Global Methane Initiative

Reducing Methane Emissions

from the Oil and Gas Sector
26 August 2021

A Presentation for the Briefing on Implementation of Methane Flaring

Reduction in Indonesian Oil and Gas Industry

Ms. Denise Mulholland

Team Lead, International Methane Reduction Activities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
In support of the Global Methane Initiative
Global Methane Initiative (GMI)
Since 2004
▪ GMI is an international public-private partnership • 45 Partner Countries
focused on reducing barriers to the recovery and use of • 700+ Project Network members
methane as a clean energy source • Alliances with international organizations
focused on methane recovery and use
▪ GMI advances methane mitigation in three key sectors:
– Oil and Gas,
– Biogas (Municipal Solid Waste, Agriculture and Wastewater), &
– Coal Mines.
Oil & Gas
Subcommittee

Co-Chairs Partner Country Delegates

Steering Biogas
Committee Subcommittee

Project GMI Partner Countries

Network Members represent approximately
Secretariat
Coal Mines 75% of methane emissions
Subcommittee
from human activities.
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GMI Accomplishments Since 2004

Grown from 14 to 45 Partner Countries

Leveraged more than $655 million dollars for

projects and training

Approximately 750 Project Network members

Conducted more than 1600 assessments, feasibility

studies, study tours, and site visits
Since 2004, GMI has
Provided trainings for more than 50,000 reduced CH4 by >
people in methane mitigation
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Developed more than 140 tools, reports and MMTCO2e
other resources to support methane
mitigation
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It’s an Exciting Time for GMI!

▪ GMI re-chartered through May 2031

– Raise ambition and elevate international awareness of the critical
need to reduce methane emissions now
– Promote technical expertise and lessons learned
– Harmonize efforts with The Paris Agreement, CCAC, EU Methane
Strategy, and potential United Nations Declaration
– Formalize new partnerships with key organizations

2021 2033

GMI Recharter – through 2031

CCAC Strategy - through 2030
International Decade for Methane Management (potential)
EU Methane Strategy – through 2030
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Recent Highlights

On 3 June 2021, GMI reached hundreds of global stakeholders

through A Call to Action on Methane, a live event featuring keynote
addresses and an industry panel discussion.
▪ Raised international awareness of the critical need to reduce methane A recording of the live event is available
emissions on GMI’s Call to Action website
▪ Emphasized opportunities for international leaders in industry, private
sector, and government to take action More than 800 individuals
▪ Celebrated GMI’s re-chartering from 70 countries registered
to attend
In 2021, we welcomed three new Indonesian delegates to the GMI
Oil & Gas Subcommittee from the Indonesian Ministry of Energy
and Mineral Resources, Directorate General for Oil and Gas
▪ Mr. Putu Suardana, Coordinator, Engineering and Environmental Safety
▪ Mr. Agustin Hermawan, Sub-Coordinator, Environmental Safety
▪ Ms. Chitra Ria Ariska, Inspector of Oil and Gas
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 2021 Top priorities:
GMI Work in the Oil and Gas Sector ▪ Identify best practices for
methane emissions
reductions and use
Our goal: ▪ Distribute tools, data, and
▪ Deploy and promote use of best practices, policies and technologies resources about methane
to reduce methane emissions​ from O&G sector mitigation
What we do: ▪ Build capacity to implement
methane policies and
▪ Work directly with companies and countries to reduce barriers projects
– Provide technical assistance and build capacity to understand sources,
opportunities and the business case for mitigation projects
Primary activities:
▪ Regularly engage 54 members and across 26 countries on the GMI O&G
Subcommittee, Project Network Members, UNECE, CCAC and IEA ▪ Conduct webinars hosted
by technical experts:
▪ Develop training resources
Improve O+G Help Partners
Provide targeted Promote success
methane
emissions
understand
opportunities for
support for to foster ▪ Promote technical tools
implementation replication
quantification reductions and resources and
upcoming events
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 Recent GMI Oil & Gas Resources GMI 2020-2021 technical
webinar series on Methane
Solutions: Policy and
Technology
• Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Management ▪ Mitigation technologies to
in the Oil and Gas Sector: Monitoring, Reporting and reduce methane emissions
Verification and Mitigation (UNECE and GMI, 2019) ▪ Marginal abatement cost
• Guidance and case studies for facility owners, operators and curves for methane emission
government policymakers. abatement technologies
• Identifying and Evaluating Opportunities for Greenhouse ▪ Cost effective leak detection
Gas Mitigation & Operational Efficiency Improvement at Oil and repair programs
and Gas Facilities (GMI 2020) ▪ Improved Collection and
• Introductory guidance on identifying, evaluating, and advancing Verification of Methane
cost-effective, high-impact opportunities to manage greenhouse gas Emissions Data for Effective
(GHG) emissions and energy use at O&G facilities. Mitigation

▪ Under Development: Online how-to training resources Materials and recordings of

– Design and Implement a Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) Program past webinars can be
– Identify and Develop Methane Mitigation Projects accessed on GMI’s events
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▪ The Global Methane Challenge is still open!
▪ Launched in 2019 to
– Raise awareness and catalyze ambitious action to reduce methane
emissions
▪ Showcase policies, research, and technologies being used to
reduce emissions around the world
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▪ Celebrate achievements on the Challenge website, and in emails
Information Policy/ Research Technology
Sharing Regulatory and via social media

Submit your story at

globalmethane.org/challenge/
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 GMI Collaboration in Indonesia
▪ 2010: Indonesia joined GMI
▪ 2012-2014: GMI provided technical support for desktop analyses and emissions
detection and measurement studies conducted at the following oil and gas facilities
– 2012: Star Energy - Kakap Oilfield and field Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) facility
– 2013: VICO - East Kalimantan
– 2014: Pertamina - Tambun and Subang oil and gas production facilities
▪ 2014: GMI collaborated with Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
(MEMR) to promote technology transfer by conducting the 3rd Asia Pacific GMI Oil &
Gas Sector Workshop in Bandung, Indonesia
▪ 2021: GMI is collaborating with MEMR on the methane emission reductions strategy
for Indonesia’s oil and gas sector, to build capacity on emissions measurement,
quantification and/or reporting
▪ We hope to foster greater collaboration between government and industry, especially on methane
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 Thank you !
Ms. Denise Mulholland
Team Lead
International Methane Reduction Activities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Mulholland.denise@epa.gov

For more information about

GMI’s resources, events and
accomplishments, see:
Globalmethane.org
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