Leaky oil and gas equipment is costly to the energy industry and to the environment. It’s obvious that if more oil and gas can be kept in the pipes, storage tanks and trucks, then more energy product can be sold — and impact on the environment can be reduced.
A positive step forward to reduce leakage in the oil and gas fields has been taken by the Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ), which recently finalized a new framework governing Utah’s energy producers. This approach sets the stage for efforts to reduce Utah’s smog problem by cutting volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from equipment located at oil and gas production facilities.