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Methane is both the primary constituent of natural gas and a potent greenhouse gas when released to the atmosphere. Methane emissions from oil and natural gas systems are primarily the result of normal operations, routine maintenance, and system disruptions. These emissions can be cost-effectively reduced by upgrading technologies or equipment, and by improving management practices and operations. Reducing fugitive emissions can reduce product losses, enhance energy security, lower methane emissions, and increase revenues. The Methane to Markets Partnership facilitates cooperative methane leak prevention and mitigation activities that result in bringing more gas to markets.
To learn more, review the background information on the recovery and use of methane from oil and gas systems.
The Oil and Gas Technical Subcommittee in collaboration with Project Network members is leading the Partnership’s efforts to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas systems.
The subcommittee has developed an Action Plan (PDF, 6 pp., 218 KB, About PDF) to focus on key technologies, market assessment, project financing, country-specific needs, cooperative opportunities, and communication and outreach.
For the most up to date technical support documents, tools, and resources to identify and analyze methane emissions reduction opportunities, visit the U.S. EPA Natural Gas STAR program Web site 
. Technical support documents, tools and resources are available in English , Spanish , Russian , and Chinese .
Nodal Analysis Tool
The Nodal Analysis Tool displays interactive flow diagrams of the oil and gas industry. The goal of the Nodal Analysis tool is to give users easy access to information on cost-effective technologies and practices that reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas industry. The Methane to Markets Partnership would like to acknowledge the Government of Canada for sponsoring this work and the work group that contributed time and resources to facilitate development of the tool.
Outreach Material
- Methane to Markets Oil and Gas Systems Fact Sheet (September 2006)
Subcommittee Documents
- Implementation Plan (PDF, 1 p., 27KB) outlines how the O&G Subcommittee will collect relevant input on developing country-specific strategies.
- Document 1: Draft Description of Country-Specific Strategic Plan (PDF, 5 pp., 49 KB) justifies the need to develop these strategies and describes a set of core activities to promote O&G projects.
- Document 2: Draft Proposed Guidance for Developing Country-Specific Strategic Plans (PDF, 5 pp., 53 KB) describes step-by-step activities that might be useful to create strategic plans.
- Appendix to Document 2 (DOC, 5 pp., 114KB) displays five tables in Microsoft Word that can be edited and incorporated into individual country-specific strategies.
- Document 3: Illustrative Example: Country Strategic Plan for the United States (PDF, 2 pp., 479 KB) is an example of a simplified country-specific plan.
- Minutes (PDF, 11 pp., 80 KB) from Oil and Gas Subcommittee Meeting (1 November 2007)
- Minutes (PDF, 25 pp., 326 KB) from Oil and Gas Subcommittee Meeting (1 May 2007)
- Partnership Expo Oil and Gas Sector Specific Agenda (PDF, 1 pp., 46 KB) - Draft (4 June 2007)
- Action Plan: Oil and Gas Subcommittee (PDF, 17 pp., 231 KB) (27 April 2006)
- Minutes (PDF, 18 pp., 230 KB) from Oil and Gas Subcommittee Meeting (27 April 2006)
- Action Plan: Oil and Gas Subcommittee (PDF, 14 pp., 196 KB) (6 December 2005)
- Minutes (PDF, 30 pp., 309 KB) from Oil and Gas Subcommittee Meeting (6 December 2005)
- Action Plan: Oil and Gas Subcommittee (PDF, 6 pp., 215 KB) (3 November 2005)
- Minutes from Oil and Gas Systems Subcommittee Meeting (PDF, 10 pp., 163 KB) (27 September 2005)
- Minutes from Oil and Gas Systems Subcommittee Meeting (PDF, 4 pp., 53 KB) (November 2004)
Country Profiles
- Argentina
- Australia (PDF, 4 pp., 48 KB)
- Brazil
- Canada (PDF, 8 pp., 166 KB)
- China
- Colombia
- Italy (PDF, 17 pp., 1023 KB)
- Japan
- Mexico (PDF, 28 pp., 1700 KB)
- Nigeria
- Republic of Korea (South Korea)
- Russian Federation (PDF, 1 pp., 75 KB)
- United Kingdom (PDF, 1 pp., 97 KB)
- Ukraine
- United States (PDF, 4 pp., 215 KB)
Country representatives may fill-out and submit the oil and gas systems country profile template (MS Word, 1 pp., 53 KB) to the Administrative Support Group for inclusion on this page.
Country-Specific Strategic Plans
- Australia (PDF, 4 pp., 43 KB)
- United States (PDF, 15 pp., 188 KB)
Country representatives might wish to have their country-specific strategic plan posted on this page. If you choose to do so, please submit your strategic plan to the Administrative Support Group indicating that it is for inclusion on this page. Country representatives are not obligated to have their strategic plan posted.
Useful Links
- Energy Management Workshop for Upstream and Midstream Operations:
Increasing Revenue through Process Optimization & Methane Emissions Reduction, January 15-17, 2007, Calgary, Alberta Canada (PDF, 3 pp., 473 KB) - United States Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Gas Delivery and Reliability Technology program reports.
- United States Environmental
Protection Agency's Natural Gas STAR Program
- United
States Departement of Energy National Energy Technology
Laboratory (NETL) project case studies
- Energy Conservation Solutions in the Upstream
Oil and Gas Industry---An Eco-Efficiency Pilot,
2002 - 2005
Resources
Oil and gas systems are the second largest source of human-related methane emissions worldwide and present an excellent opportunity to achieve emissions reduction goals.