Concurrent 10. Oral Presentation for: Developing a ‘fit for purpose’ approach to managing methane emissions

Abstract

Presented on Tuesday 16 May: Session 10

Gas producers need practical strategies to manage methane emissions within their natural gas supply chains. Methane sources are varied, and in most cases, challenging to identify and quantify due to their temporal and source-specific nature. However, once detected, mitigation is often simple. Complicating this is the diverse and rapidly evolving suite of technology solutions to support measurement and mitigation. As such, a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach may not provide a complete and cost-effective pathway to mitigate material methane sources. Woodside has taken specific action to reduce methane emissions and worked with stakeholders to improve methane emission management. In this paper, Woodside describes its journey in developing a ‘fit for purpose’ approach to managing methane emissions supporting the identification and prioritisation of projects for decarbonisation. Specifically it explores: (i) the learnings from the activities undertaken to develop methane inventories and the documentation of methane action plans for its facilities; (ii) experience with the measurement technologies deployed and how these technologies have informed a pragmatic basis to prioritise the delivery of mitigation projects; and (iii) the importance of ongoing peer knowledge sharing to unlock cost-effective pathways for sustainable measurement and mitigation technologies being deployed within Australia.

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