EUMR Issue Update – OIES Paper
OIES | Maria Olczak | June 2026 How Is the EU Methane Emissions Regulation Implemented in Practice? The EU Methane Emissions Regulation (MER), in force since August 2024, establishes a framework for monitoring, reporting, and verification of methane emissions from fossil fuel imports, with a methane intensity standard for imports phasing in by 2030. While […]
EUMR Issue Update
Reuters | 28 May 2026 EU Plans Three-Year Waiver on Methane Penalties Kate Abnett reports: The European Commission drafted a recommendation asking member states to waive penalties for oil and gas companies that breach the EU Methane Regulation in 2027, 2028, and 2029, except for “large-scale fraudulent breaches.” The waiver would apply to existing contracts […]
Guith: Build it Now
Build the Global LNG System Now, Not After the Next Crisis Christopher Guith | Real Clear Energy | 21 May 2026 Guith argues that the Hormuz disruption, which chokes more than 20% of traded LNG, proves energy security is global and that the answer is redundancy, not retreat. His three tracks: keep expanding U.S. export […]
Flame: EUMR Implementation
EU Methane Regulation: From Compliance Problem to Compliance Solution Panel Discussion | Flame Conference, Amsterdam | 20 May 2026 Moderated by Axel Scheuer (Energy & Climate Policy Advisory Europe), the panel featured Bertold T.L. Plugboer (Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate, Netherlands), Davide Rubini (Vitol), Georges Tijbosch (MiQ), and Sven Doruiter (Dutch Emissions Authority, NEa). […]
Joint Trades on EUMR
Joint Industry Statement: Reducing Methane Emissions While Ensuring EU Energy Security 14 Associations including LNG Allies, Dec. 12, 2025 On the eve of the Dec. 15 EU Energy Council meeting, 14 major industry associations spanning the Atlantic issued a joint statement calling on the European Commission to include the EUMR in the EU Simplification Omnibus. […]
Russia’s Methane Emissions
Report: Methane Emissions from the Fossil Fuel Industries of the Russian Federation (CGEP) Dr. Robert L. Kleinberg, Adjunct Senior Research Scholar at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy: As one of the world’s largest oil and gas producers and one of the largest emitters of methane, Russia is central to methane-mitigation. However, Russia’s […]
PPI: Gas Key Part of Transition
Democratic Group Urges Increased U.S. Gas Production, Doubling LNG Exports, and Continuing to Reduce Methane Leaks. Paul Bledsoe of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) argues in The Climate Case for Expanding U.S. Natural Gas Exports that the United States can help become a clean energy superpower by leveraging both green innovations and exports of low-emitting U.S.-made […]