JPT article – July 6, 2026
This article features Arvind Ravikumar of The University of Texas at Austin and focuses on how the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab is integrating satellite observations, facility-level measurements, operational data, and emissions inventories into more credible methane accounting for oil and gas systems.
The discussion frames methane measurement as a systems-integration challenge: satellites, aircraft, drones, continuous monitors, ground sensors, operational records, and inventories each provide part of the emissions picture, while the value comes from reconciling these signals across scales and timeframes.
JPT article – April 20, 2026
This article from the SPE Sustainable Development Technical Section, by Willow Liu and Linda Battalora, argues that methane management is becoming an operating discipline tied to asset quality, production efficiency, credible disclosure, and market confidence.
It highlights practical program elements including layered detection, measurement-informed inventories, clear detection-to-repair workflows, root-cause reduction, data lineage, assurance, and accountability. It also connects methane performance to evolving regulation and market access, including EU import requirements, methane-intensity reporting, and outcome-based frameworks such as the Canada–Alberta methane equivalency agreement.
JPT article – April 6, 2026
Methane management is shifting from a voluntary credibility exercise to a commercial and regulatory requirement. As the EU Methane Regulation introduces phased import obligations tied to measurement, reporting, verification, and methane intensity, operators face growing pressure to produce emissions data that can withstand external scrutiny.
In this interview, Jessica Shumlich and Thomas Fox discuss governance, fit-for-purpose measurement, traceable data architecture, disciplined reconciliation between top-down and bottom-up estimates, and preparation for independent verification.
JPT article – March 9, 2026
This article is the second in a Q&A series from the SPE Methane Emissions Management Technical Section and discusses Aramco’s efforts to quantify and reduce methane emissions across its value chain.
In this article, Ensan Elayoubi, MTS Membership Chair, interviews Aramco experts Ioannis Alexiou and Dmytriy Orel on methane detection, measurement, and reduction efforts.
JPT article – December 18, 2025
This first article in the MEMTS Q&A series focuses on methane intelligence and how oil and gas teams translate emissions data into credible decisions and measurable reductions.
Babatunde Anifowose speaks with Peter Roos and Mike Thorpe of Bridger Photonics about detection sensitivity, uncertainty, scaling from plume-level observations to basin-wide inventories, and the role of policy, market expectations, and operator-technology partnerships in building trust.
JPT article – June 2, 2025
Drawing on insights from the 2024 MEMTS Forum in Banff and contributions from a global group of specialists, this JPT feature explores why methane reduction is fundamentally a change-management and culture challenge, not just a technology problem.
The article examines regulatory and economic realities across regions, gaps between routine and non-routine emissions, access to monitoring technologies, and the strain on smaller operators. It also maps how SPE and MEMTS can convene stakeholders, share good practice, and help turn high-level pledges into measurable methane reductions.