Appalachian Methane Initiative Announces 2023 Pilot Program Progress and Metrics; Looks Ahead to 2024
The Appalachian Methane Initiative (“AMI”), founded by Chesapeake Energy Corporation, EQT Corporation, and Equitrans Midstream Corporation in January 2023, today announced that it has successfully completed its 2023 pilot methane emissions monitoring program.
- The Appalachian Methane Initiative (“AMI”), founded by Chesapeake Energy Corporation, EQT Corporation, and Equitrans Midstream Corporation in January 2023, today announced that it has successfully completed its 2023 pilot methane emissions monitoring program.
- AMI is a proactive, first-of-its-kind basin-wide initiative designed to further enhance methane emissions monitoring and, ultimately, facilitate additional methane emissions reductions in the Appalachian Basin (“Basin”).
- 2023 Key Findings from the Pilot Region:
- For on-pad gas operations, condensate tanks and compressors were among the largest sources. - “The Appalachian Methane Initiative is a state-of-the-art example of a successful cooperative and transparent approach to addressing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.