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… Read more
PRICE OF CARBON AND CARBON TAXES
February 25, 2021
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… Read more
NSPS OOOO/OOOOA EPA METHOD 22 VISIBLE EMISSIONS TESTING (ENCLOSED COMBUSTORS AND FLARES)
January 20, 2021
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… Read more
Carbon Credits Explained
January 18, 2021
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… Read more
WHAT ARE VOCS AND WHY THEY’RE IMPORTANT Do you ever wonder what some of those abbreviated technical terms used by your environmental department means? Do you work in the oil… Read more
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… Read more
USE THE POWER OF THE VAPOR RECOVERY TOWER
January 13, 2021
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… Read more
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… Read more
CONVERSION OF VOLUME OF NATURAL GAS TO MASS OF NATURAL GAS
January 12, 2021
People often ask how do convert a volume (e.g., standard cubic feet) of natural gas to pounds (mass) and pounds of natural gas to volume. Below are some equations to… Read more
HEATER TREATERS AND FLASH GAS
January 11, 2021
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… Read more