Natural Gas STAR Outreach and Events
Facilitating information exchange on cost-effective methane emissions reduction technologies and practices is the core mission of the Natural Gas STAR Program. The Natural Gas STAR Program hosts a series of Technology Transfer Workshops and the Annual Implementation Workshop to further this goal.
Recent Event
Technology Transfer Workshop - Pipeline Blowdowns in Transmission and Distribution
Houston, Texas - November 10, 2016
EPA’s Natural Gas STAR and Methane Challenge Programs hosted this one-day workshop to provide information and insights for natural gas companies and other stakeholders interested in achieving and promoting methane emission reductions from pipeline blowdowns. View the workshop agenda and presentations.
Previous Events
EPA sponsors the Natural Gas STAR Annual Implementation Workshop to further the Program's primary goal of facilitating information exchange about cost-effective methane emission reduction technologies and practices. This workshop brings together Natural Gas STAR partners and industry experts to discuss the latest technologies and practices.
- 2015 Annual Implementation Workshop
November 16-18, 2015, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 2014 Annual Implementation Workshop
May 12-14, 2014, San Antonio, Texas - 2012 Annual Implementation Workshop
April 10-12, 2012, Denver, Colorado
- View a list of older Annual Implementation Workshops
- 2010 Annual Implementation Workshop
November 1-3, 2010, New Orleans, Louisiana - 2009 Annual Implementation Workshop
October 19-21, 2009, San Antonio, Texas - 2008 Annual Implementation Workshop
November 11-13, 2008, San Antonio, Texas - 2007 Annual Implementation Workshop
October 22-24, 2007, Houston, Texas - 2006 Annual Implementation Workshop
October 23-25, 2006, Houston, Texas - 2005 Annual Implementation Workshop
October 24-26, 2005, Houston, Texas - 2004 Annual Implementation Workshop
October 25-27, 2004, Houston, Texas - 2003 Annual Implementation Workshop
October 27-29, 2003, Houston, Texas - 2002 Annual Implementation Workshop
October 28-30, 2002, Houston, Texas - 2001 Annual Implementation Workshop
October 23-25, 2001, Houston, Texas - 2000 Annual Implementation Workshop
October 11-13, 2000, Houston, Texas
- 2010 Annual Implementation Workshop
Technology transfer workshops provide a forum for oil and natural gas companies to receive and share detailed information about current cost-effective technologies and practices to reduce methane emissions in their specific sector. Workshops are free-of-charge and open to anyone.
- Pipeline Blowdowns in Transmission and Distribution
November 10, 2016 - Houston, Texas - 1st Global Methane Initiative Workshop and Exhibition in the Middle East
April 27-28, 2015 - Khobar, Saudi Arabia - Production Technology Transfer Workshop
February 11, 2014 - Denver, Colorado - Production Technology Transfer Workshop
February 13, 2014 - Park City, Utah - Production Technology Transfer Workshop
September 24, 2013 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Distribution Technology Transfer Workshop
May 23, 2013 - Orlando, Florida
- View a list of older Technology Transfer Workshops
- Benefits of Methane Emissions Reductions in the Hydrocarbon Sector
November 19, 2012 - Bogotá, Colombia - Turkmenistan Natural Gas STAR International Workshop
November 9, 2011 - Farmingham, New Mexico - 2011 Global Methane Initiative Partnership-Wide Meeting
October 12-14, 2011 - Krakow, Poland - 1st Asia Pacific Global Methane Initiative Oil and Gas Sector Workshop
September 23, 2011 - Jakarta, Indonesia - Gas Flaring/Venting and Fugitive Emissions Measurement Workshop
May 13-14, 2011 - Villahermosa, Mexico - Second International Workshop on Methane Emissions Reduction Technologies in the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
April 21, 2011 - Huadong, China - Seminar with Russian Independent Oil and Gas Producers on Methane Mitigation Technologies and Strategies
October 4, 2010 - Moscow, Russia - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
May 11, 2010 - Farmington, New Mexico - Turkmenistan Symposium on Natural Gas System Management
April 26-29, 2010 - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
March 23-24, 2010 - Vernal, Utah - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
November 18, 2009 - State College, Pennsylvania - Producers and Processors Technology Workshop
August 31, 2009 - Billings, Montana - Production Technology Transfer Workshop
May 14, 2009 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Production Technology Transfer Workshop
February 27, 2009 - Charleston, West Virginia - Flaring and Venting Reduction & Natural Gas Utilization Forum
December 3-5, 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Technology Transfer Workshop on Methane Emissions in the Petroleum and Gas Sector / Technology Demonstration
