Sempra LNG Joins Methane Emissions Group
US-based Sempra LNG said March 9 it has joined the Collaboratory for Advancing Methane Science (Cams), an industry-led consortium created to better characterise and understand methane emissions.
The consortium, created in 2018 and administered by GTI, includes US majors Chevron and ExxonMobil, Norway’s Equinor, Anglo-Dutch major Shell, Pioneer Natural Resources and LNG developer Cheniere Energy.
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Its members “work collaboratively to provide actionable, transparent methane science to contribute to the understanding of methane emissions across the oil and gas value chain and inform mitigation strategies,” according to an email statement.
The consortium’s first project was the Methane Emission Estimate Tool (Meet), an open-source model that simulates methane emissions from production and gathering facilities. Phase two of the Meet project will apply the tool to simulate areas of higher methane concentrations for Project Astra, a project led by the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources at the University of Texas that is creating a regional network of sensors to monitor methane emissions.
Beyond the Meet project, a new Cams project will determine methane contributions of LNG offshore transport vessels while in port and at sea, filling a significant data gap in the value chain.
“We are excited to join this alliance of forward-looking companies that are working together to more effectively identify and reduce methane emissions across the natural gas value chain,” Sempra LNG president and COO Lisa Glatch said. “Sempra LNG is committed to creating sustainable value not only through the safe and responsible operation of the LNG pipelines and liquefaction infrastructure we own, but also investing in innovative research to reduce emissions in other parts of the LNG supply chain.”