stevenlevymath: Pie chart showing methane leaks

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An odourant injection station at MLV7 (main line valve) near Dampier, where Butanethiol is added to the natural gas inside the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline

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 Deepsea Delta oil drilling rig in the North Sea.

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 Deepsea Delta oil drilling rig in the North Sea.

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Hi Steven,

It does appear this is an old fact sheet. The most up to date methane emission numbers can be found in this blog:

http://blogs.edf.org/energyexchange/2016/02/23/epa-draft-says-oil-gas-methane-emissions-are-twenty-seven-percent-higher-than-earlier-estimates/

EPA Draft Says Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Are 27 Percent Higher than Earlier Estimates by David Lyons

Methane Leaks by Environmental Defense Fund

Reference: Methane leakage from natural gas operations

http://www.edf.org/sites/default/files/methaneLeakageFactsheet.pdf

stevenlevymath: Pie chart showing methane leaks

Pie chart showing methane leaks. Data from the Environmental Defense Fund. http://www.edf.org/

Publication:  Methane leakage from natural gas operations

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