Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) subsidiary MethaneSAT LLC, which is developing a satellite system to track emissions initially from oil and natural gas operations, should launch in early 2022, a year later than previously anticipated, said Senior Vice President Mark Brownstein.
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First-of-its-Kind Satellite to Track Methane Emissions in Oil, Natural Gas Sector
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) plans to boldly go where no man has gone before, laying plans to launch a satellite into space to track and measure methane emissions, initially from the oil and natural gas sector.
April 12, 2018
North Dakota University Researchers Debunk Space Shots of Bakken Flaring
Satellite photographs that purported to show light of wellhead natural gas flaring in the Bakken Shale more intense than that of major metropolitan areas were mischaracterized and distorted, according to researchers at the University of North Dakota’s (UND) Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC).
June 15, 2015
North Dakota University Researchers Debunk Space Shots of Bakken Flaring
Satellite photographs that purported to show light of wellhead natural gas flaring in the Bakken Shale more intense than that of major metropolitan areas…
June 15, 2015
Traders Relocate as TX Braces for Rita; Prices Up
Most if not all of the big Houston-area energy trading shops are setting up satellite offices in other locations in order to try to maintain business operations Thursday and Friday in the event that Hurricane Rita draws a bead on their city. With maximum sustained winds of 165 mph, Rita was classified as a Category Five storm Wednesday afternoon, the most dangerous hurricane category.
September 22, 2005
Massachusetts Auditor Finds Lax Oversight of Satellite, Peak Shaving LNG Facilities
The Massachusetts State Auditor on Thursday reported lax oversight by the Department of Telecommunications and Energy (DTE) of the state’s 20 peak shaving and satellite liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facilities. The facilities, which are a various locations around the state, hold about 9.5 Bcf of natural gas and can deliver a total of 1 Bcf/d.
June 27, 2005
Sempra Goes West for CA Market Presence
Sempra Energy Trading, formerly AIG Trading Corp, said itopened a satellite trading floor in San Diego to take advantage ofCalifornia’s deregulated market for electricity. The company’s WestCoast operation will initially have 19 employees. They willinterface with power scheduling operations of California’sIndependent System Operator (ISO) and work with Sempra’s East Coastoperations. Sempra is based in Greenwich, CT.
April 1, 1998
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