06.28.23 -- API Significantly Concerned With EPA's GHG Emissions Proposal

All natural gas contains water (moisture), which is measured in natural gas pipelines at production and gathering sites, custody transfer points, compression stations, storage facilities, and in the distribution markets. Several methods are used for dehydration, such as pressurizing, chilling, and absorption processes that use liquid and solid desiccants. Commonly, dehydration is achieved in the field with triethylene glycol (TEG) contactors. Glycol carryover to the analyzer is more likely at closer proximities to the outlet.

Carbon emissions have long been the focus of global efforts to reduce the impact of industrial activities on the environment. In September 2021, the U.S. and the EU proposed that the reduction of methane emissions into our atmosphere could have a significant and fast acting impact on the pace of global heating over the coming decades.