Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions, Industrial  -  January 4, 2023

EQT Lowers Methane Emissions

EQT, a natural gas producer, announced the completion of a $28 million company-wide initiative to eliminate 100% of its natural gas-powered pneumatic devices from its production operations. 

As a result of the initiative, EQT reduced its methane emissions by 70% and its annual carbon footprint by 305,614 metric tons of CO2e.

The company replaced nearly 9,000 pneumatic controllers or retrofitted them on all EQT production locations and compressor stations through a "fit-for-purpose" technology strategy using primarily electric actuators and air compressor installations. 

Replacing natural gas-driven pneumatic devices, which are used for managing produced fluids in separators, scrubbers and filters, represents a meaningful opportunity for reducing methane emissions within the industry. At EQT, natural gas-powered pneumatic devices were the source of 39% of the Company's 2021 Production segment Scope 1 GHG emissions.

"We told the world we were aggressively addressing methane emissions and we did what we promised. As the nation's largest natural gas producer, EQT not only delivered on its commitment to eliminate a major source of methane emissions in our operations, we also did it in a cost-effective, expedient way," said Toby Z. Rice, President and CEO of EQT in a statement. "This milestone demonstrates our team's exceptional ability to rapidly evolve EQT's operations through innovation and teamwork and better positions affordable, reliable, clean natural gas as one of the world's most impactful decarbonizing tools."