United States
                      Environmental Protection
                      Agency	
                                           Air and Radiation
                                           6202]
                                    EPA-430-N-01-001
                                    Winter 2001
       ATURAL     GAS      STAR
                                                                                             Winter 2001
i   i
1   1
Higher  Gas  Prices Mean  Greater Cost Savings from
Reducing  Methane  Emissions
                    Natural gas has never been a more valuable
                    commodity! With elevated gas prices and
                    demand at an  all-time high, some gas
                    companies may see a welcome boost to
                    profits.  Today's high prices also mean that
                    operators are likely to have additional cost-
                    effective opportunities to reduce  methane
                    emissions and  increase gas sales.
                                            With annual industry-wide emissions estimated at
                                            312 Bcf and well-head prices averaging $4.00/Mcf
                                            and higher, approximately $1.2 billion of natural
                                            gas are lost to the atmosphere each year.  Now is
                                            a good time to take a second look at gas leaks
                                            and losses that were not economic to address
                                            at lower prices, (continued on page 2)
                    Potential Cost Savings at $4/Mcf and  $6/Mcf
                    Action
Replace wet seals with
dry seals in centrifugal
compressors
                      Annual Volume  Value of Gas   Value of Gas Implementation     Payback
                       of Gas Lost     Saved at      Saved at       Cost        in Months
                                       $4/Mcf       $6/Mcf                 $4/Mcf   $6/Mcf
45,120 Mcf
$180,480
                                                   $270,720
                                                                                   $240,000
                                                                            8.8
                                              5.9
                    Directed inspection
                    and maintenance at
                    compressor stations
                       2,585 Mcf per    $10,340 per   $15,510 per     $2,065 per    N/A      N/A
                        station on       station on     station on     station on
                         average       average       average       average
Install static seal/maintain
pressure in off-line
compressors
                        5,600 Mcf
$22,400
                                                   $33,600
                                        $3,000
                                      1.6
                                                                                     1.0
Directed inspection and 385 Mcf
maintenance at gate stations
and surface facilities
Reduce TEG circulation 1 30 to 1 3,1 40 Mcf
rates in dehydration units
$1,540
$320 to
$52,560
$2,310
$480 to
$78,840
$295
per station
Negligible
N/A N/A
Immediate
Replace high-bleed
pneumatic devices with
low-bleed devices
                                           50 to 200 Mcf   $200 to $800  $300 to $1200   $150 to $250   2.3-1.5    1.5-10
Economic replacement
of rings and rods in
compressor rod packing
systems
                                             80 Mcf
                                       $320
              $480
                                                                 $100
                                                    3.7
                                               2.5
Install flash tank separators
(energy exchange pump,
300 gal/hr TEG circulation rate)
                                            7,095 Mcf
                                      $31,080
             $46,620
                                                                $7,160
                                                    2.8
                                               1.9

-------
       Higher  Gas Prices
     Mean  Greater  Cost
                        Savings
            continued from page 1
Historically,  Natural Gas STAR has
used  $2.00/Mcf to  calculate savings
and evaluate economic opportunities
from  methane emission reduction
technologies and practices. Given
today's higher gas prices, potential
savings are even more  impressive,
and payback periods are significantly
shorter. The table on page  1
demonstrates possible savings and
                payback periods for selected STAR
                Best Management Practices and
                Partner Reported Opportunities,
                using gas prices of $4.00/Mcf and
                $6.00/Mcf.

