Ascent Resources最近宣布，其在俄亥俄州东部尤蒂卡页岩生产的几乎所有天然气都在甲烷检测激光技术的支持下，根据MiQ甲烷排放标准获得了最高A级认证。

此外，作为美国资产规模和净产量最大的私营勘探与生产公司之一，Ascent 非常重视负责任的运营。这一重点促成了多项合作，包括与蒙大拿州的 Bridger Photonics 公司建立了合作伙伴关系，该公司利用航空甲烷检测技术、气体测绘激光雷达来检测、定位和量化甲烷排放。

“scent 致力于提供来源可靠、清洁、可靠且负担得起的能源。这一基本原则使我们能够获得多项顶级第三方认证，我们希望与 Bridger 的合作将以经济高效的方式进一步加强我们现有的排放检测和消除工作。”Ascent 首席运营官 Keith Yankowsky 在一份报告中评论道。总部位于俄克拉荷马城的公司于 9 月 29 日发布。

据新闻稿称，气体测绘激光雷达等空中甲烷检测技术由于能够比其他方法更有效地检测排放物而越来越受到运营商的欢迎。

首次扫描将于 9 月 29 日这一周开始，随后的飞行每季度进行一次，以便 Ascent 能够确保其保持 MiQ 天然气认证标准的要求。每次扫描后，Bridger 都会向 Ascent 提供数字地图，其中包括甲烷羽流图像、排放量和浓度，以及每次检测到的排放量的 GPS 坐标。

“气味专注于其 ESG 举措，并采取措施有意义地减少排放。我们很高兴与 Ascent 合作并提供可操作的数据，帮助他们实现可持续发展目标，”Bridger 的运营副总裁 Ben Losby 说道。

Ascent 也是俄亥俄州最大的天然气生产商，除了通过 MiQ 认证其生产，例如 Cheniere Energy 的量化、监测、报告和验证 (QMRV) 研究之外，还参与其他负责任来源的天然气机会和开发项目。Cheniere 项目的重点是更彻底地了解与上游天然气和石油生产行业相关的排放和检测技术。

Ascent Resources recently announced that nearly all of its natural gas production in the Utica Shale of eastern Ohio had achieved the top Grade A certification under the MiQ methane emissions standard supported by methane detecting laser technology.

In addition, to being one of the largest privately held E&P companies in the U.S. in terms of asset size and net production, Ascent places a strong emphasis on responsible operations. This focus has led to several partnerships including with Bridger Photonics, a Montana-based company that utilizes aerial methane detecting technology, Gas Mapping LiDAR, to detect, locate and quantify methane emissions.

“Ascent is committed to providing clean, reliable and affordable energy that is responsibly sourced. That foundational principle enabled us to achieve multiple top-tier, third-party certifications and we expect that our work with Bridger will further enhance our existing emissions detection and elimination efforts in a cost-effective way,” Ascent COO Keith Yankowsky commented in a release by the Oklahoma City-based company on Sept. 29.

Aerial methane detecting technologies like Gas Mapping LiDAR have grown in popularity with operators due to their ability to detect emissions more efficiently than alternative methodologies, according to the release.

The first scans will begin the week of Sept. 29, with the subsequent flights occurring quarterly so that Ascent can ensure it maintains the requirements for MiQ’s gas certification standards. After each scan, Bridger provides Ascent with a digital map that includes methane plume imagery, emission size and concentration, and GPS coordinates of every detected emission.

“Ascent is focused on its ESG initiatives and taking the steps to meaningfully reduce its emissions. We’re excited to partner with Ascent and provide actionable data that will help them reach their sustainability goals,” stated Bridger’s vice president of operations, Ben Losby.

Ascent, which is also the largest producer of natural gas in the state of Ohio, participates in other responsibly sourced gas opportunities in addition to certifying its production with MiQ such as Cheniere Energy’s quantification, monitoring, reporting, and verification (QMRV) research and development project. The Cheniere project is focused on more thoroughly understanding emissions and detection technologies associated with the upstream natural gas and oil production sector.