OMB Control No. 2060-0328 Expires 07/31/2011 

## N ATURAL 

## G AS 

## STAR P ROGRAM 

## : M EMORANDUM OF


## U NDERSTANDING FOR 

## I NTERNATIONAL 

## O PERATIONS

This is a voluntary agreemen t between ___________________________________________ (company name) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fo r the purpose of reducing methane releases to the atmosphere by implementing cost-effective emission reducti on technologies and practices.

Authorized Company Representative: (name)

Signature: Date:

Reid Harvey: Acting Director, Climate Change Di vision, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Signature: Date:

Partner’s Designated Natural Gas STAR Implementation Manager:

Name:

Title:

Address:

City/State:

Zip Code/Postal Code:

Country:

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

EPA’s Responsibilities

1. Assign a Natural Gas STAR Representative responsibl e for assisting the partner in implementing the Program.

2. Assist partners with Program implementation by: (1 ) analyzing emerging technol ogies and practices; (2) developing workshops and training courses; and (3 ) cataloguing and communicating technologies and operation & maintenance practices.

3. Provide partners with public recognition for their commitment to the Program.

Natural Gas STAR Partner’s Responsibilities

1. Appoint a company representative as the Natu ral Gas STAR Program Implementation Manager responsible for implementing this voluntary agreement.

2. Submit an implementation plan within one year of signi ng this agreement outlin ing expected activities and scope of implementation.

3. Implement, within three years, applicable technologies and operation & main tenance practices at facilities as outlined in the implementation plan when cost-effective (as defined by the partner).

4. Submit annual reports describing the measures implemented, the cost of implementation, and the

associated methane emission reductions.

5. Communicate participation to employees and cooper ate with EPA efforts to publicize the Program.

General Terms

1. This agreement can be terminated by either party at any time, with no notice or penalties and no further obligation. EPA agrees not to publicize a partner’s withdrawal from the Program.

2. The partner agrees that the activitie s it undertakes connected with this MOU are not intended to provide services to the U.S. Government and that the par tner will not seek compensation from the U.S.

Government.

3. The partner agrees that it will not claim or imply that its participation in the Program constitutes EPA approval or endorsement of anything othe r than the commitment to the Program. Under the Global Methane
Initiative, The Natural Gas STAR Program is a flexible, nonregulatory, and voluntary partnership between the EPA and

the international oil and natural gas industry aimed at facilitating and accounting for cost-effective

methane emission reductions

worldwide.

The Natural Gas STAR Program has identified technologies and operating & maintenance practices in use by industry as cost-effective options for reducing methane emissions. A complete listing of these measures can be found at epa.gov/gasstar

.

Please send completed forms to:

Roger Fernandez The Natural Gas STAR Program

Team Leader Phone: +1 (202) 343-9386 Fax: +1 (202) 343-2202 E-mail: fernandez.roger@epa.gov

Standard Mail: Roger Fernandez The Natural Gas STAR Program U.S. EPA (6207J) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460

U.S.A.

Express/Overnight Mail: Roger Fernandez The Natural Gas STAR Program U.S. EPA (6207J) 1310 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005

U.S.A.

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