Pathway 8.

Non-Carbon Dioxide Climate Pollutants → Methane

8.2.2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions

LPDD Recommendation: “EPA could consider adoption of new methane regulations for existing oil and gas facilities.”

LPDD Recommendation: “State legislatures or environmental agencies can consider adopting regulations to cost effectively control venting, flaring, and leaks from well sites.”

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Colorado SB 181

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Requires that the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission revisit its existing rules and consider stricter requirements with respect to leak detection and repair, pipeline inspection, emissions from “pneumatic tools” like gas-driven pumps, and more.

California Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions Regulation

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Designed to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production, processing, storage, and transmission compressor stations.

Report, Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Management in the Oil and Gas Sector

Jurisdiction: Congress, States and State Governments, Local Governments

Offering guidance for developing and implementing effective monitoring, reporting and verification practices, as well as for mitigating methane emissions, from the oil and gas sector.

EPA Technical Reports on Methane Emissions Reduction from Oil and Gas Sector

Jurisdiction: Individual Agencies

In 2014, EPA released five technical reports outlining strategies to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector.