Case 21528: Natural Gas Waste Changes

Establishes requirements for production facilities and natural gas gathering systems to report and reduce the venting and flaring of natural gas.

Effective April 1, 2022, natural gas operators shall reduce the annual volume of vented and flared natural gas in order to capture no less than 98 percent of the natural gas produced from its wells.

This policy was developed in concert with the [Ozone Precursor Pollutants](https://data.usclimatealliance.org/policy/723) standard.

Oil & Gas Industry Methane Gas Capture Standard

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