Welcome to the Methane Mitigation: Technology & Innovation World Summit
Where Technical Excellence Meets Strategic Leadership: Aligning Emissions Reduction with Business Performance
Where Technical Excellence Meets Strategic Leadership: Aligning Emissions Reduction with Business Performance
Main Conference Day 2: Thursday, June 4, 2026
View the schedule for Day 2 of the Methane Mitigation: Technology & Innovation Summit, where international engineering excellence meets executive strategy.
7:30 - 8:00
Check in and Networking Breakfast
8:00 - 8:10
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Jackson Hegland -
Executive Director,
Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance (MELA)
8:10 - 8:40
Panel: Strategic Leadership on Methane: Budgeting, Buy-In, and Business Impact
Scott Volk -
Director of Emissions & Innovation,
Tourmaline Oil Corp
Jackson Hegland - Executive Director, Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance (MELA)
Kevin Turner - Emissions Program Manager, Continental Resources
As methane mitigation moves from compliance to core strategy, executive teams are being asked to define what ambition looks like, and how it will be resourced, in the next 2 to 5 years. With shifting regulatory signals across global markets, the challenge is not just technical, but organizational: how to embed methane into investment planning, attract the right future talent, and build internal alignment and durable strategies that drive sustained impact.
- Understand what drives executive buy-in for methane projects across different organizational contexts
- Explore how regulatory shifts influence internal strategy and investment decisions at the leadership level
- Gain insight into how methane strategy is being embedded into culture, talent attraction, and cross-functional collaboration in 2026 and beyond
8:40 - 9:10
From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: How Methane Reduction is Driving Real Operational Performance
Kyle Jantzen -
Vice President, Business Development, New Ventures,
Archrock
For many operators, methane mitigation is still treated as a compliance obligation, but in the field, a different story is emerging. Leading organisations are proving that with the right technologies, processes, and mindset, it can unlock measurable gains across safety, efficiency, and profitability. Drawing on five years of hands-on collaboration with top-tier operators, Archrock will share how methane reduction is being repositioned as a core driver of operational performance and business value, not just compliance.
• Build a credible internal business case for methane reduction by linking emissions initiatives directly to cost savings, operational efficiency, and risk reduction
• Identify where advanced detection technologies (including laser-based solutions) are delivering tangible ROI by reducing leak detection time and optimising field operations
• Learn how to scale adoption of new technologies and processes within real-world budget constraints, without slowing down operations
• Understand how leading operators are reducing methane risk exposure while strengthening safety performance and protecting long-term asset value
Sponsored by: Archrock
9:10 - 9:50
Panel: Demand for Differentiated Gas in Global Markets: US, Europe, Asia and Beyond
Joshua Zier -
ESG Senior Advisor (North America),
Engie SA
Jackson Hegland - Executive Director, Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance (MELA)
Erin Tullos - Research Fellow/Co-Director, UT Austin, Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis
Glenn Wilson - Chief Financial Officer, Coastal Bend LNG
- Understand how buyers in different regions are evaluating “differentiated gas” today, including what attributes actually matter to them and why market demand remains uneven
- Explore the commercial and contractual barriers slowing the flow of differentiated gas (e.g., attribute ownership, traceability, legal risk, and contracting structures) and what progress looks like in overcoming them
- Gain clarity on how geopolitical forces, especially the EUMR and shifting LNG trade flow, are shaping procurement decisions and influencing global appetite for low-methane gas
- Identify the communication and market-building steps still needed to make differentiated gas “real” to end-users, moving beyond technical performance into value recognition and willingness to pay
Erin Tullos
Research Fellow/Co-DirectorUT Austin, Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis
9:50 - 10:30
Networking Break
We all know the best ideas and connections start over coffee. Choose from 4 thematic, coloured coffee cups, each addressing a unique methane-related challenge to connect with likeminded peers and discuss the challenges that matter to you most. One coffee, one cup, one great conversation at a time!
E&P Track
10:30 - 11:10 Panel: The Future of Satellites: Unlocking Global Impact Through Data Angela Zivkovich - Environmental and Conservation Policy Manager, OxyVaruna Maharaj - Senior GHG Advisor, Shell
Vanessa Ryan - Manager, Methane Reduction, Chevron
Jackson Hegland - Executive Director, Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance (MELA)
- Understand the current capabilities and limitations of satellite-based monitoring and what’s realistically achievable today
- Explore how major satellite operators, governments, and NGOs are collaborating and how satellite data is being used publicly
- Identify commercial models and partnership structures that turn satellite data into actionable intelligence while maintaining compliance and trust
- Debate the next frontier: AI integration, real-time analytics, and policy frameworks shaping the future of satellite innovation
E&P Track
11:10 - 11:40 Case Study: Doing More with Less: NorthEast Natural’s A-to-Z Approach to Practical Methane Reduction BJ Carney - Vice President of Geoscience and Innovation, Northeast Natural Energy- Understand how operating as a small, compact facility shapes methane mitigation strategies compared to large-scale plants.
- Explore the evolution of NorthEast Natural’s methane journey – from initial challenges to current best practices
- Learn key lessons from implementing an end-to-end approach: what worked, what was rethought, and why.
- Assess the business impact of methane reduction initiatives on cost, compliance, and operational efficiency
- Identify practical steps for scaling solutions in resource-constrained environments without sacrificing performance
Transmission & Storage Track
10:30 - 11:10 Panel: Cutting Through the Noise: Selecting the Right Detection Technology for Midstream Operations in a Crowded Market Dawn Meyers - EHS Manager - Air & GHG, Kinder Morgan IncAnthony Poukish - Manager - Environmental Engineering, Energy Transfer
Andrew Wilson - Environmntal Specialist II, Boardwalk Pipelines
With vast pipeline networks and assets ranging from gathering systems to large compressor stations, midstream operators face a complex challenge in methane detection. The surge of available technologies offers unprecedented capability, but also greater complexity in choosing what truly works. This session explores how operators are comparing performance, validating vendor claims, and designing monitoring programs that deliver reliable, actionable data.
