Workshop
  Attendance
     is  Free!
    August 31,2009
    Billings, Montana
The Natural Gas STAR
Program's most important
mission is economic
reduction of methane
emissions. Technology
transfer workshops
facilitate peer-based
exchange of technical
and economic information
on cost-effective practices
that reduce gas loss. The
Natural Gas STAR
Program strives to
communicate a
fundamental theme:
reducing methane losses
is both profitable and
environmentally
beneficial.

Natural Gas STAR has
over 120 domestic and 10
international Partners,
and is endorsed by 20
major industry trade
associations. Since the
Program's inception in
1993,  Partners have re-
duced over 677 billion
cubic feet of methane
emissions—earning the
industry over $4 billion.
Producers and Processors
     Technology Transfer
             Workshop
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       NaturalGasfX
       EPA POLLUTION PREVENTER  *
 This free, one-day Workshop will be held in conjunction with the Montana Petro-
 leum Association Annual Meeting. The Workshop will focus on reducing methane
 emissions from natural gas production and processing. Participants will engage
 in a peer-based exchange of technical and economic information on practices
 currently in use.  Presentations will include detailed information that participants
 can use to conduct feasibility assessments of these practices at their operations.
 Workshop Information

 Monday, August 31, 2009
 10:00 am-4:15 pm
 Crowne Plaza Hotel, 27 North 27th St.
 Billings, Montana 59101
 MPA Group Block — 800-588-7666

 Presentation Topics

 EPA Natural Gas STAR Program and
 Overview of the Proposed Manda-
 tory Greenhouse Gas Reporting
 Rule: An overview of the Natural Gas
 STAR Program and its technical re-
 sources, as well as the key provisions
 of the proposed rule.

 Best Management Practices for
 Small and  Medium Sized Producers:
 This presentation will cover several
 cost-effective methane emissions re-
 duction opportunities at natural gas
 production  facilities that target emis-
 sions from  sources such as pneumatic
 devices, compressors, and glycol de-
 hydrators.

 Directed Inspection and Mainte-
 nance (DI&M) and  Infrared Leak De-
 tection: A detailed review of imple-
 menting a DI&M program at production
 and processing facilities to detect,
 measure, prioritize and repair leaks to
 reduce methane emissions.
Installing Vapor Recovery Units: An
overview of the application and opera-
tion of vapor recovery units for the re-
duction of methane emissions from low
pressure emissions sources.

Solar Power Applications for Meth-
ane Emissions Mitigation: This pres-
entation will cover the use of solar
power at natural gas production and
processing facilities in order to reduce
methane emissions.

Partner Experience in Methane
Emissions Mitigation: This presenta-
tion by Natural Gas STAR Program
Partners will focus on their approach
and experience in implementing cost-
effective methane emission reduction
technologies.

Reduced Emissions Completions:
This presentation will discuss how re-
duced emissions techniques can re-
cover gas that is normally vented or
flared during well completion.
Further Information

Workshop Registration:
http://www.epa.gov/gasstar/
workshops/index.html
                                                               EPA Natural Gas STAR Program:
                                                               Jerome Blackman, 202-343-9630
                                                               Blackman.Jerome@epa.gov

                                                               General Information:
                                                               Zack Schaffer, 703-934-3204
                                                               ZSchaffer@icfi.com

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