FLOTEK PROVIDES UPDATE ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO EPA FLARE MONITORING REGULATIONS | PR Newswire [Video]

, /PRNewswire/ — Flotek Industries, Inc. (“Flotek” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FTK) today provided an update regarding flare monitoring regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). On December 20, 2024, the EPA issued proposed amendments to its New Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources for the Crude Oil and Natural Gas Source Category (“OOOOb”) rules issued on May 8, 2024, with respect to monitoring the Net Heating Value (“NHV”) of flares to ensure that methane emissions are minimized. While the proposed amendments address many industry concerns regarding the complexity of the testing, they do not materially change the Company’s outlook regarding the potential addressable market for monitoring services including the scope of installations that will be subject to compliance.

The EPA’s proposed amendments make discrete technical changes to the vent gas NHV continuous monitoring requirements for flaring operations expanding some of the exemptions for new testing requirements while limiting the …