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Methane Emissions Measurement, LDAR & Mitigation Training Course

Learn to quantify oil and gas methane emissions, run effective leak detection and repair programs, and choose the most cost-effective mitigation measures.

CC · Climate Change & Carbon ManagementAll Levels#2963ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Sectors:Oil & GasCategories:Climate Change & Carbon Management

Course Overview

This advanced practical course equips oil and gas professionals to measure, manage, and reduce methane emissions across upstream, midstream, and gas processing operations. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a much stronger near-term warming effect than carbon dioxide, which makes its reduction one of the fastest and most cost-effective climate actions available to the industry. The program covers the full range of oil and gas methane sources, including venting, fugitive leaks, incomplete combustion in flares, pneumatic devices, compressors, storage tanks, well completions, and liquids unloading. It explains how to build credible source-level and measurement-based methane inventories and how to reconcile bottom-up estimates with site-level and top-down observations. Participants will learn to design and run leak detection and repair (LDAR) programs, compare optical gas imaging, handheld instruments, continuous monitoring, and aerial and satellite surveys, set survey frequencies, prioritize repairs, and verify that repairs are effective. The course also addresses mitigation options and their economics, from vapor recovery and replacing high-bleed pneumatics to compressor seal management, reduced venting and flaring, and better operating practices. It concludes with measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV), the reporting levels of the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0), and the setting of credible methane intensity and reduction targets.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain why methane matters for climate performance, including global warming potential and time horizons.
  • Identify methane sources across oil and gas production, processing, transmission, and storage.
  • Distinguish vented, fugitive, and incomplete combustion emissions and their operating drivers.
  • Build methane inventories using emission factors, engineering calculations, and direct measurement.
  • Assess the uncertainty of source-level and measurement-based quantification approaches.
  • Reconcile bottom-up estimates with site-level and top-down measurements and explain discrepancies.
  • Design leak detection and repair programs with clear scope, component coverage, and survey frequency.
  • Compare optical gas imaging, handheld detectors, continuous monitoring, and aerial and satellite surveys.
  • Establish repair prioritization, repair deadlines, and verification of repair effectiveness.
  • Evaluate vapor recovery, pneumatic replacement, compressor seal management, and reduced venting and flaring.
  • Analyze the cost, gas value, and abatement potential of mitigation measures.
  • Develop measurement, reporting, and verification arrangements and set credible methane reduction targets.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for environmental and emissions engineers, climate and carbon management specialists, HSE professionals, production and facilities engineers, operations supervisors, and maintenance and integrity personnel responsible for methane measurement, leak detection, or emissions reduction. It is also suitable for LDAR program coordinators, field technicians and survey teams, process engineers, asset and project managers, sustainability reporting teams, regulators, and consultants involved in methane inventories, reporting, verification, or mitigation planning. The program is particularly relevant to national and international oil companies, gas processing and LNG operators, pipeline and storage operators, oilfield service companies, and ministries and agencies overseeing oil and gas emissions.

Learning Outcomes

  • Explain the climate significance of methane and the role of time horizon.
  • Identify the main methane sources in oil and gas facilities.
  • Develop methane inventories using emission factors, calculations, and direct measurement.
  • Evaluate inventory uncertainty and select suitable quantification approaches.
  • Reconcile bottom-up estimates with site-level and top-down data.
  • Design effective LDAR programs with appropriate scope, methods, and survey frequency.
  • Select detection technologies based on facility type, detection threshold, and cost.
  • Prioritize, track, and verify repairs within defined deadlines.
  • Assess mitigation measures for venting, pneumatics, compressors, tanks, and flaring.
  • Build costed and prioritized methane abatement plans.
  • Establish measurement, reporting, and verification arrangements aligned with OGMP 2.0.
  • Set credible methane intensity and reduction targets with clear performance indicators.

Course Outline

Day 1

Methane Fundamentals & Emission Sources

  • Methane as a potent short-lived greenhouse gas
  • Global warming potential and time horizons
  • Methane across the oil and gas value chain
  • Vented emissions from process and maintenance
  • Fugitive leaks from valves, connectors, and seals
  • Incomplete combustion and methane slip
  • Pneumatic devices and compressors
  • Tanks, well completions, and liquids unloading
  • Super-emitters and abnormal operations
  • Practical Application: Map and rank the methane sources of a representative production facility
Day 2

Methane Inventories & Quantification

  • Inventory boundaries and component counts
  • Source-level versus measurement-based approaches
  • Generic and site-specific emission factors
  • Engineering calculations for venting and blowdowns
  • Direct measurement of vents and leaks
  • Flare combustion efficiency at concept level
  • Uncertainty and missing data treatment
  • Site-level and top-down measurements
  • Reconciling bottom-up and top-down estimates
  • Practical Application: Build a source-level inventory and compare it with site-level measurements
Day 3

LDAR Program Design & Detection Technologies

  • LDAR program objectives and scope
  • Component tagging and survey routes
  • Optical gas imaging and its limitations
  • Handheld detectors and screening methods
  • Continuous monitoring and alarm management
  • Aerial and satellite surveys at concept level
  • Detection thresholds and probability of detection
  • Risk-based survey frequency
  • Tiered multi-technology detection programs
  • Practical Application: Design an LDAR program for an onshore facility
Day 4

Repair Management & Mitigation Economics

  • Repair prioritization by leak size and risk
  • Repair deadlines, delay of repair, and verification
  • Vapor recovery for tanks and low-pressure streams
  • Replacing high-bleed pneumatics
  • Compressor seal and rod packing management
  • Reducing blowdown, completion, and unloading venting
  • Routine flaring reduction and gas utilization
  • Operational and maintenance practices
  • Gas value and marginal abatement cost
  • Practical Application: Build a costed, prioritized abatement plan for a facility
Day 5

MRV & Target Setting

  • Methane measurement, reporting, and verification principles
  • OGMP 2.0 reporting levels
  • Methane intensity and absolute emissions metrics
  • Baselines, targets, and performance indicators
  • Data management and audit trails
  • Independent verification readiness
  • Governance and accountability
  • Stakeholder communication of methane performance
  • Multi-year methane management roadmap
  • Practical Application: Develop a methane management plan covering inventory, LDAR, mitigation, MRV, and targets

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Muscat · 16 – 20 Nov 2026 · Classroom

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