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California Air Resources BoardCalifornia Air Resources Board

New Mexico Environment DepartmentNew Mexico Environment Department

The Climate RegistryThe Climate Registry

Western Regional Air PartnershipWestern Regional Air Partnership

Santa Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe, New Mexico

February 12-13, 2009February 12-13, 2009

First Technical Working Group First Technical Working Group MeetingMeeting

Oil and Gas E&P Natural Gas G&POil and Gas E&P Natural Gas G&P

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Inform and guide the development of a Inform and guide the development of a mandatory California GHG reporting mandatory California GHG reporting methodology for this sector as part of WCImethodology for this sector as part of WCI

CARB ObjectivesCARB Objectives

• Work with stakeholders to Work with stakeholders to develop a workable GHG develop a workable GHG reporting methodology that reporting methodology that accurately captures GHG accurately captures GHG emissions and informs on-emissions and informs on-going and future GHG going and future GHG accounting and mitigation accounting and mitigation efforts efforts

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We expect that an effective GHG accounting We expect that an effective GHG accounting will incorporate periodic measurement, will incorporate periodic measurement, engineering, and emission factor GHG engineering, and emission factor GHG accounting techniquesaccounting techniques

Some additional thoughtsSome additional thoughts

We see this sector as one We see this sector as one where significant GHG where significant GHG reductions are possible and reductions are possible and realize that an accurate GHG realize that an accurate GHG accounting is central and accounting is central and critical to realizing this critical to realizing this potential potential

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CARB concurrently working on other CARB concurrently working on other fugitive methane regulatory measuresfugitive methane regulatory measures

CARB soon to release oil and natural gas CARB soon to release oil and natural gas statewide equipment surveys. Surveys will statewide equipment surveys. Surveys will cover oil operations from extraction through cover oil operations from extraction through distribution.distribution.

Some additional thoughtsSome additional thoughts

CARB also developing a CARB also developing a fugitive methane emissions fugitive methane emissions source test program to be source test program to be conducted throughout 2009.conducted throughout 2009.

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ARB links for more ARB links for more informationinformation

Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting

http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/reporting/ghg-rep/ghg-rep.htm

Oil and Natural Gas Production and Storage

http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/oil-gas/oil-gas.htm

Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/gas-trans/gas-tra

ns.htm