Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) — 1
1 (1) The definitions completion , design bleed rate , flowback , gas-to-oil ratio , hydraulic fracturing , pneumatic controller and pneumatic pump in subsection 2(1) of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) 1 are repealed. 1 SOR/2018-66 (2) The definition fugitive in subsection 2(1) of the Regulations is repealed. (4) The portion of the definition venting in subsection 2(1) of the English version of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: venting means the emission of hydrocarbon gas from an upstream oil and gas facility in a controlled manner, other than the emission of gas arising from combustion, due to (5) Subsection 2(1) of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: emission monitoring system means a system consisting of one or more sensors and other equipment that is designed to monitor hydrocarbon gas emissions at an upstream oil and gas facility. ( système de mesure et d’enregistrement des émissions ) engineer means a person who is registered or licensed to engage in the practice of engineering under the laws of the province in which they practise. ( ingénieur ) facility emission intensity , in respect of an upstream oil and gas facility, means the ratio, expressed in percent, that is calculated by dividing the total volume of hydrocarbon gas emissions from the facility in the 365-day period preceding the day on which the calculation is made by the greatest of the following volumes: (a) the volume of hydrocarbon gas produced at the facility during that period, (b) the volume of hydrocarbon gas processed at the facility during that period, and (c) the volume of hydrocarbon gas that is equal to the volume of hydrocarbon gas transported from the facility during that period minus the sum of the volumes of hydrocarbon gas referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b). ( intensité d’émission ) facility emission rate means (a) in respect of an inactive facility, a rate of 0 kg/h; and (b) in respect of any other upstream oil and gas facility, the total volume of hydrocarbon gas emissions from the facility, expressed in kg/h, referred to in the definition facility emission intensity . ( seuil du taux d’émission ) facility emission reference standard means (a) in respect of an inactive facility, 0%; and (b) in respect of any other upstream oil and gas facility, one of the following values: (i) 0.2%, if, during the 365-day period referred to in the definition facility emission intensity , the volume of hydrocarbon gas produced at the facility is greater than the volume of hydrocarbon gas processed at the facility and the volume of hydrocarbon gas transported from, but not produced or processed at, the facility, respectively, (ii) 0.05%, if, during the 365-day period referred to in the definition facility emission intensity , the volume of hydrocarbon gas processed at the facility is greater than the volume of hydrocarbon gas produced at the facility and the volume of hydrocarbon gas transported from, but not produced or processed at, the facility, respectively, (iii) 0.11%, if, during the 365-day period referred to in the definition facility emission intensity , the volume of hydrocarbon gas transported from, but not produced or processed at, the facility is greater than the volume of hydrocarbon gas produced at the facility and the volume of hydrocarbon gas processed at the facility, respectively. ( étalon de référence ) fugitive emission means an unintentional emission of hydrocarbon gas from an upstream oil and gas facility. ( émission fugitive ) inactive facility means a Type 1 facility or Type 2 facility at which hydrocarbon is not produced, processed or transported and at which those activities have not occurred in respect of hydrocarbon in the previous 365 days.  ( installation inactive ) Type 1 facility means an upstream oil and gas facility at which any of the following equipmen