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Official Mexican Standard NOM-010-ASEA-2016. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
"Minimum safety requirements for charging terminals and discharging terminals of portable storage modules and service stations for automobiles." The regulation states the need to implement several safety systems to avoid natural gas leakages. For example, operators should have…
Official Mexican Standard NOM-009-ASEA-2017. Management of pipeline integrity for collection, transport, and distribution of hydrocarbons, petroleum products, and petrochemicals.
This standard provides the guidelines to properly manage pipeline integrity applicable for the following activities: “hydrocarbons gathering; oil, natural gas, and petroleum products; petrochemicals transport (linked to gas processing and oil refining); and natural gas and…
Federal Hydrocarbons Law
The Law states the different attributions for key energy institutions in the Government of Mexico and regulates the entire hydrocarbons value chain. The Ministry of Energy is in charge of providing and modifying exploration and production (E&P) allocations (Art. 6), while the…
Technical guidelines for the use of associated natural gas in exploration and production of hydrocarbons
The regulation establishes criteria for how operators must develop a Program for the Use of Associated Natural Gas (AG). This includes defining a goal to achieve 98% use within three years (Art 14) and performing a technical-economic analysis (art 11) to support its achievement.…
National Climate Change Strategy (Mexico)
The National Strategy includes a 10-, 20- and 40-year outlook for achieving climate change goals. Sets a target of 30% GHG emissions reductions from the base year. Methane-related lines of action include calling for the establishment of monitoring, reporting, and verification…
Template Contract for Technical Services and for exploration, development and production
Pursuant to the Constitution and laws of Iraq, the Ministry of Oil has the exclusive right to develop and produce oil and gas resources in Iraq. The Ministry has published template oil and gas service contracts following competitive bidding rounds for development rights at…
Law 1931/2018
The law establishes the guidelines for climate change management in the federal government. This includes the different attributions of governmental entities in the topic. The law allows the federal government to develop policy and regulatory approaches towards meeting climate…
Resolution 421/2014
The resolution determines the Terms of Reference for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for exploratory drilling activities in the hydrocarbons sector. Key relevant issues that impact methane emissions are: Identification and inventory of atmospheric emissions,…
Colombia's Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Strategy
Colombia's Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Strategy is part of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition's (CCAC) “Support for National Action Planning” initiative. This strategy identifies actions towards addressing short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP) and that should be addressed…
Law 99 of 1993 - Creation of Ministry of Environment
This law created the Ministry of Environment and organizes the public sector around environmental, natural resources, and sustainable development issues. Lists functions of the new Ministry, which include the power to set environmental rules and standards that affect the use…
Pipelines Safety Regulations
These regulations aim to ensure the safe design, construction, and operation of pipelines. Through ensuring pipeline integrity and safety, environmental risks are also minimized. Regulation 6 requires operators to ensure that no fluid (including natural gas) is conveyed in a…
The Petroleum Licensing (Applications) Regulations 2015
The 1998 Petroleum Act empowers the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to grant licenses for the exploration and development of England’s oil and gas resources. In the case of coalmining, a Methane Drainage License from the OGA is required if the operator or owner of a coalmine must…
Petroleum Act 1998
This act states that Her Majesty has exclusive rights to petroleum and natural gas resources in the country's territory (including the petroleum in Crown land). It authorises the government to issue licenses to develop petroleum resources and establishes the general licensing…
Energy Act 1976
The Act (as amended by the Energy Act 2016 and Petroleum Act 1998) regulates the use of energy including petroleum resources and electricity, including emergency powers related to energy and restrictions on flaring and venting of natural gas. Since the passage of the Energy Act…
Ordinance on High Pressure Gas Pipelines (2019 update)
This ordinance applies to the construction and operation of high-pressure gas pipelines that distribute the supply of gas designed for a maximum permissible operating pressure of more than 16 bar. High-pressure gas pipelines include all facilities involved in the line operation,…
Legislative Decree 16 June 2017, no. 104
