The Environmental Partnership Expands to Liquid Pipelines
The Environmental Partnership is expanding its core mission to reduce emissions across the industry with the launch of two new liquid pipeline programs. Midstream liquid pipeline companies are an integral part of the supply chain, responsible for moving oil and natural gas from the wellhead through the transportation infrastructure necessary to get fuels and feedstocks to market. And midstream companies within The Partnership are committed to meeting today’s energy needs in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible.
Developed in 2022, the two programs – Maintenance & Integrity and Energy Efficiencies in Operations – apply to liquid petroleum pipelines and facilities within the transmission and storage segments. Through these programs, companies will implement best practices that reduce energy consumption and that improve integrity and maintenance programs to reduce emissions and product releases to the environment.
To gauge progress from year to year, participants will report data including methods used to reduce energy consumption, total energy reduced, and number of incidents where product was released to the environment. The program will aggregate and analyze this data to better understand and identify additional opportunities for the industry to further reduce emissions.
These programs and the additional commitments from midstream companies within The Environmental Partnership build on the industry’s progress in reducing methane emissions and are the latest example of how companies are continuously seeking to improve environmental performance while delivering affordable, reliable energy around the world.