                We hope this information will
                encourage you to consider which
                practices and technologies will  boost
                your company's bottom line.
To showcase the methane reduction
efforts of Gas STAR Partners and
promote the Natural Gas STAR
Program, this public service
announcement appeared pro bono
in the December 1999 issue of
Pipeline &  Gas Industry and in the
March 2000 issue of American Gas.
        When change  is in the air...leaders emerge.
IN    THIS    I  SSU  E
  Higher Gas Prices Mean         1
  Greater Cost Savings
  Natural Gas STAR in            4
  the News
  Program Update                5
  Program Tools                  6
  Mitigating Greenhouse          7
  Gases:  New Jersey's Plan
  Service Representatives         8
  Document Request Form      10
        ANR Pipeline
        Atlanta Gas Light
        Baltimore Gas & Electric
        Bay State Gas
        Brooklyn Union/Keyspan Energy
        Central Hudson Gas & Electric
        Citizens Gas & Coke Utility
        Colorado Interstate Gos
        Columbia Gas of
        KY,MD,OH,PA,VA
        Columbia Gas Transmission
        Columbia Gulf Transmission
        Conectiv Power Delivery
        Consolidated Edison
        Consumers Energy
        El Paso Natural Gas
        Enron Gos Pipeline Group
        Equitable Resources
        Granite State Gas Transmission
        Great Lakes Gas Transmission
        Iroquois Gas Transmission
        Kansas Operating Pipeline
        Koch Gateway Pipeline
        LG&E Gas Division
        Michigan Consolidated Gas
        MidCon Texas Pipeline
        Natural Gas Pipeline Company
        of America
New York State Electric & Gas
Niagara Mohawk Power
Northern Indiana Public Service
Northern Utilities
Northwest Natural Gas
Orange & Rockland Utilities
Pacific Gas & Electric
PECO Energy
Public Service Company
of North Carolina
Public Service Electric & Gas
Reliant Energy Minnegasco
Rochester Gas & Electric
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Southern California Gas
Southern Natural Gas
Southwest Gas
Superior Water, Light & Power
Tennessee Gas Pipeline
UGI Utilities
UtiliCorp United
Washington Gas
Williams Gas Pipeline-Central
Williams-Texas Gas
Transmission
Williams-Transco
Wisconsin Public Service
These transmission and
distribution companies are
leaders in the natural gas
industry. Why? Because they
are implementing voluntary,
cost-effective measures to
reduce emissions of methane,
a greenhouse gas. They're
maximizing profits by
reducing gas losses, and
they're demonstrating that
environmental performance
and business innovation go
hand in hand.
To learn how your company
can master this winning
combination, call EPA's
Natural Gas STAR  Proaram
at 2
                                                          EPA Natural Gas STAR  Program — www.epa.gov/gasstar
 Natural Gas STAR Partner Update  • Winter 2001

-------
Profitability  &
 environment;
   performanc
                  As thes
                winpanit
Production Partners
Amerado Hess, U.S.
Exploration and
Production
ATOFINA Petrochemicals
Belco Energy
BP
Burlington Resources
Chevron, U.S.A.
Production
Devon Energy
ExxonMobil Production
Kerr-McGee
Marathon Oil
Mitchell Energy
and Development
Ocean Energy
Phillips Petroleum,
Americas Division
Pioneer Natural
Resources USA
Shell Exploration
and Production
Spirit Energy 76,
i- A Business Unit
gsf of Unocal
Texaco Exploration
and Production