This decree, passed in June 2017, implements the European Union Directive 2014/52/EU which mandates environmental impact assessments of certain public and private projects, including the installation of oil and gas pipelines, natural gas storage, production of liquid and gaseous…
Decree 12 November 2011, no. 226 (2015 update)
This regulation details the tender and evaluation criteria for natural gas distribution service proposals, considering that gas distribution activities are activities of public interest and must be granted under concession according to the existing legislation. The regulation…
Decree of 16 April 2008
The purpose of this decree is to issue technical regulations for the design, construction, testing, operation, and surveillance of natural gas distribution systems and pipelines of natural gas in order to ensure safety and system interoperability. This applies to newly built…
Decree No. 239 for the year 2018 issuing the executive regulations of the law for Gas Market activities regulation Act No. (196) of the year 2017
This builds upon the Law No. 196 of 2017 for Gas Market Activities Regulation. It allows third party access to gas networks and facilities on non- discriminatory bases. Furthermore, it aims to liberalize the gas market, to promote fair competition and ensure the entitlement of…
Guidelines for environmental protection during design, operation, dismantlement of LNG installations
These guidelines do not include specific rules for limiting methane emissions. However, a few components are relevant to the control of methane emissions from LNG installations. For example, the rule specifies equipment design for components, such as liquids tanks (Art. 24). Gas…
Official Mexican Standard NOM-006-ASEA-2017 Technical criteria for design, operation, dismantlement of crude storage installations, excluding LPG
Specifications for safe industrial operations and environmental protection for the design, construction, operation and dismantling of onshore oil storage facilities. Includes criteria for Vapor Recovery Units (VRU) and Systems (VRS) based on the storage tank type (Appendix A),…
Law for the Agency for Industrial Security and Environmental Protection for the hydrocarbons sector
This law creates a new institution, the National Agency for Industrial Security and Environmental Protection in the hydrocarbons sector. The Agency's name was shortened to Agency for Safety, Energy and the Environment (ASEA). ASEA is tasked with regulating and supervising the…
Official Mexican Standard NOM-003-ASEA-2016 Distribution of natural gas and liquid petroleum gas in pipelines
Provisions for design, construction, operation and maintenance, closure and dismantling of pipelines for the distribution of natural gas and liquid petroleum gas (LPG). Appendix III is methane-pertinent, specifying guidelines for monitoring, detection and classification of…
Official Mexican Standard NOM-007-ASEA-2016 Transport of natural gas, ethane, and gas associated with coal by pipeline
Provisions for design, construction, operation and maintenance of pipelines for transport of natural gas, ethane, and gas associated with coal. Methane-relevant sections include Part 10, which includes requirements to regularly inspect components and maintain them, and Appendix…
Regulation of the General Climate Change Law (Mexico) Regarding the National Registry of Emissions
The Law mandates reporting for all greenhouse gases, including methane. The energy sector, among others, is required to measure direct and indirect emissions from mobile and fixed sources and report them annually. The Law applies to sources whose emissions sum over 25000 tCO2e…
Decree 1760/2003
The Decree moves management of natural resources from EcoPetrol to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (art 1), creates the special administrative unit (the National Hydrocarbon Agency, or ANH) in the Ministry of Mines and Energy “with legal status, equity, administrative and…
Decree 1076/2015
This decree collects all the applicable regulations of the environmental and sustainable development sector. The following provisions are incorporated from and cite Decree 2041/2014. Art 2.2.2.3.22 restates Art 8 (exclusive jurisdiction of Environmental Ministry) Art…
Resolution 143/98 - Modification of Resolution No. 236/96, Approve the Rules and Regulations of Gas Venting
The Argentinian Energy Secretary enacted this resolution aiming to control gas venting in hydrocarbons production and during exploration well testing. Consequently, through resolution No 143 the Energy Secretary establishes venting limits for wells. Specifically, Annex I allows…
Energy Decree No. 10877/60 - Regulation of the Law 13660, relating to the production, refining and storage of solid mineral, liquid and gaseous fuels
This decree established safety standards and maintenance protocols for storage tanks. Art. 509 does note that “when, based on the volume of gases that must evacuate permanently, if necessary, may require installation of suitable devices for combustion thereof.” NOTE: Some of…
Law No. 9,478 - Dealing with national energy policy, oil monopoly activities, establishing the National Energy Policy Council and the National Petroleum Agency and making other arrangements.
