1. Independent Verification of Measurement-Informed Methane Inventories in Oil and Gas Production 
   Discuss emerging requirements for the independent verification of methane reporting
   Key considerations for software solutions to support verification efforts
   Review a case study assessing the readiness of a client's data collection and reporting systems 
   Michael Rabbani, Highwood Emissions

Emissions Management Leveraging Existing Operational Data 

This session demonstrates how oil and gas companies can apply machine learning to SCADA data for digital emission detection, quantification, and automated root-cause analysis. 

• Mapping the Landscape and understanding key international and regional emissions reporting frameworks — and where they overlap or conflict. 

• Data Integrity & Transparency: Leveraging digital tools to ensure consistent, auditable, and comparable reporting across jurisdictions. 

• Turning compliance obligations into strategic opportunities for efficiency and reputation building. 

• Exploring how technology, automation, AI, and integrated platforms simplify multi-jurisdictional compliance and verification. 

• Preparing for future convergence — what global alignment could mean for operators and investors. 

· Exploring a comparative analysis of methane emissions intensity for over 40 total operators across the U.S. and internationally

· Exploring how operator type, geography, and regulatory context influence methane performance

· Highlighting key sources of methane emissions and the role of operational practices in mitigation

· Reviewing current methane reporting frameworks and discussing implications for cross-border benchmarking

· Overcoming challenges and defining the future direction of AI implementation in emissions management

· Integrating diverse data sources to improve model accuracy and transparency

· Using machine learning to identify high-impact reduction opportunities in complex operations

· Ensuring model interpretability and regulatory alignment for trustworthy emissions forecasting

• Understanding Core Principles:  

• Identifying and Managing Deviations 

• Ensuring Transparency and Compliance

Each round table covers a different topic, allowing attendees to select which one to join. Round table leaders will begin with a 15-minute introduction of themselves and a brief overview of the topic, which can include a case study, lessons learned log, or industry update. They will then facilitate a 40-minute discussion with the group, encouraging feedback and questions. The last 10 minutes will focus on agreeing on five industry recommendations. These recommendations will be shared with the entire audience and summarized in the post-event report. 

1. Exploring opportunities for Progress on US Climate Policies for the energy industry: Implications for the Oil and Gas Industry Roundtable Leader: Waqar Quereshi, Congressional Liaison, Citizens’ Climate Lobby 
2. Standardizing Next-Gen MRV: Integrating Real-Time Data from Satellites and IoT 
3. Bridging the Gap: Automated Data Capture vs. Manual GHG Inventory Auditing 
4. Discussing Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Methane Measurement.
   David Yeoman, Founder, Gaia Oratos 

1. Digital Twins for Emissions Optimization Understand how real-time digital twin models help operators simulate and reduce emissions across entire asset portfolios.

2. Continuous Monitoring with Next-Generation Sensors Discover the latest fixed and mobile sensor networks that provide 24/7 emissions visibility and automated reporting.

3. Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Innovations Hear from developers advancing capture efficiency, monitoring integrity, and lifecycle verification in CCUS projects.

Exploring how industry leaders are transforming GHG mitigation from a compliance challenge into a commercial and environmental opportunity. Deploying GHG capture, utilization, and emissions abatement initiatives to achieve measurable impact. 

• Deploying GHG capture, utilization, and flaring reduction initiatives to achieve measurable impact. 

• Integrating advanced detection and data analytics to verify reductions in real time. 

• Building business cases that link GHG mitigation to operational efficiency and ESG value. 

• Collaborating across the energy value chain to scale verified, low-carbon practices. 

Organizations are under mounting pressure to both meet ambitious decarbonization goals and comply with an expanding and changing web of regulations.  This session explores how to bridge executive-level risk management with the operational rigor of regulatory reporting.  Drawing on lessons from cybersecurity and governance, Al Lindseth will outline a practical framework for aligning risk appetite, measurement integrity and accountability – turning compliance into a driver of strategic resilience and risk reduction, rather than a burden. 