November 5-6, 2008 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Program for International Science-Technical seminar, Methane to Markets: Theoretical and Practical Aspects for Oil and Gas Complex
October 29-30, 2008 - Razvilka, Russia - Production and Processing Technology Transfer Workshop
July 23, 2008 - Midland, Texas - Transmission Technology Transfer Discussion in conjunction with the Southern Gas Association's Environmental Round Table
June 25, 2008 - Charlotte, North Carolina - Offshore Production Technology Transfer Workshop
May 6, 2008 - New Orleans, Louisiana - Production Technology Transfer Workshop
May 1, 2008 - Rock Springs, Wyoming - Production Technology Transfer Workshop
April 29, 2008 - Denver, Colorado - International Workshop on Methane Emissions Reduction Technologies in the Oil and Gas Industry
April 17-18, 2008 - Huadong, China - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
September 13, 2007 - Durango, Colorado - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
September 11, 2007 - Glenwood Springs, Colorado - Processors Technology Transfer Workshop
August 21-22, 2007 - Long Beach, California - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
May 17, 2007 - College Station, Texas - Processors Technology Transfer Workshop
April 24, 2007 - Houston, Texas - International Technology Transfer Workshop
January 15-17, 2007 - Calgary, Canada - Processors Technology Transfer Workshop
July 27, 2006 - Hobbs, New Mexico - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
June 8, 2006 - Midland, Texas - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
June 6, 2006 - Fort Worth, Texas - Producers and Processors Technology Transfer Workshop
May 25, 2006 - Kenai, Alaska - Producers and Processors Technology Transfer Workshop
May 11, 2006 - Rock Springs, Wyoming - Producers and Processors Technology Transfer Workshop
May 9, 2006 - Gillette, Wyoming - Oil and Natural Gas Technology Transfer Workshop and Plant Tour
April 25-26, 2006 - Villahermosa, Mexico - Producers and Processors Technology Transfer Workshop
February 21, 2006 - Farmington, New Mexico - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
October 26, 2005 - Houston, Texas - Colombia Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Reduction Workshop
October 6-7, 2005 - Bogotá, Colombia - Russia Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Reduction Workshop
September 14-16, 2005 - Tomsk, Russia - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
August 30, 2005 - Casper, Wyoming - Technology Transfer Workshop
June 8, 2005 - Midland, Texas - Processors Technology Transfer Workshop
April 22, 2005 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
April 20, 2005 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Processor Technology Transfer Workshop
September 23, 2004 - Dallas, Texas - Transmission Technology Transfer Workshop
September 22, 2004 - Houston, Texas - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
September 21, 2004 - Houston, Texas - Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
June 29, 2004 - Colorado Springs, Colorado - Offshore Producers Technology Transfer Workshop
June 8, 2004 - Houston, Texas - Half-day Transmission/Distribution Technology Transfer Workshop
October 27, 2003 - Houston, Texas - Producer Technology Transfer Workshop
June 19, 2003 - New Orleans, Louisiana - Processor Technology Transfer Workshop
June 17, 2003 - Amarillo, Texas - Transmission/Distribution Technology Transfer Workshop
June 3, 2003 - Merrillville, Indiana
- Benefits of Methane Emissions Reductions in the Hydrocarbon Sector
Methane Challenge Program BMP Commitment: Distribution Segment Webinar
Thursday, February 18, 2016, 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST
The purpose of this webinar was to review the BMP Commitment Framework and Distribution Segment Supplementary Technical Information document and to answer questions of potential Partners.
View the webinar presentation
Methane Challenge Program Best Management Practice Webinars
EPA hosted a series of webinars to provide details about the proposed Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program (“Methane Challenge”). The webinars provided an overview of the proposed Methane Challenge and the proposed Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce methane emissions from key recommended sources. Each webinar included a question and answer session and participants were encouraged to provide feedback. Three webinars were conducted for the following sectors:
Natural Gas Distribution Sector
Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 1:00 to 3:00 PM EDT
View the webinar presentation
Natural Gas Transmission and Underground Storage Sector
Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 1:00 to 3:00 PM EDT
View the webinar presentation
Onshore Production & Gathering and Boosting Sector
Natural Gas Processing Sector
Thursday, July 30, 2015, 1:00 to 3:00 PM EDT
View the webinar presentation