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2012 Natural Gas STAR Annual Implementation Workshop
Denver, CO, April 10-12, 2012
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
| 8:30 – 1:00pm | Site Visits Xcel Energy Marshall Compressor Station Anadarko Production/Midstream Facility |
| 2:00 – 5:00pm | Future of Gas STAR Roundtable An open discussion and exchange of ideas on how the program might evolve in light of U.S. policy developments. |
| 6:00 – 7:30pm | Registration & Opening Reception |
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
| 8:00 – 9:00am | Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Area Opens |
| 9:00 – 12:00pm | Morning Session |
| 9:00 – 9:15am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 9:15 – 9:45am | Keynote Presentation Sarah Dunham, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs – U.S. EPA |
| 9:45 – 10:30am | Centrifugal Compressor Wet Seal Degassing: An Alternative to Dry Seals for Reducing Emissions Reid Smith, Environmental Advisor – BP (PDF) (23 pp, 2.4MB) |
| 10:30 – 11:00am | Networking and Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 – 11:30am | Accelerated Main Replacement Program Jonathan Moe, Specialty Engineer - Xcel Energy Michael Bruno, Project Manager – Xcel Energy (PDF) (21 pp, 235K) |
| 11:30 – 12:30pm | Total Emissions Reductions by Optimization of Compressor Utilization Monica Paul, Optimization Manager – ONEOK (PDF) (10 pp, 677K) |
| 12:00 – 1:30pm | Lunch and Award Ceremony |
| 12:00 – 12:45pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 – 1:30pm | Natural Gas STAR Award Ceremony & Photos |
| 1:45 – 5:45pm | Afternoon Session |
| 1:45 – 2:15pm | Reducing Methane and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions Jimmy Oxford, Area Manager – Targa Resources Veronica Nasser, Manager – REM Technology, Inc. (PDF) (20 pp, 2.1MB) |
| 2:15 – 2:45pm | Capture of Casinghead Gas Clyde Finch, Senior Production Engineer – Citation Oil and Gas Corporation Larry Richards, President and CEO – Hy-Bon Engineering (PDF) (41 pp, 6.5MB) |
| 2:45 – 3:30pm | Gas Monetization via Emerging Mini-GTL Options World Bank Project with Dr. Theo H. Fleisch, Director – Fuel Conversion Solutions, L.P. (PDF) (30 pp, 2MB) |
| 3:30 – 4:00pm | Networking and Refreshment Break |
| 4:00 – 5:30pm | Panel Session: Innovative Options for Financing Emission Reduction Projects
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| 5:30 – 5:45pm | Close of Day One Sessions |
| 6:00 – 7:30pm | Networking Reception |
Thursday, April 12, 2012
| 8:00 – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 12:00pm | Morning Session |
| 9:00 – 9:15am | Opening of Day Two U.S. EPA |
| 9:15 – 9:45am | EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Update (Subpart W - Oil & Gas) Margo Eaddy, Program Manager, Office of Air and Radiation – U.S. EPA (PDF) (54 pp, 272K) |
| 9:45 – 10:15am | Liquids Unloading Options for Natural Gas Wells Don Robinson, Vice President – ICF International (PDF) (12 pp, 478K) Richard Shook, U.S. Business Unit Manager – Weatherford (PDF) (5 pp, 186K) |
| 10:15 – 10:45am | Networking and Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 – 11:15am | Low-bleed and Zero-bleed Pneumatic Devices Michael Miller, Principal Engineer – Xcel Energy Gregory Giernoth, Global Product Manager – GE Energy Services (PDF) (28 pp, 1.8MB) |
| 11:15 – 11:45am | Air Emissions Reduction Strategy Javier Bocanegra – PEMEX Exploration and Production (PDF) (17 pp, 474K) |
| 11:45 – 12:00pm | Closing Remarks |
| 12:30 – 5:00pm | Global Methane Initiative Oil & Gas Subcommittee Meeting For Global Methane Initiative Subcommittee Representatives, Project Network Members, and others interested in the Global Methane Initiative |