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Tatiana Kurancheva

Head of ESG Programmes - Gas Responsible Commodities Sourcing Initiative

Agenda Day 3 - Thursday, December 3

8:10 AM Panel: The Final Countdown to 2027: Can the Global Energy Industry Deliver a Workable EU Methane Import Standard?

With the EU methane import standard set to take effect in a matter of weeks, the global oil and gas industry is entering a critical period. While the regulation has already reshaped conversations around methane management, significant questions remain around implementation, verification, equivalence, and supply chain accountability. As importers, exporters, operators, and regulators move from planning to execution, this discussion will examine whether the systems, processes, and assurance mechanisms required to support compliance can realistically be delivered at scale—and what the consequences could be if they cannot.

• As the 2027 implementation deadline arrives, are operators, importers, and regulators sufficiently prepared to operationalise the import standard, or is additional flexibility required to support a workable transition?

• What would a grace period, phased implementation, or alternative compliance pathway look like in practice, and how could it impact investment decisions, supply contracts, and market access?

• While much of the industry focus has centred on LNG exports, what challenges and unanswered questions remain for crude oil supply chains, and are they receiving sufficient attention?

• What should "equivalence" mean in practice? Can different operating environments systems, domestic supply chains and regulatory systems achieve comparable outcomes without requiring identical approaches?

• What is required to achieve third-party verification and reasonable assurance across complex international supply chains, and what are the practical cost, resource, and data implications for operators?

• How should responsibility for compliance be allocated across the value chain—from upstream producers and midstream operators to LNG exporters, crude marketers, importers, and European buyers?

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