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Companies in oil and gas face pressure with a continuous influx of new and expanded U. S. State and Federal regulations.
By KCI Editorial
Essential Steps to Meeting Clean Emissions
An Interview with Dana Wood
Dana Wood, VP of Environmental Consulting, Compliance and SaaS at Energy Overwatch LLC, was the keynote speaker at our Fugitive Emissions Summit Americas 2025 earlier this year. Her presentation,“ Changing Environmental Risk Management – Moving from‘ Find and Fix’ to‘ Prevent and Eliminate’” emphasized how essential it is for companies in the oil and gas sector to suppress fugitive emissions.
In a subsequent interview, Wood elaborated the importance of sourcing the cause of emissions over the long-term and how oil and gas companies can be proactive with the continuous changes legislated by the U. S. Administrations.
U. S. environmental regulations in the oil and gas sector are constantly evolving. What remains constant, however, is the necessity for companies to meet continuous compliance and prevent fugitive emissions.
Navigating ever-changing regulations is no easy feat. In oil and gas, there is a continuous influx of new and expanded state and federal regulations. Just as one regulation is addressed, another emerges. This makes it difficult to focus on anything beyond compliance- not to mention managing the swifter-than-desired pace of regulatory change.
For Dana Wood, this is familiar territory. As the Vice President of Environmental Consulting, Compliance and SaaS at Energy Overwatch LLC, in Houston, Texas, Wood realizes the challenges. She also recognizes how companies and support industries in the oil and gas sector can be proactive in this current climate.
Wood, a professional environmental engineer( PE), is an industry expert with more than 25 years of environmental experience( 17 of those years were in the oil and gas sector). She has an extensive background in envi- ronmental management, air quality, climate change strategies, permitting compliance, and regulatory advocacy. Wood also has worked for a number of oil and gas leaders.
Her role at Energy Overwatch includes air quality consulting and ensuring the field service teams and products are compliant with regulations. She also manages software development and its support teams.
“ Our field services teams conduct leak detection, quantification, facility inspections, and assisting with audit preparations,” says Wood.“ The
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