Natural Gas STAR Program

2014 Natural Gas STAR Annual Implementation Workshop

May 12-14, 2014, San Antonio, TX

The agenda and presentations are provided below.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Time	Agenda Item
11:30am – 1:30pm	Registration
12:00 – 1:15pm	Lunch
1:45 – 2:15pm	Keynote Presentation Joseph Goffman, Associate Assistant Administrator and Senior Counsel,Office of Air & Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2:15 – 3:00pm	Redrawing the Energy Climate Map – Minimizing Methane Emissions from Upstream Production Christian Besson, International Energy Agency
3:00 – 3:30pm	Break
3:30 – 4:00pm	Overview of US GHG Inventory Data and EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (Subpart W) Melissa Weitz, US EPA
4:00 – 4:30pm	Overview of the New Gas STAR Gold Certification Program Roger Fernandez, Natural Gas STAR Program, US EPA
5:00 – 6:30pm	Networking Reception

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Time	Agenda Item
8:00am – 8:30am	Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:15am	Experiences with Wet Seal Degassing Capture and Use Kevin Ritz, Baltimore Gas and Electric, and Reid Smith, BP
9:15 – 10:00am	Advances in Leak Detection and Measurement Panel Steve M. Redding, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Carol Brereton, Carlton University Laser Study Paul Czerepuszko, FLIR Systems
10:00 – 10:30am	Gas Capture and Ventless Restoration Projects Doug Jordan, Southwestern Energy
10:30 – 11:00am	Networking and Refreshment Break
11:00am – 12:00pm	Casinghead Gas Projects in China, Colombia, and Ecuador Dave Picard, Clearstone Engineering Jorge Duque-Rivera, ESPOL Edgar Eduardo Yañez, Ecopetrol S.A.
12:00 – 12:30pm	Managing Multiple Small Energy Efficiency Projects at Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities Michael Lawson, Conoco Phillips Veronica Nasser, REM Technology
12:30 – 2:00pm	Lunch and Partner Reflections and Perspectives Shankar Ananthakrishna, Chevron Doug Jordan, Southwestern Energy Narain Lal, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
2:00 – 2:30pm	Quantifying Cost-Effectiveness of Systematic Leak Detection and Repair Program Using Infrared Cameras David McCabe and Lesley Fleischman, Clean Air Task Force
2:30 – 3:00pm	Modeling Cost-Effectiveness of Leak Detection and Repair at Well Production Sites Tomás Carbonell, Environmental Defense Fund
3:00 – 3:30pm	Improving Methane Emission Estimates for the Natural Gas Industry Kristine Wiley, Gas Technology Institute
3:30 – 4:00pm	Networking and Refreshment Break
4:00 – 4:30pm	Measurements of Methane Emissions at Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States David Allen, University of Texas
4:30 – 5:00pm	Update on Colorado’s Oil and Gas Greenhouse Gas Rule Mark McMillan, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Pollution Control Division
5:00 – 5:45pm	EPA's New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Update Bruce Moore, US EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
5:45pm	Closing Remarks

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Time	Agenda Item
8:30am – 12:30pm	Site Tour - Southwest Research Institute