Producers with remote sites meet methane regulations by combining advanced detection, reliable equipment, and continuous monitoring. Satellites, drones, and on-site sensors help identify leaks that traditional inspections might miss, while zero- and low-bleed pneumatic devices replace high-emitting equipment. Strengthened monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) frameworks like OGMP 2.0 and independent third-party audits ensure transparent, verifiable compliance. For operators using Kathairos systems, this process becomes simpler, with methane-free pneumatics and built-in data visibility that help meet and maintain evolving regulatory standards.

Reaching zero methane emissions requires a mix of prevention, detection, and verification. Operators are replacing high-bleed pneumatic devices with zero-emission systems, improving maintenance programs, and adopting continuous monitoring through sensors, satellites, and drones. Integrating methane-free pneumatics, vapor recovery, and real-time leak detection minimizes venting at the source. Kathairos supports these efforts by delivering zero-vent pneumatic technology and data-backed performance tracking to help operators meet and sustain true methane-free operations.

Companies can accelerate compliance by focusing on fast to deploy, high-impact solutions that directly address methane venting and leaks. Replacing methane-powered pneumatic devices with zero-vent systems like Kathairos’ autonomous, emissions-free pneumatics offers one of the quickest and most verifiable paths to compliance. Pairing this with robust leak detection, data reporting aligned to EPA OOOOc or OGMP 2.0 standards, and third-party verification helps operators demonstrate measurable progress within regulatory timelines while maintaining operational reliability.

Under Canada’s final methane regulations, the federal framework is expected to achieve approximately a 72% reduction in methane emissions by 2030, measured against 2014 levels. While earlier drafts targeted a 75% reduction by 2030, the finalized regulations strike a balance between ambition and feasibility. Through provincial equivalency agreements, there is flexibility for jurisdictions to reach the full 75% reduction by 2035, while still delivering substantial emissions reductions within this decade.

The final methane regulations effectively prohibit routine methane venting from existing upstream oil and gas facilities beginning January 1, 2030. New facilities that commence operations after January 1, 2028 must meet these requirements immediately. Operators can comply through a prescriptive pathway, which includes defined inspection, repair, and venting limits, or through an alternative performance-based pathway that allows operational flexibility while still achieving equivalent methane-reduction outcomes.

Canada’s final methane regulations are designed to align with the Canada–Alberta MOU signed in November 2025, which commits both governments to pursuing a methane equivalency agreement. While the MOU references achieving a 75% reduction in methane emissions by 2035, the federal regulations still require strong near-term action, delivering major reductions by 2030. This alignment provides Alberta with flexibility in how methane reductions are achieved, while ensuring outcomes remain consistent with federal climate objectives and providing regulatory certainty for producers.

Accurate, transparent data is essential for methane reduction. Companies now combine satellites, drones, and on-site sensors to detect and quantify emissions in real time. Reporting frameworks like the Oil & Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP 2.0) and UNEP’s International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) set global standards for verification and disclosure. Kathairos’ Atlas platform complements these frameworks by giving operators a clear, centralized view of system performance and methane elimination data making it easier to track progress, meet reporting requirements, and demonstrate verified results.

Certification proves that real, measurable methane reductions have taken place. Companies start by designing a project and choosing an approved methodology, like those from Verra or the Climate Action Reserve to track and calculate results. The project is then independently audited, registered, and continuously monitored. Once verified by a third party, certified carbon credits are issued, each representing one metric ton of CO₂e reduced. It’s how methane abatement efforts, like those enabled by Kathairos systems, are recognized and rewarded under global standards.

The final federal methane regulation was published December 31, 2025.

To eliminate methane venting from all upstream oil and gas facilities by 2030 to reduce federal methane emissions by 72%.

No. Pneumatic methane venting is prohibited as of January 1, 2030.

No. There are no exceptions for pneumatic venting. The small‑facility exception applies to facilities that produced ≤600 m³ of oil and vented ≤12,000 m³ of gas in the previous year — but this exception does not apply to pneumatics venting.

Methane venting is prohibited as of January 1, 2030 across all facilities. New facilities that start operating on or after January 1, 2028, must meet this requirement immediately.

Under the MOU, Alberta must publish an updated equivalency agreement by April 1, 2026. The agreement must achieve equivalent reductions and objectives set out in the federal rule.