methane emissions regulatory frameworks to be implemented in the coming years with a target of achieving a 40 to 45% reduction in methane emissions from the upstream oil and gas industry by 2025. Alberta has committed to a 45% reduction by 2025, with enhanced leak detection and repair likely to be one of the first policy frameworks which will be used to help achieve this objective. The three most critical components to a Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) program are facility inspection frequency, measurement standards, and repair requirements. To date, there is a significant gap in evaluating the current fugitive emissions management practices of the upstream oil and gas industry. This document is the first step to fill this gap