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Policy for Early Monetisation of Coal Bed Methane Gas Marketing and Pricing Freedom
With the aim of promoting the gas economy and developing alternate sources of natural gas, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs released a policy framework to provide marketing and pricing freedom for coal bed methane (CBM) and streamline operational issues. The new…
(Colorado) House Bill 19-1261 Climate Action Plan to Reduce Pollution
The bill mandates that the goal of Colorado statewide greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions should reduce 26% GHG emissions by 2025 , 50% emissions by 2030, and 90% emissions by 2050, based on the 2005 statewide GHG emissions benchmark. The GHG include carbon dioxide, methane,…
Resolution 40687/2017. Technical Criteria for Offshore Hydrocarbons Exploratory Projects in Colombia
The resolution established the technical requirements for the execution of exploratory drilling projects for offshore hydrocarbons. Article 20 covers venting and flaring of gas, which allows operators to flare gas during well control operations and initial production tests.…
Call for Third-party Verifiers for the Guidelines for the prevention and comprehensive control of methane emissions from the hydrocarbons sector.
This call for third-party verifiers provides further details about the requirements that third parties have to meet to become verifiers of the compliance of the methane regulation , based on their expert assessment and verdict. The third party should consist of one technical…
Resolution 1447 – 2018. Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification System for mitigation actions at the national level
The resolution describes the national monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system for greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation actions. It establishes the MRV methodology and inventory for GHG emission reduction actions. The MRV system is managed by the Institute of Hydrology,…
Mineral Leasing Act
The Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) is a United States federal law that authorizes the leasing of public domain lands for exploring and developing coal, oil, natural gas, and other minerals. Enacted in 1920, it has undergone numerous amendments. The Bureau of Land Management, a…
(Alberta) AER Directive 007: Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements
This directive sets out requirements for reporting volumetric data for wells, pipelines, and facilities and well status changes using Petrinex. Under Part 12 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Rules, each oil and gas licensee or operator in Alberta must file a record of the monthly…
(Australian Capital Territory) Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010
Establishes a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) to achieve zero net emissions by 30 June 2045. Greenhouse gas emissions are defined to include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, HFCs, and others. The law also sets an…
(Alberta) AER Directive 039: Revised Program to Reduce Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators
The licensee must provide public notification within 750 m of a glycol dehydrator, indicating the presence of the dehydrator and benzene emissions, and providing contact information if the public wants to know more. The directive sets benzene limits for dehydrators, based on…
Chapter 26 of Russian Tax Code on the Extraction of Commercial Minerals
Commercial minerals extracted from the subsurface in the territory of the Russia Federation at a subsurface site, including from a hydrocarbon reservoir, are considered taxable objects in the Russian tax code (Art 336). These include oil shales, coal, gas condensate, and natural…
Law on Environmental Information
Provides the public with a right to access to environmental information, which includes information generated as a result of monitoring and measurements for environmental protection purposes. The public may request information from the holder, which may be a government…
Cold venting and fugitive emissions from Norwegian offshore oil and gas activities, Summary report prepared for the Norwegian Environment Agency
The Norwegian Environmental Agency initiated a study (2014-16) to survey methane and NMVOC emission sources at offshore oil and gas installations. All permanent offshore oil and gas facilities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (68) were surveyed, including 15 in-depth (full-day…
Recommended Guidelines for Discharge and Emission Reporting No: 44 (with 2019 updates)
This is an industry document, suggesting best practices in emissions reporting. It notes that offshore operators have had to submit emission reports in Norway since 1997. Air emissions reporting begins on page 42 (Sec. 7), and includes end-use combustion, flaring, and burning of…
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Audit) Determination 2009
This Determination is made under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 . Under this act, a person may be audited for compliance with one or more aspects of the act or the related regulations. Such audits are called greenhouse and energy audits. This regulation…
Coalbed Methane (Coal Mine Gas) Emission Standard (China)
On 1 December 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and the Environment issued a new air pollution standard entitled “Coalbed Methane (Coal Mine Gas) Emission Standard (GB 21522-2024)”. The new standard, which was issued under the authority of China’s Environmental Protection Law…
First biennial update report of the state of Kuwait to the UNFCCC
The report presents an inventory of the greenhouse gases, including methane, from key sectors in the country, it also describes the effects of climate change on the local temperature, rainfall patterns, and the impact of rising sea level on vital sectors in the country.…
