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More Regulations from EPA

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Date: 2016-05-31 08:44:36
Blog: Energy Policy Blog
URL: http://www.aapg.org/details-page/articleid/30328/more-regulations-from-epa

Summary:

On May 12 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final rule that aims to reduce emissions from new and modified oil and natural gas facilities: New Source Performance Standards for methane and volatile organic compounds (VOC). At the same time EPA announced its plan to apply the rule to existing wells and facilities, but first EPA needs additional information about the size and scope of the oil and natural gas industry as well as emissions data. A planned Information Collection Request (ICR)  would require the operator of every onshore production facility to report on wells and facilities, throughput and emissions.More...

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emissions data, final rule, ICR, Information Collection Request, methane, modified oil, natural gas facilities, natural gas industry, needs additional information, onshore production facility, Source Performance Standards, time EPA, VOC, volatile organic compounds, wells

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