1
The Stranded
Gas Association
Union Pacific
Resources Group
Transmission and
Distribution Partners

ANR Pipeline
Atlanta Gas Light
Atmos Energy
Baltimore Gas and
Electric
Boy State Gas
Central Hudson
Gas & Electric
Citizens Gas &
Coke Utility
Colorado
Interstate Gas
Columbia Energy
Group Distribution
(Columbia Gas of
KY, MO, OH, PA, VA)
Columbia Gas
Transmission
Transmission
Conectiv Power Delivery
Consolidated Edison
of New York
Consumers Energy
El Paso Natural Gas
Enron Gas
Pipeline Group
Equitable Resources
Granite Slate
Gas Transmission
Great Lakes
Gas Transmission
Iroquois Gas
Transmission
Kansas Pipeline
Operating Company
KeySpan Energy Delivery
KN Interstate
Pipeline (Midcon)
Koch Gateway Pipeline
Louisville Gas & Electric
Michigan
Consolidated Gos
New York Slate
Electric & Gas
Niagara Mohawk Power
Northern Indiana
Public Service
Northern Natural Gos
Northern Utilities
NW Natural
Orange and
Rockland Utilities
Pacific Gas and Electric
PECO Energy
PSNC Energy
Public Service
Electric end Gos
Questar Pipeline
Reliant Energy
Minnegasco
Rochester Gos & Electric
South Carolina
Electric & Gas
Southern California Gas
Southern Natural Gas
Southwest Gas
Superior Water,
Light and Power
Tennessee Gos Pipeline
Transwestern Pipeline
UGI Utilities
UtiliCorp United
Washington Gas
Williams Gos Pipeline -
South Central
Williams Gas Pipeline -
Transco
Williston Bosin
Interstate Pipeline
Wisconsin Public Service


                                                                                      This public
                                                                                      service
                                                                                      announcement
                                                                                      and editorial
                                                                                      promoting Gas
                                                                                      STAR was
                                                                                      printed pro
                                                                                      bono on the
                                                                                      cover wrap of
                                                                                      the November/
                                                                                      December 2000
                                                                                      edition of the
                                                                                      Harvard
                                                                                      Business Review.
                 These natural gas companies are focused on being smart, efficient, and
                 innovative, which are qualities that define business leadership.
                 Each has found that implementing marke
                 consistent with objectives for continued
                                              ased solutions to environmental challenges is
                                                                      1 by volunta"
                                                                       rtant greer
component of natural
                reducing emissions
                gas. As partners witn
                implementing cost-effective technologies and practices that reduce methane emissions, while
                improving the bottom line.
                In teaming with EPA, these companies are establishing a reputation for reducing natural gas
                losses at a time when the demand for clean-burning natural gas is expected to rise significantly
                over the next 20 years. And EPA considers the voluntary actions of these companies an important
                part of the nation's response to concerns about global climate change.
                To learn more about how these companies have become industry leaders while emphasizing
                environmental performance, call the program manager at 202-564-2318 or visit the program
                Web site at www.epa.gov/gasstar.
       PA Natural Gas STAR  Program — www.epa.gov/gasstar
Endorsers of the Natural Gos STAR Program include:
          American
          Gas Association
4>
                            American
                            Petroleum
                            Institute
     Interstate Natural
     Gas Association
     of America
NOS&
Natural
Gas Supply
Association
                                                            Natural Gas STAR Partner Update • Winter 2001

-------
                                                                  AR
                                                                     l\l EVX/S
Industry journals are increasingly
interested in the achievements of
Natural Gas STAR and its partners.
These three excerpted articles highlight
Gas STAR'S recent accomplishments.
  Methane Cuts Save STAR Partners
  $54 Million
  Washington, Dec. 22, 2000 - EPA's Natural Gas
  STAR program industrial partners reduced methane
  emissions from unit operations and equipment leaks
  by 27 billion cubic  feet in 1999, according to an
  Agency report just released. At a gas value of
  $2 per thousand cubic feet, these gas savings are
  worth approximately $54 million. The STAR
  program, a voluntary partnership between EPA and
  the natural gas industry, focused on identifying and
  implementing cost-effective technologies and
 —GreenBiz.com, week of December 22, 2000
From OGJ Newsletter

EPA is expanding its STAR program to promote cost-effective
management practices that could save up to 2.5 bcf, or more
than 70% of the natural gas lost annually by the gathering and
processing segment of the industry. The new program
proposes to reduce gas losses through market-based activities
that are profitable for industry partners and beneficial to the
environment. Industry partners would choose among a
number of best management practices recommended by EPA
to minimize equipment leaks, reduce gas releases from unit
                       —Oil and Gas Journal, December 11, 2000
      STAR Honors Companies For Reducing
      Emissions
      Washington - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
      announces that the industry partners in its Natural Gas STAR
      program reduced methane emissions from unit operations and
      equipment leaks by 27 billion cubic feet in 1999. At a gas
      value of $2 an Mcf, these reductions equate to  $54 million,
      EPA notes.

