This page contains a May 2016 fact sheets and presentation summarizing the May 2016 final rule to reduce methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the oil and natural gas industry.
These documents contain answers to common questions for these requirements.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Fact Sheet - Overview of the final rules (PDF)(6 pp, 157 K, May 12, 2016)
- Fact Sheet - Summaries of requirements for natural gas well sites (PDF)(3 pp, 241 K, May 12, 2016)
- Fact Sheet - Summaries of requirements for oil well sites (PDF)(4 pp, 471 K, May 12, 2016)
- Fact Sheet - Summaries of requirements for natural gas production gathering and boosting stations (PDF)(2 pp, 103 K, May 12, 2016)
- Fact Sheet - Summaries of requirements for gas processing plants (PDF)(2 pp, 76 K, May 12, 2016)
- Fact Sheet - Summaries of requirements for natural gas transmission compressor stations (PDF)(3 pp, 126 K, May 12, 2016)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)(17 pp, 331 K, May 2016)