Highwood Launches Methane Emissions Intelligence Platform for Oil, Gas Industry

Highwood Emissions Management (Highwood), in partnership with the Emissions Intelligence Steering Committee and four U.S.-based oil and gas (O&G) companies, recently unveiled its Emissions Intelligence Platform (EIP). The software platform simplifies complex, measurement-informed methane emissions accounting and reporting to build auditable, consistent, and framework-adherent methane inventories.

"EIP closes the gap between measurement and action," said Thomas Fox, President of Highwood. "It uses empirical data to not only achieve, but to prove, strong performance, maintaining investor confidence and methane accounting compliance in a world of conflicting emissions narratives."

This cooperation allows the platform to directly address the challenges faced by O&G companies, including the improvement of operational efficiency and protecting their market position and reputation. Highwood is currently encouraging O&G companies to adopt EIP in a move toward measurement-supported methane accountability.

"EIP's reconciliation workflow gives us confidence in our ability to achieve the OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard,” said a current EIP user, commenting on the platform’s value. “By providing credible, auditable workflows, it empowers us to make informed decisions and have greater confidence in our methane emissions."

EIP helps users comply with global methane initiatives and regulations, such as:

• OGMP 2.0
• EU import requirements
• MiQ
• Veritas

DOE’s Methane Grants

Recently, Envana Software Solutions (Envana) received $5.2 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) and non-federal sources to accelerate its oil and gas methane monitoring and mitigation technologies. Under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, Envana will integrate production facility sensor data with methane monitoring sensors for its AI and physics-based models. Its emissions management portfolio will become the first solution to deliver a comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory.

Envana’s oil and gas-based GHG emissions management platform integrates operational data with methane detection and measurement inputs from numerous sources, producing accurate emissions quantification and source attribution. These advantages enable customers to enhance their leak detection and repair programs and implement emissions reduction strategies. The Envana platform aligns with OGMP 2.0 and supports customers in building methane management systems.

In early January 2024, LongPath Technologies received a conditional commitment from the DOE for an up to $189 million loan guarantee. The financial support aims to accelerate the procurement, assembly, and installation of LongPath’s active emissions overwatch system in United States oil and gas production basins. The technology offers accurate continuous monitoring and quantification of methane emissions in real-time. The DOE’s loan will support the scaling of LongPath methane detection and quantification technology to include 1,000 large-area remote methane monitors in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, North Dakota, and New Mexico.

LongPath’s technology has the potential to reduce GHG emissions by approximately 90% compared to current methods, as well as 10x greater detection levels and 2-3x greater accuracy compared to point sensors. The technology was developed in collaboration with the University of Colorado, the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, and the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency.