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Independently certified responsibly sourced natural gas

Certified gas is an essential component of an energy company’s comprehensive plan to meet ESG targets, mitigating the environmental impact of the business while ensuring the sustainability of energy supply.  Producers, utilities, and midstream companies have embraced certified gas as a differentiating feature of their product offerings and business operations.  With natural gas serving multiple roles in the modern economy, including a bridge fuel to decarbonization, a main source of pure hydrogen, and a critical input into agricultural fertilizer, responsibly produced and sourced natural gas is rapidly becoming a feature of those operations that are best positioned to attract capital sponsorship, generate sustainable economic returns, and maintain a social license to operate.

  • Certified gas is natural gas for which an independent third-party attests to the technical and environmental standards present at the wellhead and processing facilities. Factors examined include, but are not limited to, air emissions, well integrity, processing facilities, water quality, land disruption, and local community impact. Those facilities achieving high operational and environmental standards, minimizing the environmental and social impacts of their operations, qualify as producing “certified gas”.

    You may come across terms ranging from “responsibly sourced gas” (RSG) to “independently certified gas” (ICG) to “certified low emissions gas” and even “independently certified responsibly sourced gas”. But regardless of the branding, the essence of certified gas is independently-certified responsibly-sourced natural gas.

The Certification Process 

Quantifying and monitoring methane emissions along the entire natural gas value chain, from the wellhead through the processing facilities and pipelines to the end users, is an essential part of ensuring the environmental stewardship of natural gas operations.  RSG and ICG focus on upstream and midstream operations.

Certified gas is subject to a formal process involving quantifying, monitoring, reporting, and verifying (QMRV). 

  • Quantifying employs equipment and technology to measure actual emissions, as opposed to estimating on the basis of aggregate data. 

  • Monitoring is used both to confirm the results of quantifying and to identify unplanned emissions in order to repair leaks quickly, keeping valuable natural gas in the production and distribution system and available for sale.  Companies use collected emissions data to improve operational performance and confirm data accuracy.     

  • Reporting actual emissions data offers management valuable information for assessing environmental performance, improves operational transparency, and reinforces public confidence. 

  • Verifying subjects data to independent review, further bolstering confidence in both the reported data and ongoing environmental stewardship. 

The QMRV process provides operators with the data necessary to reduce fugitive emissions, keep valuable natural gas in the sales network, and enhance environmental performance. 

You Have a Choice of Emissions Monitoring Options: Choose BluBird™

Natural gas producers and midstream operators face an array of certification options and standards as the industry moves increasingly toward responsibly-produced gas.  However, all operators need an emissions monitoring solution.  Most, if not all, certification organizations accept third-party emissions monitoring data that meet their specifications. 

Earthview’s BluBird continuous monitoring platform offers the highest return on monitoring, regardless of your choice of certification.  We are an emissions monitoring company, first and foremost.  We invented our own sensor technology and data platform, giving us control over product development, product enhancement, and service quality and giving us—and our customers—control over costs. 

  • Full compatibility: The Earthview BluBird continuous emissions monitoring system supports all current certified gas programs   

  • Highest return on investment: The Earthview BluBird continuous emissions monitoring system provides the highest ROI on emissions monitoring as a result of its high accuracy, reliability, and affordable cost.

  • Continuous monitoring: BluBird is a continuous monitoring solution, providing 24/7 coverage in all climates and weather conditions. 

You have a choice in certification providers, and Earthview’s BluBird solution is the smart choice for emissions monitoring.