Proposed EPA Oil and Gas NSPS OOOOb Rules Controlling VOCs and Methane
December 15, 2022
In November 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published proposed rulemaking regarding methane and VOC emissions from oil and natural gas industries. This proposal supplemented the proposed rulemaking published… Read more
What Is A Vapor Recovery Compressor?
December 8, 2022
Vapor recovery compressors are an essential part of many industries’ environmental protection efforts. By compressing gas mixtures, vapors can be efficiently collected and prevented from being released into the atmosphere…. Read more
Cimarron’s senior technical staff gave presentations for the 2022 Onshore Wellsite Facilities Conference held in Houston, TX on September 20-22, 2022. Mr. James Sidebottom, Senior Technical Advisor at Cimarron, gave… Read more
NSPS OOOOa Annual Report due October 31st, 2022
October 13, 2022
NSPS OOOOa applies to oil and gas facilities constructed, modified or reconstructed after September 18, 2015. The rule controls venting and fugitive emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and methane… Read more
Beginning in 2011, oil and gas facilities were required to report greenhouse gases (GHG) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) using the online e-GGRT… Read more
What Is an Enclosed Combustion Device?
September 9, 2022
Now that we are seeing the effects of climate change in real-time, it’s time we think about what we can do to mitigate it. And one of the causes of… Read more
Carbon Intensity Measures for Oil and Gas Industry
August 31, 2022
The worldwide effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has resulted in carbon intensity metrics that can compare the relative amount of GHGs between companies and facilities. GHG emissions are… Read more
Proposed EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules
August 17, 2022
On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published proposed changes for the rules in 40 CFR 98 – Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting. This rule requires facilities that… Read more
Landfill Air Quality Rules
August 1, 2022
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has regulations that affect air emissions from municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLF). A municipal solid waste landfill is a site that receives household waste and… Read more
Oklahoma New Oil & Gas General Air Permit
July 25, 2022
On July 1, 2022, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (OKDEQ) issued and updated the General Permit for Oil and Gas Facilities (GP-OGF). The GP OGF and required application form… Read more