Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) — 16
 or safety arising from an emergency situation; (c) the heating value of the hydrocarbon gas or its flow rate are insufficient to sustain continuous destruction of the gas by hydrocarbon gas destruction equipment; (d) the use of hydrocarbon gas destruction equipment or hydrocarbon gas conservation equipment would prolong an interruption of the hydrocarbon gas supply to the public; or (e) crude oil is produced at the facility and (i) operations at the facility began before January 1, 2028, (ii) in the calendar year before the one in which the venting is to occur, the volume of crude oil produced at the facility did not exceed 600 m 3 and the total volume of hydrocarbon gas vented from the facility did not exceed 12 000 m 3 , (iii) the venting is not from a pneumatic device that uses pressurized gas to generate mechanical energy, and (iv) measures are taken to minimize the volume of hydrocarbon gas that is vented, such as the conservation or destruction of the gas. Venting limit (3) Despite subsection (2), no more than 12 000 m 3 of hydrocarbon gas may be vented in a calendar year from an upstream oil and gas facility referred to in paragraph (2)(e). Record — venting 50 A record must be made that sets out the following information respecting the venting of hydrocarbon gas from an upstream oil and gas facility: (a) for each instance of venting referred to in paragraphs 49(2)(a) to (d), (i) the date, time and duration of the venting, (ii) identification of the equipment component that is the source of the venting, (iii) the flow rate of the vented hydrocarbon gas, expressed in kg/h, under standard conditions, (iv) a description of the circumstances leading up to the venting and the reasons for it, including identification of the exception referred to in subsection 49(2) that is to be relied on and an explanation of why it is applicable in the circumstances, and (v) the measures that were taken to minimize the volume of the vented hydrocarbon gas; and (b) in respect of venting referred to in paragraph 49(2)(e), (i) the volume of crude oil, expressed in m 3 , that was produced at the facility in the previous calendar year, (ii) the volume of hydrocarbon gas, expressed in m 3 , that was vented from facility in the previous calendar year, and (iii) the measures that were taken to minimize the volume of vented hydrocarbon gas. PART 2 Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities Using an Emission Monitoring System System Operation After providing notice 51 (1) After providing the notice referred to in subsection 2.2(2), the operator must ensure that the facility emission intensity for the upstream oil and gas facility, as calculated by an engineer, remains less than its facility emission reference standard. Updates (2) The facility emission intensity and facility emission rate for the facility must be updated annually and after (a) each analysis that is conducted under subsection 53.2(2); and (b) any physical change to the facility or change to its operation that would affect, by 10% or more, the volume of the facility’s hydrocarbon gas emissions or the volume of hydrocarbon gas that is produced or processed at the facility or transported from it. Adjustment to facility emission rate (3) A facility emission rate that is updated, including in accordance with subsection (2), must be adjusted to include any change in the volume of hydrocarbon gas emissions from the facility, expressed in kg/h, that an engineer estimates will occur in the 365-day period following a physical change to the facility or a change to its operation that has occurred since the day on which the rate was last determined. Record (4) A record must be made that sets out the following information: (a) the facility emission intensity and facility emission rate for the upstream oil and gas facility on the day specified in the notice provided under subsection 2.2(2); and (b) each update to its facility emission intensity and facility emission rate, the date of the update and the reason