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IOGP Europe’s Response to the Revision of national targets and flexibilities in the EU climate policy framework after 2030

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17.04.2026 Joint Statement

Extraordinary taxation risks undermining Europe’s security of supply and energy autonomy

European energy industries across the value chain recognise the exceptional circumstances created by the current energy and geopolitical crises and the pressure high prices place on vulnerable househo...

14.04.2026 Joint letter

Joint Letter: Urgent call for targeted amendments to the Methane Emissions Reduction Regulation through the EU simplification agenda including the stop-the-clock

To: Energy Ministers of EU27 Member States CC: Ms Ursula von der Leyen – President of the European Commission Mr Stéphane Séjourné – Executive Vice President for Prosperity and Industrial Str...

26.03.2026 Position Statement

IOGP Europe recommendations on workable solutions for the upcoming CO2 markets and infrastructure legislative proposal

Executive summary The European Commission’s upcoming legislative proposal on CO₂ markets and infrastructure will be a key enabler for scaling industrial carbon management and delivering the EU’...

17.03.2026 Consultation Response

IOGP Europe’s response to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on EU Arctic Policy

IOGP Europe represents the upstream oil and gas industry in Europe. We welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Commission’s call for evidence on its Arctic Policy. The European Arctic includes...

16.03.2026 Letter to Officials

Joint Letter in the context of Europe’s Response to High Energy Prices – Concerns Regarding a Natural Gas Price Cap

Brussels, 16 March 2026 Dear President von der Leyen, Dear President Costa, Ahead of the European Summit of 19–20 March, we, the co-signatories, are writing on behalf of a broad coalition rep...

28.01.2026 Position Statement

Upstream Oil & Gas and CCS operations in Europe: Perspective on a proposed EU Universal-PFAS Restriction

Proposed EU Universal-PFAS Restriction in a nutshell The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is consulting on a proposed REACH Restriction for all PFAS compounds, as proposed by the governments of G...

10.07.2025 Consultation Response

IOGP Europe response to consultation on the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act (IDAA) and call for evidence

IOGP Europe welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Commission’s consultation on the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act (IDAA) and remains committed to supporting the EU’s deca...

07.01.2025 Position Statement

Recommendations for a Clean Industrial Deal

IOGP Europe welcomes the European Commission’s commitment to deliver a Clean Industrial Deal in its first 100 days, to champion competitiveness as a strategic priority and create the conditions for...

23.10.2024 Joint Statement

Joint EGEC-IOGP Europe recommendations: Accelerating the deployment of Geothermal in Europe

October 2024 The European Union (EU) is striving to become the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050. However, deploying sufficient clean and affordable energy to decarbonize its economy...

08.07.2024 Position Statement

IOGP Europe key principles on a future regulatory framework for CO2 transport infrastructure

General comments: For CCS to reach commercial scale, it is crucial to develop a reliable infrastructure, both onshore and offshore, to ensure the transport of captured emissions from the source to...

23.05.2024 Joint letter

GasNaturally Letter to Competitiveness Council 23 May 2024

To: Competitiveness Council (Internal Market, Industry) Cc: Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth (COMPGRO) 23 May 2024, Brussels Secure, sustainable, and affordable energy for resi...

22.06.2023 Consultation Response

IOGP position paper on the European Commission’s public consultation on the EU climate target for 2040

Our industry supports the 2050 EU’s climate neutrality objective, while calling for an inclusive enabling policy framework, and remains committed to the safe and affordable energy supply to Europe....

10.02.2023 Position Statement

IOGP position on capital requirements

This document provides IOGP's position on capital requirements. This paper was drafted in response to the revision of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), part of the review of EU banking rules...

18.10.2021 Consultation Response

IOGP response to the public consultation on the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) proposal

This document provides IOGP’s response to the EU public consultation on the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) proposal. Context IOGP is aligned with the “en...

19.09.2021 Consultation Response

IOGP response to the public consultation on the FuelEU Maritime proposal

This document provides IOGP’s response to the EU public consultation on the FuelEU Maritime proposal. Context IOGP welcomes the proposed FuelEU Maritime Regul...

14.07.2021 Position Statement

IOGP Paper on metric to use for 2030 targets

This document provides IOGP’s recommendations on the metric to be used for the EU 2030 gas decarbonization targets. Context The EU is implementing mea...

02.02.2021 Consultation Response

Consultation on the Review and the Revision of Energy Efficiency Directive

This document provides IOGP’s contribution to the EU consultation on the review and the revision of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (Energy Efficiency Directive or EED). The respo...

