Oil Sands
A) General Information
1. Guidance:
- Summary of NPRI Reporting Requirements
- NPRI Annual Reporting Guide
- Questions and Answers
- CAC Technical Source Guide for Reporting to the NPRI (2002)
- Supplementary Guide for Reporting Criteria Air Contaminants (CACs)
2. Tools:
- Useful Equations and Conversion Factors
- Example Calculations
- Information on Fuel Combustion, Fugitive Emissions and Other Sources
- Miscellaneous Resources and Other Relevant Links
B) Sector-Specific Information
1. Sector Identification
The NAICS (2007) codes applicable to this sector may be obtained from Statistics Canada website:
Note: Other NAICS (2007) codes may also be appropriate for this sector.
2. Guidance
2.1 Environment Canada Guidance
- Guidance for the Reporting of Tailings and Waste Rock to the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)
- Reporting Requirements for the Oil & Gas Sector
2.2 Industry Association Guidance
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
- NPRI Guide - A Recommended Approach to Completing the National Pollutant Release Inventory for the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry
- National Pollutant Release Inventory VOC Speciation Calculator
- NPRI Guide - CAPP VOC Speciation Calculator
- Mining Association of Canada (MAC)
2.3 US EPA Guidance
- External Combustion Sources
- Stationary Internal Combustion Sources
- Evaporation Loss Sources (ex Surface Coating)
- Petroleum Industry
- Liquid Storage Tanks
- Miscellaneous Sources (ex Flares)
2.4 Australia National Pollutant Inventory Guidance
2.5 Related Guidance
- Determining the Reporting Threshold for Total Reduced Sulphur Using Equivalence Factors
- Unpaved Road Dust Guidance
- Canadian Energy Partnership for Environmental Innovation (CEPEI) - Natural Gas Combustion Emissions Guidance and Calculator
- Fuel Oil Combustion
- Guidance
- Emissions Calculator (spreadsheet) [xls 1.78 MB] (May 2010)
- Welding Guidance
- Australia NPI EET Manual for Fugitive Emissions
3. Case Studies
Some example calculations are provided as additional materials in the Environment Canada Tailings and Waste Rock Guidance. These are available below:
4. Spreadsheets
- Biogas Flaring [xls 52kb] (4 Feb 2009)
- Sulphur Dioxide(SO2) from Burning Sour Gas [xls 107kb] (4 Feb 2009)
- Electric Arc Welding [xls 132kb] (4 Feb 2009)
Other Excel spreadsheets and guidance were developed for estimating releases from fugitive emission sources and fuels as a result of internal/external combustion. These tools can be found here.
5. Software
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