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Road to Launch: The Carbon Mapper Coalition achieves key satellite milestones
The instrument that will go on the Tanager-1 satellite was transferred from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to Planet Labs PBC. This marks an exciting achievement in the development of the first of two satellites being developed and deployed through a first-of-its-kind public-private Coalition led by Carbon Mapper.
NEW: Global Data and Enhanced Functionality Available on the Carbon Mapper Data Portal
New data on global sources of methane plus improved functionality to make this data more accessible and actionable are now available on the Carbon Mapper Data Portal.
Study offers framework for assessing methane intensity of O&G operators
A peer-reviewed study of the Permian Basin offers a new empirical framework for assessing methane emissions intensity across oil and gas operations, opening up possibilities for future analysis of other O&G regions.
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Gathering Pipelines: Methane Emissions in the Permian Basin
Few studies have attempted to specifically characterize emissions from natural gas gathering pipelines, which tend to be more difficult to monitor on the ground than other forms of oil and gas infrastructure. In this study, Carbon Mapper and co-researchers use methane emission measurements collected from four recent aerial campaigns in the Permian Basin.
Science Perspective: Tackling Unlit and Inefficient Gas Flaring
A Science Perspective article by Riley Duren, CEO of Carbon Mapper, and Deborah Gordon, Senior Principal at RMI, highlights the need for better data about the efficiency or effectiveness of oil and gas methane flares.
Reuters: Methane emissions from U.S. shallow offshore platforms exceed those on land, study finds
According to our research, measurements of methane emissions from shallow water oil and gas platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico found they were substantially higher than those from drilling on land.
Insights
Methane Point Sources — What They Are and Why They Matter
This post is part of Carbon Mapper’s Methane Remote Monitoring Education Series, which intends to help build a base knowledge of important topics in the methane monitoring space, and demystify key concepts that are important to Carbon Mapper’s mission. To recommend a future topic, contact us here.
Methane Matters: A Complex but Critical Greenhouse Gas
This post is the first of Carbon Mapper’s Methane Remote Monitoring Education Series, which intends to demystify key concepts and topics about methane and what it takes to measure and monitor this important greenhouse gas.
Carbon Mapper Takes Research Insights to 2022 AGU Fall Meeting
Carbon Mapper scientists join thousands of participants at the 2022 annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting to advance Earth and space sciences.