01.02.2021 Consultation Response

IOGP response to consultation on the revision of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy (EEAG)

This paper provides IOGP’s contribution to the EU public consultation (questionnaire) on the revision of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy (EEAG) 2014-2020 an...

04.12.2020 Position Statement

IOGP views on competition policy supporting the European Green Deal

The Commission adopted the current guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy measures in 2014 as part of its modernisation agenda. The guidelines will be revised against th...

25.11.2020 Position Statement

IOGP statement on the European Commission’s 2030 Climate Target Plan

This document provides IOGP’s views on the European Commission’s 2030 Climate Target Plan. IOGP calls on policymakers to follow up on the Climate Law with an inclusive approach that promo...

13.10.2020 Consultation Response

IOGP written input to the consultation “2030 Climate Target Plan”

This document provides IOGP’s written input to the consultation “2030 Climate Target Plan” which ended on 23 June 2020. The EU 2030 emission reduction targets need to be accompanied by...

25.09.2020 Consultation Response

IOGP response to the inception impact assessment concerning the revision of the 2018 Renewable Energy Directive (REDII)

This document provides IOGP’s response to the inception impact assessment concerning the revision of the 2018 Renewable Energy Directive (REDII). IOGP welcomes the European Commission’s p...

14.09.2020 Consultation Response

IOGP input to the public consultation for the FuelEU Maritime – Green Maritime Space Initiative

This document provides IOGP’s input to the public consultation that invites citizens and organisations to contribute to the assessment of how to accelerate the uptake of sustainable alternativ...

11.06.2020 Consultation Response

IOGP feedback to the roadmap for a Renovation Wave initiative for public and private buildings

This document outlines IOGP’s feedback to the roadmap for a Renovation Wave initiative for public and private buildings. IOGP welcomes the Commission’s intentions to draw on Member States...

08.05.2020 Consultation Response

IOGP response to the EIB Group’s Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025

This document provides IOGP’s response to the EIB Group’s Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025. IOGP recommends the EIB Group to set the financial support framework for innovative projects (inc...

06.05.2020 Consultation Response

Input to the inception impact assessment on the FuelEU Maritime

This document provides IOGP’s input to the inception impact assessment on the FuelEU Maritime. IOGP’s response focuses on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen as these technologies co...

04.05.2020 Consultation Response

IOGP feedback to the proposed European Climate Law

This document provides IOGP’s feedback to the proposed Climate Law. IOGP welcomes the long-term predictability that the Climate Law aims to provide. The climate neutrality target, as wel...

30.04.2020 Consultation Response

Feedback to the impact inception assessment “2030 Climate Target Plan”

This document provides IOGP’s initial feedback to the Impact Inception Assessment “2030 Climate Target Plan”. The EU 2030 and 2050 GHG reduction targets need to be accompanied by an ena...

14.04.2020 Factsheet & Infographic

IOGP assessment of National Energy and Climate Plans

EU Member States’ National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) should set out the direction of national objectives and policies to align with the objectives of the Energy Union, in particular the...

25.02.2020 Factsheet & Infographic

Scaling up Hydrogen in Europe

This factsheet gives an overview of hydrogen and its potential in Europe: Applications across sectors The potential of CCS applied to hydrogen production Hydrogen production Policy recom...

25.12.2019 Factsheet & Infographic

IOGP assessment of draft National Energy and Climate Plans

EU Member States developed and submitted their draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) at the end of 2018. Drafts were revised in 2019. The factsheet shows IOGP assessments of the Member St...

16.03.2026 Letter to Officials

Joint Letter: Europe’s Response to High Energy Prices – Concerns Regarding a Natural Gas Price Cap

Brussels, 16 March 2026 Dear President von der Leyen, Dear President Costa, Ahead of the European Summit of 19–20 March, we, the co-signatories, are writing on behalf of a broad coalition rep...

19.02.2026 News

New interactive Data Room goes live

We’re pleased to announce that IOGP Europe’s Data Room is now live. The online platform brings together key data, figures and visualisations on Europe’s energy mix, supply, demand, mar...

04.02.2026 News

IOGP Europe Welcomes 3 New Board Members

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 - Brussels IOGP Europe welcomes three new Board members who bring with them a wealth of foreign policy, business, and operational expertise. IOGP’s European Board pr...

19.09.2025

New Pact for the Mediterranean: an opportunity to foster the region’s energy integration

Brussels, 8 September 2025 - On the occasion of the launch of the Mediterranean Energy Perspectives 2025 report in Brussels, IOGP Europe and the Organisation Méditerranéenne de l’Energie et du Cli...