Law No. 72/2020/QH14 on Environmental Protection
The Law on Environmental Protection provides for environmental protection activities; rights, obligations and responsibilities of agencies, organizations, residential communities, households and individuals involved in environmental protection activities. Article 91 of the Law…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization grants
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created an infrastructure grant programme called the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) grant programme for the modernisation of natural gas distribution pipelines. The legislation authorized USD 200…
Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (Bureau of Land Management Rule)
In April 2024, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a final rule entitled “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conversation” (hereinafter “Waste Prevention Rule”). The new Rule, which came into force in June 2024, establishes a uniform…
Global Methane Pledge
Led by the European Union and the United States, the Global Methane Pledge was announced at COP 26 in November 2021. Over 155 countries have joined the pledge, committing to work together to collectively reduce global anthropogenic methane emissions by at least 30 percent below…
Global Initiative to Reduce Gas Flaring: “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030”
Governments around the world endorse the World Bank's Global Initiative to Reduce Gas Flaring, committing themselves to ending the practice of routine gas flaring by 2030. The endorsing countries account for approximately 60% of total global gas flaring. Endorsing governments…
Global Initiative to Reduce Gas Flaring: “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030”
Governments around the world endorse the World Bank's Global Initiative to Reduce Gas Flaring, committing themselves to ending the practice of routine gas flaring by 2030. The endorsing countries account for approximately 60% of total global gas flaring. Endorsing governments…
Global Initiative to Reduce Gas Flaring: “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030”
Governments around the world endorse the World Bank's Global Initiative to Reduce Gas Flaring, committing themselves to ending the practice of routine gas flaring by 2030. The endorsing countries account for approximately 60% of total global gas flaring. Endorsing governments…
Global Initiative to Reduce Gas Flaring: “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030”
In April 2015, thirty-five governments around the world endorsed the World Bank's Global Initiative to Reduce Gas Flaring, committing themselves to ending the practice of routine gas flaring by 2030. The endorsing countries account for approximately 60% of total global gas…
Royal Decree No. M / 18 - The petroleum products trade system
The petroleum products trade system aims to regulate all aspects of commercial activity related to trade in petroleum products, including use, sale, transport, storage, distribution, import and export. This includes crude oil and its derivatives, including: jet fuel, kerosene,…
Petroleum Development Act, 1974
This act vests the National Oil Company, Petroleum Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), with the ownership and exclusive rights of exploring petroleum in Malaysia, whether onshore or offshore. It also provides PETRONAS with the power to operate and control downstream activities and…
Hydrocarbons Organic Law
This legislation regulates activities related to the exploration, exploitation, refining, industrialisation, transportation, commercialisation and conservation of hydrocarbons, as well as refined products and construction works associated with these activities. It determines…
Offshore Methane Reduction Covenant
The offshore methane emissions reduction programme was established in January 2018 and formalised in August 2019 in a covenant. Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and NOGEPA (Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association) signed the covenant,…
APEC Joint Statement on Accelerating Methane Mitigation from the LNG Value Chain
The governments of Australia, Canada, Chile, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Chinese Taipei and the United States signed a joint statement on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Senior Officials’ and Ministerial…
California Air Resources Board Offset Program for Mine Methane Capture (MMC) Projects
The California Air Resources Board’s Compliance Offset Protocol Mine Methane Capture (MMC) Projects establishes eligibility rules and methodology for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions associated with methane capture and destruction strategies in active and…
Climate Change Act 2008 as Amended
The Climate Change Act sets a target for the year 2050 for the reduction of targeted greenhouse gas emissions; provides for a system of carbon budgeting; establishes a Committee on Climate Change; confers powers to establish trading schemes for the purpose of limiting greenhouse…
Decree no. 255 of 2017 on the Procedure for Calculating and Collecting Fees for Negative Environmental Impact (as amended on 9 December 2019)
This regulation establishes a procedure for calculation and collection of the fees due for negative impacts on the environment. It also has provisions related to the control of the calculation, its completeness and timeliness of the payments. The payment is levied for three…
Federal Law on Environmental Protection No. 7-FZ and related decrees
Facilities, that have a negative impact on the environment, depending on the level of such impact, are divided into 4 categories. Category I objects include objects that have a significant negative impact on the environment and they are included in the areas of application of…