      EPA reports that it has awarded Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas
      Corp., Columbia Transmission, and Bay State  Gas Co. with
      STAR Partner of the Year awards for outstanding performance
      in identifying and implementing innovative emission-reducing
      practices, achieving significant reductions, and supporting
                                                                   —The American Oil & Gas Reporter, December 2000
 Natural Gas STAR Partner Update • Winter 2001

-------
                   PROGRAM     LJRDA
Natural Gas STAR Welcomes Five  New Partners!
  EXPLORATION ft
    PRODUCTION
       COMPANY
 MURPHY Murphy Exploration and Production Company, a business unit of Murphy Oil Corporation, is an
              independent oil and gas company based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Murphy's U.S. exploration and
              production operations are concentrated in the Gulf of Mexico Region and onshore South Louisiana.
Average daily production from these areas in 2000 was approximately 150 million cubic feet of natural gas and 6,800 barrels
of crude oil and natural gas liquids. This  is roughly one-third of Murphy's total production. Visit Murphy's Web site at
www.murphyoilcorp.com.

      BARRETT       Barrett Resources Corporation,  based in Denver,  Colorado, is an independent natural gas  and oil
      RESOURCES     exploration and production company with major emphasis in the  Rocky Mountain Region. The
      CORPORATION  company also has producing properties in the Mid-Continent Region and exploration activities in
Peru. Barrett Resources operates a gas marketing and trading group, allowing the company to market its own gas and buy
and resell other companies' natural gas at a profit. Visit Barrett's Web  site at www.brr.com.
 f
  Reliant
 >\\ Energy.,
   Arkla
  '
  Reliant
 >\\ Energy,
    Entex
             Reliant Energy Arkla, based in Little Rock, Arkansas,
             and Reliant Energy Entex, based in Houston, Texas, are
             subsidiaries of Houston-based Reliant Energy. Together, they
             serve over 2.1 million natural gas customers  in Louisiana and
             Texas. Reliant Energy is an international energy services and
             energy delivery company with approximately $29 billion in
             annual revenue and assets totaling more than $32 billion. The
             company has nearly 24,000 megawatts of power generation
in operation in the United States and nearly 4 million American customers.
Visit Reliant's Web site at www.reliantenergy.com.

& \ LOUIS DreyfilS Natural Gas  Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas
Corporation is an independent oil and gas producer based  in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Louis Dreyfus is one of the largest natural gas companies in
the  United States, with reserves of 1.464 Tcfe and average daily production
of 345 Mmcfe. Natural gas represents 88 percent of proven  reserves. The
company's major operating regions are the Mid-Continent, Permian Basin,
and Gulf Coast/Offshore. Visit Louis Dreyfus's Web site at www.ldng.com.
                                                                                  -,
How do you like receiving
the Partner Update via
e-mail? Natural Gas STAR
would like your opinion.
E-mail your response to
Carolyn Henderson at
henderson.carolyn@epa.gov
                                                                             If you prefer to receive a paper
                                                                             copy, please let us know.
                                     We are pleased to welcome Kathleen Meier as the newest Natural Gas STAR
                                     team member. Kathleen recently worked in the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
                                     and will  now work with Paul Gunning and Carrie Henderson to manage Natural
                                     Gas STAR. Jon Passe has moved on to another position within EPA's Climate
                                     Protection Partnerships Division.
                                                                  Natural Gas STAR Partner Update • Winter 2001