1. Real-time Emissions Tracking: Using Process Data to Quantify and Manage Methane 

• Demonstrating real-time detection, quantification, and attribution of methane venting events using plant historian and SCADA data. 
• Linking emissions behavior to operational activities through continuous data analysis and advanced process modeling.
• Calculating real-time carbon intensity across product streams to enable continuous emissions intelligence and proactive management.
• Delivering AI-driven smart alerts, root-cause insights, and scenario testing to validate mitigation strategies and align with regulatory and voluntary frameworks such as OGMP 2.0 
  Alberto Alva-Argaez, Process Ecology

2. Blockchain for Verified Emissions Data Explore how blockchain technology ensures transparency and traceability in emissions reporting and carbon accounting.

3. Smart Flares and Combustion Control Systems See how intelligent flare systems and adaptive combustion analytics are reducing routine emissions from upstream operations.

4. Low-Leak Equipment and Process Design Learn about engineering innovations that minimize fugitive emissions through improved materials, seals, and system integration.

5. Integrated MRV Platforms for Regulatory Compliance Discover end-to-end Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems that streamline compliance with emerging methane regulations.

· Looking at advances in scope 3 measurements and reporting methodologies, data collection, and alignment with the GHG Protocol for energy companies.

· Highlighting value chain transparency and engaging suppliers, partners, and customers to improve visibility and accountability in energy operations.

· Understanding global ESG and carbon disclosure requirements for the energy sector.

· Exploring mitigation strategies by using procurement, supplier collaboration, and operational innovation to reduce Scope 3 emissions.

Emissions Reporting Discrepancies Reconciled by Implications of Reported Oil Production - Speaker: Dwayne Purvis, Founder and Principal Advisor, Purvis Energy Advisors 

• Emissions reporting in Texas consistently identifies less methane than measured in the atmosphere in reporting areas.  

• Texas regulations allow low volumes of gas production to be emitted without measurement or reporting. 

• Emissions reporting do not include these allowed releases. 

• Estimates of the unreported gas releases corroborate the higher, top-down atmospheric measurements of emissions. 

Session to be outlined - Speaker: Keith Hofmann, Managing Director, B4ECarbon 

• Examine how verified methane abatement credits reduce operational risk, improve safety, and unlock financial value for oil and gas operators. 

• Understand why methane credits remain underutilized and how market, verification, and trust gaps limit adoption. 

• Explore how B4ECarbon delivers SAS-accredited, Web3-enabled tracking and verification aligned with MD25, ISO, and ANAB standards. 

• Walk through a real-world operator scenario demonstrating how methane stewardship drives compliance, ROI, and brand value. 

• What does reconciliation really mean in operational and reporting contexts? 

• Practical approaches to implementing reconciliation in the field and across organizations 

• How reconciliation requirements and expectations differ across standards  

• The impact of monitoring technologies on reconciliation strategies: 

  • Continuous emissions monitoring

  • LDAR programs

  • Aerial and satellite-based monitoring 

• How reconciliation challenges and methodologies vary by basin and production type:

  • Dry gas vs. associated gas systems

  • Infrastructure and operational complexity 

Discover the next generation of innovators transforming emissions management. In this fast-paced pitch session, four emerging technology companies will showcase groundbreaking solutions designed to help operators measure, manage, and reduce emissions more effectively.

Each start-up will have seven minutes to present how their technology drives real-world impact.

Startups
Brint Tech

· Integrating emissions data seamlessly across operational, financial, and sustainability platforms to ensure consistency and traceability.

· Establishing governance frameworks and audit-ready data lineage to strengthen regulatory compliance and investor confidence.

· Leveraging cloud infrastructure, APIs, and data lakes to enable interoperability and real-time emissions insights.

· Overcoming data silos and organizational barriers to create a single source of truth for emissions reporting and performance tracking.

• How global, regional, and voluntary emissions reporting frameworks are likely to converge by 2030, and where fragmentation is expected to remain 

• The role of digital MRV platforms, reconciliation workflows, and audit-ready data systems in enabling consistent and comparable reporting across jurisdictions 

• How independent verification, transparency, and data integrity will continue to shape regulator, investor, and public trust 

• The future of reconciling top-down and bottom-up data, and how emerging standards may address persistent discrepancies 

• What greater cross-border comparability means for operators and investors, from compliance strategy to capital access and risk management