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June 26, 2025

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Operations

Everyone’s Measuring Methane. No One’s Solving What Comes Next.

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Larry Toube

The oil and gas industry has made massive strides in detecting methane. Drones. Satellites. Continuous monitors. Aerial surveys. There’s no shortage of tools lighting up plumes on a screen. But once the leak is found, most operators are still asking: Now what?

This is where the industry is stuck—and where SensorUp is different.

Detection Is No Longer the Bottleneck

Today’s problem isn’t the lack of methane data. It’s what happens after detection:

Every other vendor is focused on improving the estimate. But no one is addressing the governance problem: How do you act on the data? Who is responsible? How do you prove it happened?

The Cost of Fragmentation

This fragmentation between measurement and action costs operators time, money, and trust:

Platforms built for “emissions insights” or “dashboards” don’t solve this. What’s needed is a system of record that links emissions to equipment, workflows, and decisions.

What SensorUp Does Differently

SensorUp isn’t just another quantification tool. It’s a governance platform that connects your emissions data to your operations.

Here's how:

The Next Competitive Edge Is Governance

The companies that will lead in emissions management over the next five years aren’t just buying better sensors. They’re investing in better systems—systems that scale across basins, produce defensible results, and automate decisions instead of sending more emails.

SensorUp is building that system. Because in 2025, the winners won’t be the ones who detect methane. They’ll be the ones who did something about it—and can prove it.