Saudi Carbon Monitoring coordinates fugitive emissions measurement in Saudi Arabia for facilities with valves, pumps, compressors, connectors, seals, pressure-relief devices, open-ended lines, tanks and other non-stack sources. Because individual leaks may be intermittent and component populations can be large, a defensible programme needs a reliable equipment register, a suitable detection method and disciplined follow-up.
You receive a written proposal setting out the survey scope, delivery roles, deliverables, lead time and price. Request a quotation
Saudi Carbon Monitoring scopes, coordinates and manages the work; field surveys, quantification and technical review are delivered by licensed or qualified parties named in each proposal. Measurement does not replace the permit, approved method or regulatory decision that applies to your project.
The purpose matters. A facility investigating a complaint, running a regulatory LDAR programme, improving a methane estimate or screening a process area may need different instruments, thresholds, coverage and quantification. This page addresses inventory and performance evidence. Complaint-led VOC and odour diagnosis is a different service path.
Establish the population and survey boundary
The programme starts with process diagrams, equipment lists, stream information, component tags, service classification, operating status and areas that cannot be accessed safely. A walkdown reconciles drawings with actual equipment. The register records inclusions, exclusions, temporary components, out-of-service equipment and changes made during the campaign.
Survey design then defines the target compounds, leak definition or screening criterion, instrument and method, inspection path, environmental limits, calibration checks, documentation and repair workflow. US EPA Method 21 is an instrument-based method for determining VOC leaks and includes performance and procedural requirements. US EPA Appendix K provides a US regulatory framework for optical gas imaging under specified programmes and operating conditions. OGI is not automatically interchangeable with Method 21, universally applicable in Saudi Arabia or quantitative for every compound and scenario.
Fugitive emissions measurement: detection and quantification
Finding a leak does not always quantify its mass rate. Quantification may use approved correlations, bagging or enclosure, high-flow sampling, remote methods, engineering calculations or another agreed technique. The proposal states the method’s applicability, units, detection range, interferences and uncertainty. If results will feed a greenhouse-gas inventory, the GHG practitioner confirms how measured and unmeasured components, non-detects and operating periods are treated.
For structured leak management, the measurement scope connects to LDAR programme support and leak repair tracking and verification. A one-time survey can locate issues, but it does not create the governance, repair deadlines, rechecks and record retention of a full programme.
Field records that survive review
Each observation links to a unique component, location, equipment type, stream or service, operating status, date and time, instrument, calibration checks, background, reading or image, inspector and follow-up status. Images need consistent identifiers rather than descriptive filenames alone. Inaccessible, unsafe or not-operating components are recorded explicitly.
Results can be summarised by unit, equipment type, leak class and repair status, but summaries remain traceable to the component record. A QA/QC and data-traceability plan defines review, duplicate or confirmation checks, corrections and version control.
Scope inputs
Provide the Saudi site and process units, component estimates, drawings or registers, target compounds, stream information, regulatory or corporate method, leak criteria, prior survey data, hazardous-area requirements, access constraints, repair ownership, intended inventory use and reporting deadline. Confirm whether the work requires screening only, component quantification, area-level evaluation or a complete LDAR cycle.
Fugitive emissions measurement is available for projects across Saudi Arabia, including Dammam, Jubail and Riyadh.
Plan coverage and handover before the survey
Before the survey:
- Divide the facility into survey areas and reconcile the expected component count with the register.
- Define how newly found, removed, duplicated and inaccessible components are recorded.
- Prepare a daily field package with route maps, safe-access notes, equipment status and an escalation contact.
- In hazardous areas, confirm instrument approvals and site procedures rather than assuming a general model is acceptable.
The handover includes more than a list of readings: the updated component register, coverage summary, instrument and check records, findings, media references, exclusions, quantification basis where included and repair-ready actions. Agree how the facility returns repair and recheck information so the dataset does not stop at detection. For inventory use, we supply the component-population and time-basis information needed by the GHG practitioner. For maintenance use, we provide exact location and equipment detail. These audiences share one controlled record while receiving different, clearly defined views.
Frequently asked questions
Who provides fugitive emissions measurement in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Carbon Monitoring provides fugitive emissions measurement in Saudi Arabia by scoping the survey, coordinating the field team and managing the component record.
Is fugitive-emissions measurement the same as LDAR?
No. Measurement is one part. LDAR also includes governance, component management, leak criteria, repair, recheck, exceptions and records.
Which fugitive emissions measurement method should I choose?
It depends on the compound, conditions and purpose. Some methods, such as optical imaging, are qualitative screening tools and do not give an exact leak rate; quantification requires a validated approach suited to the compound and conditions.
Does a non-detect mean zero emissions?
No. It means the method did not detect a leak under the stated conditions and threshold. Inventory treatment must reflect method limits.
Can survey results support a Scope 1 inventory?
They may support direct-emissions data when the GHG practitioner accepts the method, boundary, coverage and calculation treatment.
What affects the cost of fugitive emissions measurement?
Cost depends on the component population, method and quantification needs, hazardous-area and access requirements, number of survey areas, and the register and reporting deliverables.
How long does a fugitive emissions survey take?
Timing depends on the component count, access, method, quantification scope, site procedures and reporting required. Lead time is confirmed in each quotation.
Saudi Carbon Monitoring serves projects across Saudi Arabia, including Dammam, Al Khobar, Jubail, Riyadh, Jeddah, NEOM and Qiddiya.
Request fugitive emissions measurement in Saudi Arabia
Send us your site, process units and component estimates, and we will scope fugitive emissions measurement in Saudi Arabia to fit your inventory or LDAR need. Request a quotation