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The Trump US administration is removing limits on methane leaks, which will allow oil and gas companies to decide how much of the greenhouse gas can escape into the atmosphere from wells, pipelines and storage tanks.The new rules effectively rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate methane, the largest component of natural gas.

Prior to a plant’s start-up, a maintenance program has already been implemented. However, as a plant ages, and as part of the Asset Integrity Management (AIM) plan, the maintenance program is expected to be reviewed and modified in accordance with the aging mechanisms at play.

Introducing Bronson Pate, Global Vice President of RFS Compliance Solutions. As the Fugitive Emissions Summit Americas 2020 approaches, the Fugitive Emissions team had the pleasure of speaking to the event Chairman, Bronson Pate, Client Relationship Manager at TRICORD Consulting.

As various industrial sectors continue to prioritize environmental initiatives, the Fugitive Emissions Summit Americas 2020 will be a meeting point for those in the environmental community to expand their knowledge on the latest strategies, technologies, services, products, and capabilities available to reduce environmental damages caused by industrial emissions, and to help reduce company product loss.

Canada Nickel Company Inc. has announced it has created a wholly-owned subsidiary, NetZero Metals, to begin the research and development of a processing facility that would be located in the Timmins, Ontario region with the goal of utilizing existing technologies to produce zero-carbon nickel, cobalt and iron products.

Scientists from ExxonMobil, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered a new material that could capture more than 90 percent of CO2 emitted from industrial sources, such as natural gas-fired power plants, using low-temperature steam, requiring less energy for the overall carbon capture process.Laboratory tests indicate the patent-pending materials, known as tetraamine-functionalized metal organic frameworks, capture carbon dioxide emissions up to six times more effectively than conventional amine-based carbon capture technology.

Are you staying up-to-date on the latest technologies, services and information on the heat transfer industry? The Heat Exchanger World Conference and Expo Americas 2020, taking place on November 18th and 19th, 2020 at the San Jacinto College's LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology in Pasadena, TX, will be the ideal meeting point for heat exchanger and heat transfer-related equipment operators, fabricators and manufacturers to gather and share their expertise and address important issues.

Baker Hughes and Snam have successfully completed testing of the world’s first hybrid hydrogen turbine designed for a gas network.

The US Environmental Protection Agency is granting petitions to add 1-bromopropane (1-BP, Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number [CASRN] 106-94-5) to the HAP list in Section 112(b)(1) of the CAA.

Siemens Energy has launched the "Future of Storage" initiative. The aim of the initiative is to bundle knowledge and build an ecosystem of technology partners in order to offer energy storage solutions tailored to customers' needs.