- Compare the performance and limitations of detection technologies across diverse midstream environments
- Learn how to design “fit-for-purpose” monitoring portfolios for gathering, transmission, and storage assets
- Explore approaches for validating vendor claims through field pilots and structured performance evaluation
- Understand how to align technology choices with maintenance, reporting, and compliance requirements
Transmission & Storage Track
11:10 - 11:40 Case Study: From Testing to Value Creation: How a Cross-Functional Governance Model Is Turning Methane Strategy into Commercial & Technical Advantage Anthony Poukish - Manager - Environmental Engineering, Energy Transfer- Discuss how a cross-functional pipeline surveillance and GHG governance structure enables faster, more confident decisions across a large, complex asset base.
- Explore how field-based technology testing helps separate vendor promise from operational reality and de-risks large-scale investment decisions.
- Evaluate how methane measurement, certification pathways, and emissions performance are increasingly intersecting with commercial strategy, customer requirements, and emerging low-carbon gas markets.
- Examine how internal capital discipline, return thresholds, and executive steering processes shape which methane and decarbonization initiatives ultimately move forward and how operators can strengthen the internal business case
11:40 - 12:10
Case Study: Reconciling US Onshore Emission Inventories - A bpx case study
Clay Bell -
Low Carbon Data Analyst,
BPX Energy
• Learn how bpx progressed our US onshore upstream assets through the OGMP reporting levels.
• Examine models to scale site-level measurements from aerial surveys to compare with annual emission inventories.
• Understand the modeling assumptions and limitations as they apply to reconciliation.
• Identify technical challenges and the opportunity to continually learn, iterate, and improve this quickly evolving science as an industry.
12:10 - 13:20
Lunch & Networking Break
13:20 - 13:50
Methane Management in 2026: Reassessing Voluntary Frameworks and Market Mechanisms for Low-Carbon Gas
Bonnie Ellwood -
Senior Manager of Sustainability,
BKV Corp
Bailey O'Leary - Sustainability Specialist, BKV Corp
As methane policy, voluntary initiatives and market mechanisms continue to evolve, operators are reassessing how existing emissions management strategies align with emerging expectations. This session explores how one operator is conducting a comprehensive gap analysis of its current methane program to evaluate readiness for frameworks such as OGMP and assess the potential value of emerging market instruments like GSG tokens.
- Evaluate current methane management practices through a structured gap analysis against frameworks such as OGMP
- Assess organisational readiness, operational requirements and data maturity needed to transition to more rigorous reporting frameworks
- Analyse the potential cost–benefit of adopting voluntary methane reporting initiatives – which make sense for your business and which don’t?
- Explore emerging market mechanisms such as GSG tokens and their potential role in the evolving low-carbon natural gas market
13:50 - 14:20
Panel: Data Centres Enter the Methane Equation: Powering AI with Lower-Emission Gas
Solomon Adenle -
Senior Manager - Power Infrastructure,
BP
David Ferris - President & Chief Executive Officer, Brownstone Energy
Jackson Hegland - Executive Director, Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance (MELA)
As hyperscale data centres drive explosive growth in energy demand, developers are increasingly looking beyond just low-carbon power to the full emissions profile of their energy supply, including upstream methane intensity. With natural gas playing a critical role in balancing renewables and supporting grid reliability, data centre operators are emerging as a powerful new demand signal for low-methane gas.
- Examine how leading data centre operators are assessing and integrating methane intensity into their energy procurement strategies
- Consider how exponential growth of natural gas power generation for data centres is reshaping methane slip considerations and emissions strategies.
- Discuss how hyperscalers balance speed to energization with electrical efficiency, methane slip, and overall emissions performance
- Analyze what requirements buyers of power and gas may soon place on upstream operators and energy suppliers
- Explore whether low-methane certified gas could become a commercial differentiator in power purchase agreements and energy offtake deals
14:20 - 14:50
Presentation: Standardizing Measurement-Informed Inventories: From Data Discrepancy to Decision-Grade Methane Metrics
Anna Hodshire -
Atmospheric Chemist,
Colorado State University (METEC)
- Explore how different technology pathways (aerial, continuous, site-level) are currently being used to develop measurement-informed inventories — and why these approaches are not yet comparable across companies.
- Evaluate the methodological choices that most significantly impact a company’s final methane intensity and emissions inventory outcomes.
- Discuss how emerging frameworks such as OGMP, Veritas, and national reporting schemes are shaping the future of measurement-informed inventory development.
- Examine how greater standardisation and transparency can help operators create inventories that are both technically robust and commercially credible — enabling fair, apples-to-apples comparisons across industry.
14:50 - 15:20
Case Study: Securing Leadership Buy-In For New Tech: Your 101 Crash Course
Paul Espenan -
Senior Vice President EHS&R,
Diversified Gas & Oil
In an era of regulatory flux and volatile commodity prices, every investment decision carries heightened scrutiny. Securing leadership buy-in for new technology isn’t just about presenting a business case, it’s about aligning innovation with strategic priorities and demonstrating measurable value. This session offers practical insights to help you navigate internal hurdles and accelerate adoption.
- Understand the Decision Drivers: Learn what matters most to executives when approving tech investments in uncertain markets.
- Build a Compelling Narrative: Translate technical benefits into strategic outcomes that resonate with leadership.
- Overcome Common Objections: Practical tactics to address risk concerns, budget constraints, and ROI skepticism.
- Create a Roadmap for Success: Steps to position your proposal for quick approval and long-term impact.
