July rig air quality workgroup meeting

Alan Bailey

Petroleum News

A workgroup formed to develop recommendations for air quality permitting and procedures for temporary oil and gas drilling rig operations at existing Alaska facilities will hold its next meeting on July 12, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has announced. This Oil and Gas Drill Rig Workgroup is organized by DEC and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. The workgroup includes representatives from DEC, DNR, the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council, the Alaska Support Industry Alliance and the North Slope Borough.

In October 2017 a technical subgroup within the workgroup published a report on air quality modeling for portable oil and gas operations on the North Slope. The workgroup itself last met in February 2016. That meeting involved a presentation on options for ensuring that portable operations meet required air quality standards.

- ALAN BAILEY