The Arrival of Subpart OOOOa for the Oil and Gas Industry
Posted: June 5th, 2016
Since the promulgation of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOO – Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, Transmission and Distribution in 2012, there has been a flurry of policy initiatives and subsequent regulatory activity targeting methane […]
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What’s in Your Dirty Laundry? Delving into The Importance of Your Facility’s Emissions Data
Posted: May 31st, 2016
Just like being thrust into the world of adulthood having to manage taxes, mortgages, credit scores, etc., understanding the data that is submitted to U.S. EPA electronically (e.g. continuous monitor data, performance test results, annual compliance reports, etc.) is important for your facility’s long-term well being.
Telling You Like It Is, Your CEMS are NOT Ready for PA RACT 2 Compliance!
Posted: May 23rd, 2016
What started as a blog, has turned into an article written like a blog. We call it a “Blogicle.” There is just too much information to share on complying with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PADEP’s) RACT 2 Rule using […]
Read articleEthylene MACT ICR Component II: It’s Here! What’s Your Game Plan?
Posted: May 23rd, 2016
The long awaited Component II of U.S. EPA’s Ethylene Production Section 114 Information Collection Request (ICR) has been issued. Ethylene production facilities were issued Component I in July 2014 with the ‘promise’ of an upcoming Component II to collect test data from certain…
Read articleU.S. EPA Issues Draft Information Collection Request for Existing Oil & Gas Facilities
Posted: May 17th, 2016
On May 12, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a draft Information Collection Request (ICR) that when final, will require existing oil and natural gas facilities to provide extensive information on facility operations. The U.S. EPA has deemed this information…
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U.S. EPA Issued Final Updates to the Suite of Methane Rules for the Oil & Natural Gas Industry
Posted: May 17th, 2016
On May 12, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took a huge step forward with their plan to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry. This “huge step forward” was the issuance of three final rules…
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The Forecast Calls for a Mixed Bag of Options for the SSM SIP Call
Posted: May 5th, 2016
Our staff at ALL4 includes meteorologists who still have that weather forecasting bug in them. Our business is air quality consulting, and we are often asked about our short-term and long-term forecasts on air quality regulations and how they may […]
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RACT 2 Rule Published: Clock Starts on RACT 2 Proposals – “The trouble is, you think you have time.” – Gautama Buddha
Posted: May 5th, 2016
The internet is confused and gives me contradictory answers as to whether the title of this blogpost is a legitimate quote uttered by the Buddha himself or a paraphrase – authored by some Western scholar and without context I’m sure – of a Buddhist teaching. If I was…
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Who We Are…
Posted: May 1st, 2016
A week or so ago one of our Project Managers asked me to get on a call with our client and a regulator in an Upper Midwestern state where we’ve done a reasonable amount of work over the past few years. There were some unique aspects…
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What Will Compliance in the Next Generation Look Like for New Oil and Gas Operations?
Posted: April 27th, 2016
For the past few years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has been talking about a “…modern approach to compliance, taking advantage of new tools and approaches…” that they refer to as Next Generation Compliance. Overall, Next Generation Compliance…
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