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Natural Gas STAR Program

Designing the Ideal Offshore Platform Methane Mitigation Strategy

This paper analyzes and summarizes methane emission volumes and sources from offshore production platforms, outlines mitigation technologies and practices, and provides a methodology for conducting full cost-benefit economic analyses to prioritize mitigation actions to yield the maximum environmental benefits at the lowest costs. 

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