15.07.2025 News

Clean Industrial Deal – How to reconcile climate ambition with industrial resilience?

In his interview with The European Files, François Régis Mouton, Managing Director of IOGP Europe, reflects on the essential question of how Europe can match its climate ambitions with the need to m...

10.06.2025 News

Chris Walker (ExxonMobil), newly appointed Chair of IOGP Europe’s Communications Subcommittee

“The oil and gas industry plays a vital role in ensuring energy security, economic resilience and innovation for a lower-carbon future. I’m focused on helping ensure these contributions are unders...

22.04.2025 News

Building energy bridges between Brazil and the EU

Flaubert Matos Machado is Head of Health, Safety and Environment for Petrobas- Brazil’s state-controlled energy company, & IOGP Board Member Brazil accounts for 4-5% of the EU’s oil imp...

12.09.2024 News and Press Release

Draghi Report: a pragmatic pathway to Competitiveness, Sustainability, and Resilience

Brussels, 10 September 2024 – The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, Europe (IOGP Europe) welcomes the Draghi Report for its comprehensive and pragmatic assessment of Europe’s e...

29.02.2024 News

IOGP Europe joined BusinessEurope in industrial permitting task force

Brussels, 29 February 2024 IOGP Europe was invited by BusinessEurope to participate in a task force created to analyse processes for industrial permitting in the EU. Throughout 2023, I...

29.02.2024 News

IOGP Europe signs the Antwerp Declaration

Brussels, 29 February 2024 IOGP Europe is a proud signatory of The Antwerp Declaration. We are aligned with the sentiment that Europe urgently requires clarity, predictability, and confidence in...

22.01.2024 Press Release

IOGP welcomes ROMGAZ

IOGP is delighted to welcome Europe’s third largest producer, ROMGAZ, as its newest Member. This integrated regional operator accounts for 40% of the total natural gas consumption in Romania....

21.09.2023 Letter to Officials

Letter: Industry views regarding the proposal to establish a permanent demand aggregation and joint purchasing mechanism through the Recast Gas Regulation

International Association of Oil & Gas Producers Europe European Federation of Energy Traders Europex International Gas Union To: Deputy Permanent Representatives – Coreper I CC: Mr Matth...

01.02.2023 Letter to Officials

Letter: Open, inclusive, and pragmatic Green Deal Industrial Plan for Europe

To: Ms Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission Brussels, 31 January 2023 Dear President, We are writing to express our support and appreciation to the Green Deal Industrial Plan...

14.09.2022 Press Release

Balance, strength and fairness: building blocks for a stronger Union

Brussels, 14 September 2022 A permanent solution to the current energy crisis will require a vision built on balance, strength and fairness, by leveraging Europe’s own energy potential and establ...

18.05.2022 Press Release

REPowerEU Plan: domestic gas production deserves stronger role alongside imports and renewables in enhancing EU energy resilience

Brussels, 18 May 2022 The recognition of domestic gas production’s role in the REPowerEU Plan is an important step that deserves to be followed by a clear and concerted EU-level encouragement to...

09.03.2022 Press Release

Re-Powering the EU by protecting well-functioning markets, enhancing strategic partnerships and boosting domestic production

(Brussels, 9 March 2022) IOGP supports the European Union’s objective to ensure access to affordable, secure and sustainable energy. We recognize current challenges and circumstances in global energ...

28.10.2021 Press Release

New Re-Stream study assesses the feasibility of transport of hydrogen and CO2 in European gas and oil infrastructure

A study undertaken by Carbon Limits and DNV confirms European oil and gas pipelines’ ability to transport CO2 and hydrogen cost-efficiently. The transport would facilitate the deploy...

15.07.2021 Press Release

More inclusion needed to be fit for 55

Brussels, 14 July 2021 The legislative package proposed by the European Commission includes welcome revisions but ends up laying down a technologically narrow pathway to reach the EU’s 2030...

04.05.2021 News

“Hydrogen for Europe” study launch

We are proud to announce the launch of the Hydrogen for Europe study, nearly two years after its inception! The EU’s ambition to reach climate neutrality by 2050 has recently pu...

11.01.2021 Letter to Officials

Letter: IOGP input on the European Commission’s consultation on the priority list for the development of gas network codes and guidelines for 2021 (and beyond)

IOGP welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Commission’s proposed priority list regarding the development of gas network codes and guidelines for 2021 (and beyond). We agree that...