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Changes to Directive 060: What Alberta’s Upstream Petroleum Producers Need to Know
On October 24, 2024, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) released a draft update to Directive 060, the Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting regulation. This update is part of Alberta’s...
Read MoreEmissions Forecasting Approaches: Production Estimates and Statistical Models
In the oil and gas industry, emissions forecasting is crucial for operators to anticipate future emissions profiles. Emissions forecasting integrates analyses of several factors including projected production levels...
Read MoreCertifying Natural gas for Methane Emissions Management: Insights into MiQ Framework
In the ever-evolving realm of the oil and gas industry, sustainability has become a focal point, with a surge in voluntary initiatives aiming for net-zero objectives [1]. Within these initiatives, third-party c...
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Acid Gas System Redesign Evaluation for Major GHG Emissions Reduction
An oil and gas company requested Process Ecology to conduct a Preliminary Front-End Engineering and Design (Pre-FEED) or conceptual engineering study to assess potential modifications to the sulfur plant at a sour gas plant emitting more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon di...
Read MoreGHG emissions from a novel partial upgrading technology
Process Ecology was engaged by a technology company to estimate the GHG emissions of a novel partial upgrading technology for partial upgrading of oil sands derived bitumen. The study considered the integration of this new technology in a SAGD Central Processi...
Read MoreEvaluating Pressure Rise and Reverse Flow Scenario
Process Ecology Inc. was requested by an oil and gas client to study overpressure at a complex gas injection system during a reverse flow scenario through centrifugal compressors. This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of check valve failure in their...
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Techno-Economic Assessment of Methane Mitigation Pathways for the Upstream Oil & Gas Sector in Canada
Canada is striving to meet its environmental commitments and create a lower carbon economy. Reducing methane and other greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions from the oil and gas sector is an essential part of the strategy.
DownloadGlycol dehydration greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) Reduction in Western Canada
There is an opportunity to significantly reduce GHG emissions in dehydration facilities - with the potential to reduce the GHG emissions by over half through low-cost met.
DownloadGas-driven Glycol Pump Optimization
Process Ecology was contracted by a major operating company to review the opportunity for optimization (estimation of emissions reduction and cost savings) of the operating conditions of gas driven pumps in six glycol dehydration units.
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