This legislation establishes the national energy policy and governs activities related to the oil monopoly. It also establishes the National Energy Policy Council and the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels ( ANP ). It determines as objectives of the National…
Law on hydrocarbon resources
This Law establishes the legal basis for relations arising in the process of exploration, production of hydrocarbon resources and other types of oil work in Turkmenistan, including the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea and is aimed at ensuring the rational use of hydrocarbon…
On protection of the atmospheric air
In 2016, the Turkmen parliament adopted a new basic air protection law, which replaced the previous Law no. 182 dating from 1996. The law provides the basic legal and organisational structure for control of emissions of air pollutants, ensuring environmental security, and…
Petroleum Act (Act of 29 November 1996 No. 72 relating to petroleum activities)
The Act sets forth the licensing system for offshore petroleum production. It indirectly regulates methane by authorizing the regulator to set limits on venting and burning/flaring of product. “Burning of petroleum in excess of the quantities needed for normal operational…
Procedure Guide for the Design and Construction of Oil and Gas Surface Production Facilities
Applies to all oil and gas surface production facilities in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry. Governed by Department of Petroleum Resources Sec. 2 Applicable Government Policies, includes “Zero-Flare compliance" and notes that gas utilization plans shall comply with the…
Guidelines for Flare Payments
The Guidelines for Flare Payments “define the accounting procedure” for flare gas payments under the 2018 Flare Gas Regulations, and explain the procedure for these payments. The Guidelines also reference the Petroleum Act, Sec. 40, for late payments. Governed by the…
Guidelines for Producers' Associated Gas Utilisation Project
The Guidelines for Producers’ Associated Gas Utilisation Project provides details on the projects oil producers can establish under the 2018 Flare Gas Regulations. Sec. 2.3 describes permission for associated gas projects: As from the effective date of the Regulations, the…
Environmental Guidelines and Standards for the Petroleum Industry In Nigeria (EGASPIN)
Outlines the requirements for environmental management and pollution abatement at all stages of the petroleum production process. Requires the submissions of environmental impact assessment to the Department of Petroleum Resources before the granting of a license. Revised in…
Law No 12.187 of 2009 - National Climate Change Policy
This legislation establishes the National Climate Change Policy. It features among its objectives the reduction of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases in relation to their different sources. Furthermore, it outlines guiding principles such as: the use of financial and…
Resolution No 806 of 2020 from ANP
This regulation establishes procedures for controlling and reducing flaring and losses from oil and gas developments. It outlines annual and monthly limits for flaring and losses, linking these to royalty fees and noncompliance to sanctions. A provision defines that if limits…
General Environmental Regulations and Rules for Implementation
These Regulations implement the Environmental Act No. 193 of 2001. These standards apply to all facilities in the Kingdom, existing and newly designed, public, and private, except for facilities exempted explicitly by the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment. A facility…
Law on the Duties and Powers of the Ministry of Oil of 2012
This law establishes and mandates the Ministry of Oil to implement the general policies of the oil and gas sector in Iran. This includes policymaking, governance, planning and monitoring of all upstream and downstream operations in the oil, gas, petrochemical and refining…
(Alaska) Oil and Gas Conservation Act
The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Act establishes the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), an independent quasi-judicial agency, and sets requirements for oil and gas development in Alaska. Drilling of wells is subject to a permitting process and the waste of…
(Victoria) Climate Change Act 2017
Establishes an emissions reduction target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050 and directs the government to establish interim targets for each 5 year period. The act also establishes reducing greenhouse gas emissions as an official policy objective of the State…
Directive (EU) 2016/2284 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants
The Directive covers emission reduction commitments for anthropogenic atmospheric emissions. These include sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3) and fine particulate matter (PM2,5) as well as those listed in…
An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions
This strategy outlines a set of cross-sector and sector-specific actions to pursue significant reductions in methane emissions from the EU’s energy, agriculture and waste management sectors and to promote further methane abatement efforts through international cooperation. The…
List of activities which result in atmospheric emissions which have a significant detrimental effect on the environment
This notice contains a list of activities that have atmospheric emissions with significant environmental impacts. It was published in accordance with the terms of section 21(1)(b) of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004. It establishes minimum emission…
Guidelines for Flare Gas Measurement, Data Management and Reporting Obligations
The Guidelines for Flare Gas Measurement, Data Management and Reporting Obligations set out specs for the meters required to be installed in the 2018 Flare Gas Regulations. The Guidelines also describe what to do if meters malfunction, and explain how to calculate "unaccounted…
Decree No 01/09 - Petroleum Operations Regulation
This regulation stipulates provisions related to crude oil and natural gas developments, including tariffs, pertaining environmental, safety and protection requirements as well as enforcement means and competent authorities. It applies to petroleum undertakings carried out under…
Presidential Decree No. 117/20 - General Regulation on Environmental Impact Assessment and the Environmental Licensing Procedure
This decree establishes rules and procedures for the environmental impact assessment of public and private projects and the environmental licensing procedure for activities that are likely to cause significant environmental and social impact, as well as applicable fees and fines…
Order IET/2446/2013 of December 27 establishes the tolls and fees associated with third-party access to gas facilities and the remuneration of regulated activities
The purpose of this order is to determine fees associated with gas facilities, the remuneration of companies that carry out regulated activities, as well as the determination of related investment and operating costs. It puts in place a system for the recalculation of gas…