USEPA89 FR 16280Final ruleIn force

Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector (Subpart OOOOb)

Final rule tightening methane and VOC standards on new, reconstructed, and modified oil & gas facilities, including super-emitter response programme.

Last changed 8 months ago.

Lifecycle

  1. Proposed
  2. Effective
  3. Last change

Coverage

New, reconstructed, and modified affected facilities in the oil and natural gas sector.

Key requirements

  • LDAR at well sites every 90 days; compressor stations every 30 days.
  • Zero methane emission limit for new pneumatic controllers.
  • Super-Emitter Programme — third-party detection notifications must be investigated within 5 days.

Source

https://www.epa.gov/controlling-air-pollution-oil-and-natural-gas-operations

Canonical document at the regulator. Always cite this URL — not the RegWatch detail page — in compliance evidence.

Related in United States

USEPA40 CFR 60 OOOOcGuidanceIn force

Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector (Subpart OOOOc)

Emission guidelines that states must follow when developing plans to limit methane emissions from existing oil & gas sources.

8 months agoeff.
USBLM89 FR 25378Final ruleIn force

Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation

Updates rules on flaring, venting, and royalty-bearing methane losses from onshore federal and tribal oil & gas leases.

11 months agoeff.