Oil, Gas and PetrochemicalsMethane Emissions Measurement and Reduction
A handful of large leaks often accounts for most of a site's methane, and inventories built on generic emission factors regularly miss them. The course starts with where methane actually escapes: tank vents, glycol dehydrators, pneumatic controllers, compressor seals and rod packing, incomplete flare combustion and fugitive leaks. Delegates then practise detection and quantification with optical gas imaging cameras, handheld sniffers, high flow samplers, continuous fixed sensors and aerial and satellite surveys. Designing a leak detection and repair programme, reconciling source level with site level figures and reporting to OGMP 2.0 levels follow. The last sessions rank abatement options, from replacing pneumatics to vapour recovery, by cost per tonne avoided. Emissions teams leave able to build a measurement based methane programme and cut losses where it counts.
Course objectives
- Identify the main methane sources at production, processing and transmission sites
- Operate optical gas imaging and handheld detection methods
- Quantify leak and vent rates with direct measurement techniques
- Interpret aerial, drone and satellite methane survey results
- Design a leak detection and repair programme with sensible survey frequency
- Reconcile source level and site level methane estimates
- Apply OGMP 2.0 reporting levels to a company inventory
- Rank abatement options by cost and emissions avoided
Who should attend
- Environmental and emissions engineers
- Facility and operations engineers
- Leak detection technicians and survey contractors
- Sustainability managers in oil and gas companies
- Regulators developing methane rules
Course outline
- 01Methane sources across the gas chain
- 02Venting, flaring and combustion slip
- 03Leak detection technologies
- 04Direct quantification methods
- 05Remote sensing from aircraft and satellites
- 06Leak detection and repair programmes
- 07Reconciliation and OGMP 2.0 reporting
- 08Abatement options and their economics
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 6 November 2026 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | |
| 16 to 20 November 2026 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | |
| 23 to 27 November 2026 | Windhoek, Namibia | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Port Louis, Mauritius | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | |
| 1 to 5 March 2027 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate |
Methane Emissions Measurement and Reduction
From R8,500