-------
                                       PROGRAM
            We hope that you have received your copy of the Natural Gas STAR Communications Toolkit User's Guide,
            designed to help partners communicate about their participation in the program. The kit contains (1) templates
            for press releases, newsletters and web sites; (2) sample communication pieces developed and used by STAR
            partners; (3) presentations,  videos, and articles  about the STAR Program;  and (4) technical and programmatic
            information. You can request a User's Guide from Kathleen Meier at (202) 564-9748 or go to the Toolkit on
            the Internet at www.epa.gov/gasstar/toolkit.
Natural Gas STAR Partner Update • Winter 2001

-------
     EOH l\l IOAL    IMEVX/S
Mitigating  Greenhouse Gases:
State of  New  Jersey  First  To Implement  Action Plan
           With the unveiling of its
           Sustainable State  Project
           on April 17, 2000,
           New Jersey became the
first state to establish a goal for
greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions with
specific milestones. Last year, the New
Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection  (NJDEP) committed to
cutting state GHG emissions by
3.5 percent below 1990 levels by
2005. The  plan calls for reducing
emissions by about 20 million tons
through five initiatives:  energy
conservation, pollution prevention,
innovative  technologies, recycling
and solid waste management, and
natural resource protection. New
Jersey produces about 2 percent of the
nation's greenhouse gases (about
130 million tons a year). If  no action is
taken, emissions are projected to rise
6 percent annually.

On February 12, all 56 New Jersey
colleges and universities agreed to
implement programs to help reach
the state's 3.5-percent GHG reduction
target. State Environmental  Protection
Commissioner Bob Shinn is now
working to develop environmental
partnership agreements with cities
and counties that contain a similar
commitment to GHG reductions.
The City of Bayonne and Hudson
County have already signed on;
three more agreements are in draft
stages. Joe Genovay, Office of the
Commissioner, notes that Shinn plans
to create a statewide program through
these agreements.

Strategies to address greenhouse gases
include the following:
• Establishing incentives that
  encourage voluntary reductions,
  such as a banking and trading
  system for carbon dioxide emissions
• Promoting energy efficiency
  through the Open Market Emission
  Trading Program and requiring
  power suppliers in the forthcoming
  deregulated electricity market
  to disclose energy efficiency
  information
• Addressing mobile sources of
  carbon dioxide emissions
• Reducing landfill methane
  emissions
• Promoting and establishing
  incentives for the use of renewable
  energy technologies, including
  geothermal, fuel cells, wave, solar,
  methane from landfills, biofuels and
  biomass used in the transportation,
  heating/cooling and energy
  production sectors
The state's action plan follows on the
heels of an incentive program for
permit applicants established by NJDEP.
The program seeks to reduce GHG
emissions and achieve higher levels of
pollution prevention.  The Silver and
Gold Track Programs for Environmental
Excellence offer regulatory flexibility to
companies with superior track records
in exchange for a covenant committing
to specified environmental gains. Five
applicants have signed up for these
programs since they were announced
in late 1999.
 Natural Gas STAR strives to keep
 Partners informed about greenhouse
 gas and climate change-related
 developments at the state and
 federal  levels.

 For more information on New Jersey's
 greenhouse gas action plan,
 contact Mike Winka, NJDEP, at
 (609) 292-9962. For more information
 on the partnership agreements,
 contact Joe Genovay, Office of the
 Commissioner, at (609) 633-1238.
                                                                   Natural Gas STAR Partner Update • Winter 2001

-------
                                      SERX/ICE
                                                                    IM
                                                             IX/ES
Looking for assistance using the new Gas STAR Communications Toolkit or help in
preparing your annual report?  If so, your STAR Service Representative is waiting
to hear from you. These representatives can help complete program forms,
facilitate information exchange among partners, and provide up-to-date
information on program developments.
David Frank 703/841-0588 or
dfrank@erg.com
Rebecca Ferro 703/841-1705 or
rferro@erg.com
Thomas Graham 703/841-4378 or
tgraham@erg.com
          Trevor Quinn 703/841-4816 or
          tquinn@erg.com
          Jocelyn Spielman 703/841-0557 or
          jspielma@erg.com
          Heather Wright 703/841-0547 or
          hwright@erg.com
Company Name
STAR Service Representative
Amerada Hess Corporation,
  U.S. Exploration & Production
ANR Pipeline Company
Atlanta Gas Light Company
Atmos Energy Corporation
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
Barrett Resources Corp.
Bay State Gas Company
Belco Energy Corp.
BP Amoco Corp.
Burlington Resources, Inc.
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation
Chevron U.S.A. Production Company
Citizens Gas and Coke Utility
Colorado Interstate Gas Company
Columbia Energy Group
  Distribution Companies
Columbia Transmission Segment
Conectiv Power Delivery
Conoco, Inc.
Consolidated Edison Company
  of New York, Inc.
            TREVOR QUINN

