- The Effective Management of Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Pipelines

- The Effective Management of Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Pipelines

Publisher Summary TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. (TransCanada) is Canada's largest natural gas pipeline company. TransCanada owns and operates a 37000 kilometer pipeline system that contains more than 110 gas compression facilities, 1200 gas metering facilities and over 5000 valve sites. The gas compression facilities have a combined capacity of nearly 4000 megawatts. Methane emissions from TransCanada can be categorized into fugitive losses and vented emissions. There are a number of facets to TransCanada's methane emissions management program: source identification, quantification, tracking system, mitigative actions, pilot program, full scale implementation, monitoring progress, and continuous through research and development. In 2001, TransCanada's methane emissions management program avoided 1.3 millions tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from being emitted to the atmosphere. The management of methane emissions is coordinated through a multi stakeholder team that consists of personnel from engineering, field operations, environmental protection and system operations. This chapter documents TransCanada's methane emissions management strategy and its implementation from source identification to research and development.

Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies - 6th International Conference

2003-01-01

Venugopal, S.

Book Section

ENTWHDU5

978-0-08-044276-1