(Saskatchewan) Oil and Gas Emissions Management Regulations
Sets mandatory methane emission reductions of 4.5 million tonnes CO2e annually by 2025 (this absolute number is in line with the percentage reduction target set out in the Prairie Resilience: A Made-in-Saskatchewan Climate Change Strategy). Focuses on upstream facilities. As…
(British Columbia) Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act
Outlines the mandatory reporting requirements for required operators in BC. These are further laid out in the ensuing GHG Emission Reporting Regulation. The Act introduces emission offset units to producers who reduce their emissions, with one unit per tonne reduced credited…
Quebec Cap & Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances
In 2009 Quebec established Cap and Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances system in order to limit the emissions and encourage energy saving and growing shares of renewables in the consumption in the highest emitting sectors (i.e. transportation, industry and…
Informative Note No 02 of 2013 from CGPEG/DILIC/IBAMA
This regulation details procedures adopted for environmental permitting of offshore oil and gas undertakings with regard to the mitigation of environmental impacts associated with the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). It outlines requirements related to: commissioning…
Funding to clean up orphan or inactive oil & gas wells to create employment and reduce methane emissions
The Canadian Government is providing up to $1.72 billion CAD to the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia, and to the Alberta Orphan Well Association, to clean up orphan and inactive oil and gas wells. The government estimates this will help maintain…
Emissions Reduction Fund
The Canadian Government is providing up to $750 million CAD to create a new Emissions Reduction Fund to support workers and reduce emissions in Canada's oil and gas sector, with a focus on methane. This funding will assist firms that are preparing to make changes to comply with…
National Methane Action Plan
In 2021, the Chinese government announced its intention to develop a National Methane Action Plan under the leadership of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. This announcement follows the US-China Joint Declaration on Enhancing Climate Action at COP26, which included an…
(Alberta) Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act and Regulations
The Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act (formerly the Climate Change and Emissions Management Act) and Regulations address carbon dioxide, methane and other specified gas emissions that contribute to climate change. The specified gas emission target for Alberta is an…
(British Columbia) CleanBC Roadmap 2030
The CleanBC Roadmap is British Columbia's (B.C.) plan to expand and accelerate climate action to meet the province's 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and create a pathway to reach the 2050 net-zero emissions target. The Roadmap builds on existing policies and lays…
(British Columbia) CleanBC Industry Fund
The CleanBC Industry Fund (CIF) supports the development, trial and deployment of projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large industrial operations in British Columbia. Businesses whose emissions exceed 10,000 tonnes of CO2e per year are eligible for funding…
(Nova Scotia) Output-Based Pricing System
The Ouput-Based Pricing System (OBPS), established through amendments to Nova Scotia's Environment Act, replaces the cap-and-trade system for carbon pricing for Nova Scotia's power and industry sectors. The system applies to electricity generators and large industrial emitters…
(Saskatchewan) Directive PNG036: Venting and Flaring Requirements
This Directive addresses venting and flaring requirements from oil and gas wells and facilities in the province of Saskatchewan. Oil well or facility in Saskatchewan where the combined vented and flared volumes of associated gas are greater than 900 m³/day must flare all…
Nigeria's National Action Plan to reduce short-lived climate pollutants
With the aim of reducing the emission of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) , Nigeria prepared a comprehensive National SLCP Action Plan (NAP) that identified 22 Mitigation measures to be adopted. These measures are targeted at reducing emissions from major SLCPs such as…
Guidelines for the Conformation, Implementation and Authorisation of the Industrial and Operational Safety and Environmental Protection Administrative Systems applicable to the Hydrocarbon Sector
Under these Guidelines, companies engaged in the hydrocarbon sector must establish an Administrative System to prevent and control risks and improve the performance of their projects in terms of industrial and operational safety, and environmental protection (Article 7). Under…
(Maryland) Control of Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Industry
This action establishes requirements to reduce vented and fugitive emissions of methane from both new and existing natural gas facilities in the State of Maryland. Affected facilities include all new and existing natural gas compressor stations, natural gas underground storage…
“Research Premium” Tax Reduction Funding
Companies can reduce their tax-payments by 14% (since 1.1. 2018, before 12%) of their costs for RD&D-activities. Therefore companies need to request an FFG expertise on the eligibility of their RD&D-efforts before applying to the financial
General Programmes
Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) has several bottom-up funding programmes and instruments in place; the major pro-gramme is called “General Programme”. Bottom-up programmes are thematically open with 7-8 cut-off dates per year. About 25 Mio €/year were funded in the…