            TREVOR QUINN
             DAVID FRANK
         THOMAS GRAHAM
         THOMAS GRAHAM
         THOMAS GRAHAM
         THOMAS GRAHAM
         JOCELYN SPIELMAN
          HEATHER WRIGHT
         THOMAS GRAHAM
            TREVOR QUINN
          HEATHER WRIGHT
          HEATHER WRIGHT
         JOCELYN SPIELMAN
             DAVID FRANK

             DAVID FRANK
         JOCELYN SPIELMAN
         THOMAS GRAHAM
          HEATHER WRIGHT
Consumers Energy
Devon Energy Corporation
Duke Energy Gas Transmission
Dynegy Midstream Services, L.P.
El Paso Field Services
El Paso Natural Gas Company
Enron Gas Pipeline Group
Equitable Resources, Inc.
ExxonMobil Corporation
FINA Oil and Chemical Company
Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company
Iroquois Gas Transmission System
Kansas Pipeline Company
Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Corporation
Keyspan Energy Delivery
Koch Gateway Pipeline Company
Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas
Louisville Gas & Electric Company
Marathon Oil Company
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Mitchell Energy and Development
  Corporation
 HEATHER WRIGHT
JOCELYN SPIELMAN
   REBECCA FERRO
   REBECCA FERRO
   TREVOR QUINN
   TREVOR QUINN
     DAVID FRANK
 HEATHER WRIGHT
JOCELYN SPIELMAN
     DAVID FRANK
   TREVOR QUINN
     DAVID FRANK
 HEATHER WRIGHT
JOCELYN SPIELMAN
JOCELYN SPIELMAN
 HEATHER WRIGHT
JOCELYN SPIELMAN
   TREVOR QUINN
THOMAS GRAHAM
     DAVID FRANK
   REBECCA FERRO
 Natural Gas STAR Partner Update • Winter 2001

-------
SERX/ICE  REPRESEIMTATIX/ES
continued from page 8
  Murphy Exploration and Production
    Company
  Natural Gas Pipeline Company
    of America/KN Energy
  New York State Electric
    & Gas Corporation
  Niagara Mohawk
  Northern Indiana Public Service
    Company
  Northwest Natural Gas Company
  Ocean Energy, Inc.
  ONEOK Field Services
  Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
  Pacific Gas and Electric Company
  PECO Energy Company
  PG&E Natural Energy Group
  Phillips Petroleum Company's
    America Division
  Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
    (Domestic Operations)
  Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
    (Gas Processing)
  PSNC Energy
  Public Service Electric and
    Gas Company
  Questar Pipeline Company
THOMAS GRAHAM

THOMAS GRAHAM

     DAVID FRANK

 HEATHER WRIGHT
JOCELYN SPIELMAN

     DAVID FRANK
   REBECCA FERRO
   REBECCA FERRO
 HEATHER WRIGHT
JOCELYN SPIELMAN
   REBECCA FERRO
JOCELYN SPIELMAN
   REBECCA FERRO

