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Guidelines for management of fugitive methane and greenhouse gases emissions in the upstream oil and gas operations in Nigeria
Nigeria 2022 In force National
(Alberta) AER Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting (upstream provisions)
Canada 2020 In force State/Provincial
(Colorado) Department of Natural Resources. Code of Colorado Regulations, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2 CCR 404-1 § 100, 903
United States 2020 In force State/Provincial
Guidelines for offshore hydrocarbon production
Colombia 2020 In force National
(Alberta) AER Directive 036: Drilling Blowout Prevention Requirements and Procedures
Canada 2019 In force State/Provincial
(Colorado) Regulation No. 7: Control of ozone precursors and control of hydrocarbons via oil and gas emissions (as amended in February 2021)
United States 2019 In force State/Provincial
(North Dakota) Control of Organic Compound Emissions
United States 2019 In force State/Provincial
(Northern Territory) Code of Practice: Onshore Petroleum Activities
Australia 2019 In force State/Provincial
(Alberta) AER Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations
Canada 2018 In force State/Provincial
(British Columbia) Flaring and Venting Reduction Guideline
Canada 2018 In force State/Provincial
(Queensland) Code of practice for leak management, detection and reporting for petroleum operating plant
Australia 2018 In force State/Provincial
(Queensland) Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018
Australia 2018 In force State/Provincial
Guidelines for environmental protection during design, operation, dismantlement of LNG installations
Mexico 2018 In force National
Guidelines for the prevention and comprehensive control of methane emissions from the hydrocarbons sector (Mexico)
Mexico 2018 In force National
Official Mexican Standard NOM-006-ASEA-2017 Technical criteria for design, operation, dismantlement of crude storage installations, excluding LPG
Mexico 2018 In force National
(California) Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities
United States 2017 In force State/Provincial
Decree No. 8 for 2017: executive regulation for air pollution protection according to the Law No. 42 for 2014
Kuwait 2017 In force National
Decree No.2 for 2017: executive regulations about engineering and environmental specifications for facilities in Kuwait
Kuwait 2017 In force National
Guidelines for industrial and operational security, and environmental protection in activities of exploration and extraction of unconventional hydrocarbons
Mexico 2017 In force National
Guidance for Flaring and Venting during Commissioning
United Kingdom 2016 In force National
Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources
United States 2016 In force National
Decree 2041/2014
Colombia 2014 In force National
Regulation of the General Climate Change Law (Mexico) Regarding the National Registry of Emissions
Mexico 2014 In force National
Resolution 90341
Colombia 2014 In force National
(Alberta) AER Directive 039: Revised Program to Reduce Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators
Canada 2013 In force State/Provincial
(Pennsylvania) General Operating Permit (GP) 5 (2018 update)
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(Pennsylvania) General Operating Permit (GP) 5A (2018 update)
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(Tasmania) Mineral Exploration Code of Practice - Schedule for onshore exploration for petroleom, coal seam gas or geothermal substances
Australia 2012 In force State/Provincial
Oil and Natural Gas; New Source Performance Standards and New Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (2012)
United States 2012 In force National
(Queensland) Code of Practice for the construction and abandonment of coal seam gas and petroleum wells, and associated bores
Australia 2011 In force State/Provincial

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