Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00833:reg:6:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00833
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 2/5)
Character Range: 331498–334264

oil passes through equipment type (k), are:
 (a) as listed in sections 5 and 6.1.2 of the API Compendium, for the equipment type; or
 (b) if the manufacturer of the equipment supplies equipment‑specific emission factors for the equipment type—those factors.

Division 3.3.5—Crude oil refining

3.62  Application
  This Division applies to fugitive emissions from crude oil refining activities, including emissions from flaring at petroleum refineries.

3.63  Available methods
 (1) Subject to section 1.18, for estimating emissions released during a year from the operation of a facility that is constituted by crude oil refining the methods as set out in this section must be used.

Crude oil refining and storage tanks
 (2) One of the following methods must be used for estimating fugitive emissions of methane that result from crude oil refining and from storage tanks for crude oil:
 (a) method 1 under section 3.64;
 (b) method 2 under section 3.65;
 (c) method 3 under section 3.66.
Note: There is no method 4 for subsection (2).

Process vents, system upsets and accidents
 (3) One of the following methods must be used for estimating fugitive emissions of each type of gas, being carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, that result from deliberate releases from process vents, system upsets and accidents:
 (a) method 1 under section 3.67;
 (b) method 4 under section 3.68.
Note: There is no method 2 or 3 for subsection (3).

Flaring
 (4) For estimating emissions released from gas flared from crude oil refining:
 (a) one of the following methods must be used for estimating emissions of carbon dioxide released:
 (i) method 1 under section 3.69;
 (ii) method 2 under section 3.70;
 (iii) method 3 under section 3.71; and
 (b) if estimating emissions of methane released—one of the following methods must be used:
 (i) method 1 under section 3.69;
 (ii) method 2A under section 3.70A; and
 (c) if estimating emissions of nitrous oxide released—one of the following methods must be used:
 (i) method 1 under section 3.69;
 (ii) method 2A under section 3.70A.
Note: The flaring of gas from crude oil refining releases emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. The reference to gas type (j) in method 1 under section 3.69 is a reference to these gases. The same formula is used to estimate emissions of each of these gases. There is no method 4 for emissions of carbon dioxide and no method 2, 3 or 4 for emissions of nitrous oxide or methane.
 (5) However, for incidental emissions another method may be used that is consistent with the principles in section 1.13.

Subdivision 3.3.5.1—Fugitive emissions from crude oil refining and from storage tanks for crude oil

3.64  Method 1—crude oil refining and storage tanks for crude oil
  Method