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As we move through 2023 we thought it would be a good time to share an update on what the STA have been up to and what our plans are for the next 12 months.


Meetings - In 2022 we gave up the Hitchin offi ce and since then have had both online meetings and an in person meeting at a member premises all of which were well attended. 2023 will see us continue to offer a mix of in person meetings (and network opportunities) online meetings and hybrid meetings. We hope this will enable more of our members to attend in the format that suits them best and will also give an opportunity for us to meet in different areas of the country.


TTS - In giving up the offi ce we have inevitably saved some money and we hope to use these funds to stage some TTS for our members. We are currently discussing topics for these but may include Traceable Particle Counters and Biogenics. Do let us know if there are any topics you would like to cover or indeed present.


Membership – over the last year we have been reviewing the structure of our membership and the fees we charge. We have long had a concern that very small businesses and consultants currently pay the same membership fee as large organisations. We want membership to be fair and available to all those who work in the industry and as such in 2023 the membership fee structure will undergo some small changes to refl ect this. The broad service offered to members remains the same whatever the size of the business.


Working groups – each issue the STA are reporting back on the activity at meetings including the working groups. The most recent meeting was our newly reformed EN 14181 working group. The meeting was held on line and had around 20 attendees. There are signifi cant topics covered in this particular group that will continue to shape the way the industry operates, tests and reports and are relevant across all of our membership so it is important that we have representation from all sectors of the industry including process operators, regulators, test houses and equipment suppliers.


Some of the key areas covered at this session were stack fl ow requirements and the 16911-2 MID, DAHS and EN17255-4 requirements, AST failure guidance documents and M2O review. These topics will continue to be discussed and reported on at the next meeting in June.


The wider work of the STA – Our offi cers are generally quite passionate about the work that we do in the STA and the changes and infl uence this has brought about in the industry over the many years that the association has been active. It is therefore a credit to the organisation that we are asked to participate in overseas meetings and discussions with the aim of sharing our success to the benefi t of others.


In particular some of us have been involved with discussions with the working group in India which hope to harmonise the standards in the industry and potentially create the equivalent of the STA in India to support this. It is a huge task and the group are at the very start of this journey in practical terms. We will continue to be remotely involved with the working group if and when needed offering remote support and guidance. We feel this is a positive step for the industry and the environment and of course could have potential for trainers, equipment suppliers and test houses in the UK.


The STA will also have a presence at the SES meeting in USA this year and we are having discussions with the EA in Singapore about ways we can support them.


So I hope this update inspires our current members to get involved as much as possible and for those thinking about joining us to take up membership in 2023. We are keen to have really good representation and diversity in our membership to refl ect the industry as a whole. As always you can contact Sam, Andy or me for more information. Contact details can be found on our contact us page at www.s-t-a.org


Alison Sampson


Ways to reduce oil and gas industry emissions Emission mitigation technologies will play a key


role in reducing the environmental impact of oil and gas operations as the industry’s energy transition takes place. Methods and alternatives such as carbon capture, hydrogen, renewable power, biofuels, energy storage, and electric vehicles, will be adopted by oil and gas companies to mitigate their net emissions, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.


GlobalData’s thematic report, “Energy Transition in Oil & Gas,” identifi es and analyses the emission reduction methods available to oil and gas industry for decarbonization. It also highlights the competitive positions of major oil and gas companies, such as BP, TotalEnergies, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Equinor, in the energy transition theme. It further identifi es oil and gas industry leaders and challengers in the various energy transition avenues and discusses corresponding use cases within the oil and gas industry.


Anson Fernandes, Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The oil and gas industry undertakes a variety of emission-intensive operations across its sectors. These include activities such as exploration and production, liquefaction, and refi ning. Industrial processes and practices such as gas fl aring release signifi cant amounts of GHG emissions into the atmosphere.”


The 2021 UN Emissions Gap report revealed that current pledges to curb emissions would commit the world to a global temperature rise of at least 2.7°C this century. The current efforts to tackle climate change are falling well short of averting dangerous warming scenarios, with a reduction in annual emissions of at least 13 gigatons of CO2 equivalent (GtCO2e) required to keep the Paris Agreement climate change target—to limit global warming to 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels—alive.


Fernandes continues: “The oil and gas industry will feel international pressure acutely, as progress towards an energy transition becomes a particular point of scrutiny. Leading oil and gas players have set themselves decarbonization targets for both the medium and long-term, relying on both existing and emerging technologies.”


The oil and gas industry’s energy transition requires long-term planning to reduce or eliminate carbon emissions. In the short-term, oil and gas players must incorporate transition fuels as well as low-carbon and zero-carbon energy sources in their portfolios.


Low carbon technologies include the use of unconventional but abundant energy sources such as biomass/ renewable fuels. This group of technologies generates some residual carbon emissions, even if they are many times cleaner than conventional energy sources. Moving ahead, the oil and gas industry is expected to increase its adoption of zero-carbon sources of energy, with alternatives such as solar power, wind power, and hydrogen power becoming increasingly popular.


Fernandes concludes: “Leading oil and gas companies have actively pursued diverse energy transition avenues, from renewable power to biofuels. Major oil companies, such as BP, TotalEnergies, Shell, ExxonMobil, and Chevron have set themselves net zero emission targets for 2050. They are expected to further increase their exposure to energy transition avenues in order to decarbonize their business.”


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