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The Highwood Bulletin

Our monthly roundup of regulatory shifts, technology updates, and Highwood news — a quick, authoritative snapshot of what’s happening in methane management.

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OGMP 2.0 2026 Report UNEP’s 2026 OGMP 2.0 report highlights progress in measurement-based reporting and measurement informed mitigation. The partnership now includes 163 companies representing 43% of global production. A total of 90 companies achieved Gold Standard reporting in 2025....

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One-Year EUMR Delay Announced The European Commission has announced plans to pursue a one-year postponement of the EU Methane Regulation’s import requirements, currently scheduled to take effect in January 2027. (Read more here and here)  EPA Announces Pending OOOOb/c Rollback...

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New Sanctions for Buyers of Russian Energy The U.S. has passed new legislation allowing the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas. (Read more)  France Calls for Delay...

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UN Says 1.5°C Warming Overshoot Is Inevitable A new UNEP report concludes that exceeding 1.5°C of global warming is now inevitable, shifting the priority toward limiting the magnitude and duration of the overshoot before temperatures can eventually be reduced. (Read...

Webinars

Expert-led discussions on emissions management, regulations and industry best practices.

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Webinar    November 17, 10:00 AM MT

Methane and Commercial Opportunity: The Rising Standard for Methane MRV

Elizabeth McGurk: Director of Methane Strategy
Adrian Harding: Director of Product

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Webinar    September 22, 2026

EUMR Readiness Accelerator: A Fast-Tracked Pathway to OGMP 2.0 Level 5

Jessica Shumlich: COO & Co-founder, Highwood Emissions Management
Hamed Moshrefi: Director of International, Bridger Photonics
Godwin Eni Aigbokhan: Trade Commissioner, Nigeria

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Webinar    September, 2026

Advances in Methane Reconciliation

Reconciling site-level measurement against a source-level inventory is now a requirement, not an exercise. This session presents Highwood's perspective on where reconciliation is heading and what it means for operators building toward a defensible best estimate.

Webinar    July, 2026

Inside the Innovation Report 2026

The next phase of methane management is about better decisions. The data shows where the industry stands. This session examines what those numbers mean for operators preparing for verification, reconciling parallel inventories, and deciding where measurement spend produces a defensible return. 

Briefings

A series of expert briefings unpacking the latest in emissions, policy, and innovation.

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Briefing 003    September, 2026

Mind the Methane Gap

A six-step diagnostic framework for understanding discrepancies between methane inventories and site-level measurements.

Briefing 002    June, 2026

Peeling the Measurement-Informed Inventory Onion

Unpacking the complexity of measurement informed inventories and building more defensible methods for methane reporting.

Briefing 001    April, 2026

The EU Methane Regulation is Coming

Building Methane Data Systems That Can Withstand Verification The EU Methane Regulation (EUMR) is one of the most significant developments in methane governance to date. For producers supplying the European market, methane inventories are moving from...

Reports

Deep-dive PDFs exploring a single topic, from benchmark studies to reconciliation strategies, designed to help technical teams and decision-makers navigate complex methane and ESG challenges.

March, 2026

Highwood Innovation Report 2026

This report delivers a data-driven analysis of methane emissions in oil and gas, highlighting how advanced detection technologies and measurement-informed strategies can improve accuracy, reduce emissions, and support regulatory and ESG goals.

August, 2025

Leveraging Technology to Tackle Methane Emissions

This practical, visually rich report covers everything operators need to know about today's methane detection and quantification (D&Q) landscape.

December 2024

The Methane Data Problem: A Looming Risk with Major Potential Consequences for Banks

As society moves to demand lower carbon intensity energy, financial institutions play a critical role in shaping the path forward for the oil and gas sector.

March 2024

Alternative Methane Detection Technologies Evaluation

This report addresses the global concern surrounding methane emissions, particularly in Oil and Gas (O&G) facilities, due to their significant contribution to climate change.

September 2023

Voluntary Emissions Reduction Initiatives in 2023​

Voluntary Emissions Reduction Initiatives for the Oil & Gas Industry is for anyone who values responsible energy.

June 2023

The MiQ-Highwood Index: A national-scale measurement-informed methane intensity for the United States

MiQ and Highwood Emissions Management offer the most comprehensive calculation of U.S. natural gas methane emissions to date.

August 2022

Qube Technologies Continuous Monitoring Probability of Detection

Results from independent single-blind controlled release testing.

August 2022

Voluntary Emissions Reduction Initiatives in 2022

An updated guide to 24 voluntary emissions reductions initiatives in 2022.

