Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) — 3
3 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 2.1: Exclusion from Part 1 2.2 (1) Part 1 does not apply to an upstream oil and gas facility to which Part 2 applies. Application of Part 2 (2) If the operator of an upstream oil and gas facility provides the Minister with notice of the use of an emission monitoring system at the facility in accordance with section 2.3, Part 2 applies in respect of that facility beginning on the day specified in the notice. Part 2 ceases to apply (3) If the operator of an upstream oil and gas facility provides the Minister with notice of the discontinuance of use of the emission monitoring system at the facility in accordance with section 2.4, Part 2 ceases to apply to that facility beginning on the day specified in the notice. Notice of use — condition 2.3 (1) The notice referred to in subsection 2.2(2) must not be provided in respect of an upstream oil and gas facility unless its facility emission intensity, as calculated by an engineer, is less than its facility emission reference standard. Exception (2) However, if the facility has been in operation for less than 365 days, the notice may be provided if an engineer estimates that, after the facility has been in operation for 365 days, its facility emission intensity will be less than its facility emission reference standard. Notice of use — content (3) The notice must be in writing, specify the day on which use of the emission monitoring system is to begin at the facility and contain the following information and documents: (a) the name of the facility and its civic address or, if the civic address is not available, (i) its latitude and longitude to the third decimal place, (ii) its location expressed to the nearest unit of the National Topographic System produced by the Department of Natural Resources, or (iii) if the facility is located in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta, the legal subdivision within which it is located; (b) its facility emission intensity and the date of its calculation; (c) its facility emission rate and the date of its determination; (d) the volumes of hydrocarbon gas produced at, processed at and transported from the facility, respectively, during the period used to calculate the facility emission intensity referred in paragraph (b); (e) a description of the sensors and other equipment that constitute the emission monitoring system, including their specifications and datasheets; (f) an attestation, signed and dated by an engineer, indicating that the emission monitoring system meets the requirements set out in section 53; and (g) the name, address and contact information of the engineer who signed the attestation. Exception (4) Despite paragraphs (3)(b) to (d), if the facility has been in operation for less than 365 days, the notice must contain estimates — prepared by an engineer — of the information referred to in those paragraphs. Notice of use — advance notice (5) The notice must be provided to the Minister at least 60 days before the day specified in the notice, unless it is provided before March 1, 2028. Notice of discontinuance of use 2.4 The notice referred to in subsection 2.2(3) must be in writing, specify the day on which use of the emission monitoring system is to be discontinued at the upstream oil and gas facility and be provided to the Minister at least 60 days before the specified day.