18.06.2024
Navigating the EU Methane Regulation: Insights & Challenges
What challenges has the new EU #MethaneRegulation brought for LNG importers?
What challenges did it bring for operators?
With the adoption of the EU Methane Regulation in May 2024, we asked Emils Lagzdins, Senior Policy Officer at IOGP Europe to share his views on 29 May.
Discussion topics: Recent developments in the regulation, from its approval to the upcoming secondary legislation phase Challenges faced by operators in implementing the regulation Specific issues and uncertainties surrounding #LNG imports
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07.02.2025
Position Statement and Consultation Response
Advancing a Competitive, Resilient, and Integrated Energy Market
Context
A well-integrated energy market is key to affordable energy, price stability, and economic competitiveness. To achieve this, the Single Market Strategy 2025 must focus on infrastructure dev...
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27.01.2025
Position Statement
IOGP Europe recommendations for the Omnibus proposal
IOGP Europe strongly supports the European Commission’s commitment to simplifying and reducing reporting and compliance obligations by 25%, as outlined by President von der Leyen in March 2023 and r...
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16.09.2024
Position Paper
IOGP Europe’s Position on International GHG Supply Chain MMRV Framework
IOGP Europe supports the development of an international Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) framework for GHG emissions, ensuring reliable data on methane, CO2, and other emis...
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25.03.2022
Position Paper
IOGP response to Regulation on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector
This document provides IOGP's response to the ex-post consultation: Regulation on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector.
Context
IOGP supports the development of an EU-wide regulation add...
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25.06.2021
Consultation Response
Response to consultation on costs of implementing MRV regulation based on OGMP
This questionnaire follows from the Open Public Consultation (OPC) on legislation to measure and mitigate methane emissions in the energy sector.
Context
The questionna...
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07.05.2021
Consultation Response
IOGP response to public consultation on legislation to measure and mitigate methane emissions in the energy sector
This document provides IOGP’s answer to the EU public consultation (questionnaire) on the legislation to measure and mitigate methane emissions in the energy sector and an accompanying written...
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01.02.2021
Position Paper
IOGP answer to the EU roadmap on new rules to prevent methane leakage in the energy sector
This document provides IOGP’s answer to the EU roadmap on the new rules to prevent methane leakage in the energy sector.
Context
IOGP welcomes the Commission’s intention to deliv...
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08.04.2020
Position Paper
Methane Management in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry: Policy recommendations in the context of the EU Methane Strategy
Brief Description
The paper outlines IOGP’s views and policy recommendations in the context of the planned EU Methane Strategy.
The document represents IOGP’s i...
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28.05.2024
News
EU Approves Methane Regulation: What’s Next for the Industry?
The European Union has officially approved the Methane Regulation today. This marks a significant step in the effort to reduce methane emissions across the continent. There still are open issues to wo...
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08.03.2022
News
IOGP response to IEA Global Methane Tracker Report
IOGP welcomes the IEA’s continued focus on methane emissions and recognizes that the industry, as a whole, still has progress to make on methane measurement, reporting, and mitigation. However, IOGP...
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23.03.2021
News
Methane Emissions Glossary
In June 2019, GIE and MARCOGAZ published the report “Potential ways the gas industry can contribute to the reduction of methane emissions”. This industry-wide study was performed with contri...
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28.05.2024
EU Methane Regulation – How Operators and Stakeholders Can Implement It #3
28 May, 2024
Online Workshop Series
EU Methane Regulation - How Operators and Stakeholders Along the Value Chain Can Implement It
#3 Venting and Flaring
Join us for a discussion on the imple...
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26.06.2024 - 28.06.2024
SPE Europe Energy Conference
26-28 June, 2024
Turin, Italy
SPE Europe Energy Conference & Exhibition
IOGP Europe will join leaders from the energy, environment, geoscience, underground engineering, and policymaking...
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16.04.2024
EU Methane Regulation – How Operators and Stakeholders Can Implement It #2
16 April, 2024
Online Workshop Series
EU Methane Regulation - How Operators and Stakeholders Along the Value Chain Can Implement It
Together with GIE and Eurogas, international experts from the...
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12.03.2024
EU Methane Regulation – How Operators and Stakeholders Can Implement It #1
12 March, 2024
Online Workshop Series
EU Methane Regulation - How Operators and Stakeholders Along the Value Chain Can Implement It
Together with GIE and Eurogas, international experts from the...
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12.02.2024
Methane Mitigation Europe 2024
12-14 February, 2024
Novotel Amsterdam City, Netherlands
Mitigating Methane Emissions: Moving from Detect & Repair to Predict & Prevent
IOGP Europe will join over 200 oil and gas operat...
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