THOMAS GRAHAM

THOMAS GRAHAM

     DAVID FRANK
 HEATHER WRIGHT

JOCELYN SPIELMAN
Reliant Energy - Arkla
Reliant Energy - Entex
Reliant Energy - Minnegasco
Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation
Shell Exploration and Production
  Company
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Southern California Gas Company
Southern Natural Gas
Southwest Gas Corporation
Superior Water, Light and
  Power Company
Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Texaco Exploration and Production
TXU Electric and Gas
TXU Lone Star Pipeline
UGI Utilities, Inc.
Union Pacific Resources Group, Inc.
Unocal  Corp.
UtiliCorp United, Inc.
Washington Gas
WBI Holdings, Inc.
Williams Gas Pipeline - Texas Gas
Williams Gas Pipeline Central
Williams-Transco
JOCELYN SPIELMAN
JOCELYN SPIELMAN
JOCELYN SPIELMAN
THOMAS GRAHAM
JOCELYN SPIELMAN

   TREVOR QUINN
     DAVID FRANK
 HEATHER WRIGHT
 HEATHER WRIGHT
 HEATHER WRIGHT

   TREVOR QUINN
THOMAS GRAHAM
     DAVID FRANK
     DAVID FRANK
     DAVID FRANK
 HEATHER WRIGHT
   TREVOR QUINN
   REBECCA FERRO
JOCELYN SPIELMAN
   REBECCA FERRO
   REBECCA FERRO
   REBECCA FERRO
   REBECCA FERRO
                The Natural Gas STAR Service Representatives are employees of Eastern Research Group,
                        a consulting firm providing support to EPA's Natural Gas STAR Program.
                                                                    Natural Gas STAR Partner Update • Winter 2001

-------
 D O C U IVI  E IM T
 REQUEST    FORIVI
  Name & Title:
  Organization:
  Street Address: _
  City, State, Zip: _
  E-Mail Address: _
  Telephone #:	
  Date Requested:
FAX#:
  Date Info Needed:
  FedEx/UPS # (if info needed asap):
                                                                            EPA  POLLUTION PREVENTER
Please fax to
your STAR Service
Representative at
703-841-1440
or directly to the
Natural Gas
STAR Program at
202-565-6674.
 PLEASE   INDICATE   WHICH
 IX/IATERIALS  YOU  WOULD
 LIKE   TO  RECEIVE:
      LESSONS  LEARNED
        	1.  Directed Inspection and Maintenance at Compressor Stations
        	2.  Directed Inspection and Maintenance at Gate Stations and Surface Facilities
        	3.  Options for Reducing Methane Emissions from Pneumatic Devices in the Natural Gas Industry
        	4.  Installation of Flash Tank Separators
        	5.  Reducing Methane Emissions from Compressor Rod Packing Systems
        	6.  Reducing Emissions When Taking Compressors Off-line
        	7.  Installing Vapor Recovery Units on Crude Oil Storage Tanks
        	8.  Replacing Wet Seals with Dry Seals in Centrifugal Compressors
        	9.  Reducing the Glycol Circulation Rates in Dehydrators
        	10. Replacing Gas-Assisted Glycol Pumps with  Electric Pumps
        	11. Installing Plunger Lift Systems in Gas Wells
        	12. Using Pipeline Pump-Down Techniques To Lower Pipeline Pressure Before Maintenance
      STAR  IMPLEMENTATION  TOOLS

        	Video-Production
        	Video-Transmission/Distribution
        	Case Study-El Paso Natural Gas
        	Case Study-Brooklyn Union/Keyspan Energy
        	Case Study-Texaco Exploration and
                     Production, Inc.
             OUTREACH MATERIALS
                         Natural Gas STAR Program Brochure
                         Natural Gas STAR Marketing Package
                         Natural Gas STAR Communications
                           Toolkit
                         STAR Partner Update, Summer 1998
                         STAR Partner Update, Spring 1999
                         STAR Partner Update, Winter 1999
                         STAR Partner Update, Fall 2000
      Most of these materials are available on the Internet at www.epa.gov/gasstar
Natural Gas STAR Partner Update • Winter 2001

-------