Balen, Belgium – 24 June 2022 Intero-owned company The Sniffers, the global service provider in emission management and pipeline integrity programs, announces the appointment of Mr. Philippe Guldemont as Managing Director effective as of June 7th 2022. Philippe has over 20 years of experience in managing and growing international businesses in the Oil and Gas … Read more
National Grid owns, manages, and operates the national transmission network in Great Britain. To detect and reduce fugitive emissions in their facilities, they contacted The Sniffers to perform Leak Detection And Repair at 3 compressor stations. In this case study, National Grid shares: what their first impression was of working with our team why they … Read more
Are you getting ready for the upcoming EU Methane Regulation or does your company want to start with monitoring fugitive emissions? If performing Leak Detection And Repair is a new requirement for your company, you will most likely have many questions about how to get started. In this blog post, we share how to set … Read more
The current Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 and the released proposal for the EU Methane Regulation request you to submit compliant LDAR reports considering multiple best practices. The proposal for the Regulation even sets a timeframe to deliver your report within 1 month after each LDAR survey has been executed. Whether performing LDAR and … Read more
Bagging is a direct measurement technique to quantify leaks on accessible sources and smaller vents and to define specific emission factors. It is ranked as Best Available Technique in EPA Method 21. Even though we have been performing bagging to quantify emissions for multiple clients over the years, we perform it more frequently since the … Read more
Cathodic protection systems protect your pipelines from malfunctions, beginning corrosion, and leaks. In this blog post, our colleague Martijn Vermeulen, Team Leader of our Pipeline Technical Team, shares 5 success factors to manage your Cathodic Protection network effectively. And he will share what the added value is of using IoT sensors to perform CP surveys. We use these sensors in our new Continuous Cathodic Protection Monitoring … Read more
Genel Energy’s Sarta facility in Kurdistan, Iraq is a new installation and was only brought into production in November 2020. In this case study, we share more about the Leak Detection And Repair (LDAR) campaign we executed for our new client. In this case study, Genel Energy shares: why they decided to work with us … Read more
Pipeline integrity management allows you to assess pig run results, execute a Fitness-For-Service (FFS) assessment, find out possible reasons for pipeline defects, and to document needed repairs. To handle all collected data from these surveys and to support pipeline integrity management, using a GIS-based PIMS software tool can definitely add value. In this blog post, … Read more
According to the IEA[1], 64% of the world’s total methane emissions in 2020 were vented in the atmosphere and is hence the single most important contributing source of Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP). In this blog post, we focus on the wide range of vents and discuss why it is worthwhile to apply a measurement-based approach … Read more
Has your company joined the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) Reporting Framework? Great to see your commitment to report accurate methane emission figures. Do you know what is required to comply? What does your plan to reach the Gold Standard look like? Which reporting level have you committed to? There is a lot of information to be processed and … Read more
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