May 2021

Voluntary Emissions Reduction Initiatives

A guide to differentiated natural gas certifications and other initiatives.

Research Digest

Plain-language summaries of recent peer-reviewed studies. We decode the science into actionable insights you can absorb in under five minutes.

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This research digest highlights new work on methane measurement, mitigation, and emissions intensity across the oil and gas sector. Studies examine top-down benchmarking of U.S. methane inventories, satellite observations of marginal wells and Algerian production, methane import standards, mitigation opportunities...

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In this 20th milestone edition, we cover recent methane measurement research, including two recent review papers, and work involving quantification performance, methane intensity estimates, and new quantification methods.  New Review of Measurement and Modelling  The current status of models and measurements of methane emissions from oil and gas supply chain sources is reviewed. The authors state that no single measurement technique...

Research Digest 019

Methane measurement technologies continue to advance, with each new study sharpening our picture of where emissions are coming from and how best to find them. In this edition, we cover six recent studies spanning national and state-level satellite inversions, a...

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Methane research continues to expand across measurement technologies, inventories, and mitigation strategies. In this edition, we highlight six recent studies examining LiDAR quantification error, continuous monitoring, abandoned wells, the economics of methane mitigation, and new satellite-derived basin and national emissions...

Customer Stories

Case studies and results from real companies leading the way in emissions compliance.

Upstream Oil & Gas

Devon Energy: Achieving OGMP 2.0 Gold with Highwood’s Emissions Intelligence Platform

Devon is a leading North American producer recognized for capital efficiency, operational excellence, and methane leadership. They sought credible methane disclosures while minimizing internal effort.

Pipelines & Energy

TC Energy: Insights from the Field — Optimizing LDAR through Data and Collaboration

TC Energy’s Andy Collard, Manager of Emissions Management, joined Highwood’s Thomas Fox to discuss the company’s data-driven approach to LDAR optimization. In this short conversation, Andy shares practical lessons and measurable outcomes from TC Energy’s program improvement journey.

Upstream Oil & Gas (Permian & DJ Basin)

From Complexity to Clarity — Achieving OGMP 2.0 Gold

Civitas Resources is a leading U.S. independent exploration and production company with a proven model of capital discipline, sustainable cash flow, a strong balance sheet, peer-leading shareholder returns, and ESG leadership.

Oil & Gas – Upstream Production

Triple Crown Resources’ Path to Achieving OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard a Year Ahead of Plan

Triple Crown Resources is an independent Permian operator, partnering with Highwood Emissions Management, demonstrates a fast, defensible path to Level 5 and strengthens readiness for EU Methane Regulation.

Oil & Gas – Upstream Production

Accelerating OGMP 2.0 Level 5 Reconciliation for a Global Energy Producer

A North American upstream subsidiary of a global, integrated energy company operating thousands of wells across multiple provinces. The firm has committed to near-zero methane emissions by 2030 and is an early signatory to the OGMP 2.0 framework, pursuing Gold-Standard compliance.

Blogs

Stand-alone perspectives on emerging policies, operational best practices, and front-line lessons — ideal when you need a focused take on one timely issue.

How the final EEMDL verification protocol influences interim pathways to EUMR compliance

The University of Texas at Austin Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (EEMDL) recently finalized and released the first independent verification protocol explicitly designed to be consistent with the EUMR’s monitoring, reporting and verification requirements. 1 The protocol includes an...

Highwood’s Perspective on the EU Methane Emissions Regulation Announcement

Highwood’s Perspective on the July 20, 2026, EU Methane Emissions Regulation Announcement. The EU made a move on methane. If you sell oil and gas into Europe, the announcement made on July 20, 2026, applies to you. The European Commission...

From Voluntary Initiative to Regulatory Infrastructure: OGMP 2.0 is at an Existential Crossroads (Opinion)

A Note from Highwood: The views expressed in this article are those of the authors alone and do not represent the position of Highwood Emissions Management or SLR International. OGMP 2.0 is now the leading global methane measurement and reporting...

Why Highwood is building a custom AI engineering workflow

Three teams. Three AI approaches. One messy dataset. What actually works when LLM-generated code meets scale, edge cases, and silent failure....

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OGMP 2.0 2026 Report  UNEP’s 2026 OGMP 2.0 report highlights progress in measurement-based reporting and measurement informed mitigation. The partnership now includes 163 companies representing 43% of global production. A total of 90 companies achieved Gold Standard reporting in 2025. (Read more)  One-Year Delay to EUMR Continues to

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