Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01230:reg:13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01230
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13
Character Range: 13182–14475

13  Summary

      An oil or gas fugitives (RTF) project involves carbon abatement from capturing, re‑routing and flaring gas that would otherwise be released to the atmosphere.
      The carbon dioxide equivalent net abatement amount for a reporting period is worked out by comparing the emissions resulting from flaring the re‑routed gas with the emissions that would have resulted from the gas being released to the atmosphere if the project had not been carried out.
      Amounts of re‑routed gas consisting of process venting emissions, which are intentional emissions from equipment used in a production process and are likely to vary with changes in production, must be measured continually. Amounts of re‑routed gas consisting of fugitive leak emissions, which are not directly associated with production levels, may be measured during a fugitive leak measurement period. Amounts of re‑routed gas that contain both kinds of emissions must be treated as process venting emissions.
      The carbon dioxide equivalent net abatement amount for a reporting period is adjusted by a sampling discount factor for sampling uncertainty associated with relevant component gas measurements. Ancillary emissions are taken into account if doing so would have a material effect on net abatement.