As the EU Methane Regulation (EUMR) moves toward full enforcement, gaining insight from a competent authority is invaluable. These bodies are responsible for implementation, shaping enforcement strategies, coordinating with the industry, and ensuring compliance across complex networks.

With the February 5, 2026 deadline for source-level methane measurement and MRV reporting fast approaching, operators face mounting pressure to align with evolving requirements. To help you navigate this landscape, we spoke with Jens Knochen, Policy Advisor for Emission Control at the State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology (LBEG), to answer some critical questions:

• How can competent authorities ensure uniform enforcement across diverse sectors?
• What role will innovation and technology play in meeting leak detection and venting reduction requirements?
• How can collaboration between regulators and industry drive consistency and efficiency?

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• Germany’s roadmap for implementing the EU Methane Regulation Key priorities and sector-specific challenges for competent authorities
• Practical strategies for reducing uncertainty and leveraging innovation
• Access the report now to gain actionable insights from the regulator’s perspective and strengthen your compliance strategy.

Access the report to gain actionable insights from the regulator’s perspective and strengthen your compliance strategy.

As the EU Methane Regulation (EUMR) moves closer to full enforcement, operators across Europe and beyond are grappling with the complexities caused by a lack of clear guidance and technical complexity. While the regulation aims to set a level playing field and accelerate climate progress, its practical implementation raises critical questions: Can technology keep pace with evolving regulations and operational demands? What does technical best practice look like in achieving compliance without excessive cost or complexity?

With the February 5th, 2026 deadline to submit MRV reports containing quantification of source-level methane emissions approaching, and uncertainty surrounding monitoring frequency, data reconciliation, and importer provisions, pressure is mounting. To help you navigate these challenges, we spoke with Bettina Knudsen, COO and Co-Founder of Explicit, a pioneer in drone-based methane detection, to uncover candid insights on:

• Balancing ambition and practicality: Why proportionality across emissions sources matters and how dynamic monitoring can make compliance more viable
• Managing measurement uncertainty: The realities of methane quantification and what technical best practice looks like as technology evolves
• Why standardisation matters: Building integrity and confidence in a rapidly innovating market

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• The biggest compliance hurdles operators face under the EUMR
• Proven strategies for reducing uncertainty and improving monitoring workflows
• How innovation, automation, and proportionality can transform methane mitigation efforts

Access the report to gain practical guidance on meeting regulatory requirements, optimising your monitoring strategy, and driving real emissions reduction.

After speaking with industry leaders, one key lesson stands out; “While many operators face similar challenges, each site is unique. You can’t simply copy and paste solutions from one location to another.”

With regulatory deadlines moving closer as well as growing stakeholder pressures, reducing methane emissions has become an urgent priority. To ensure technical best-practice and to stay ahead of regulatory or stakeholder scrutiny, whether you operate within the exploration and production, transmission, or distribution of oil and gas, it is crucial that you are aware of the pre-set paths to efficient emissions reduction, at each level of the value chain.

As the industry is racing against the clock to prepare for the EU MR, we sought to uncover practical, on-the-ground insights and provide you with proven strategies from peers within your unique operational setting. We spoke with expert leaders from across the upstream, transmission and distribution segments of the value chain; Bart Wauterickz, Managing Director at XP Upgreen, François Spitaels, Environment Manager at Fluxys, and Vinsents Makaris, Head of Corporate Governance and Compliance at JSC Gaso. These leaders shared candid perspectives on their most significant emission sources, the barriers to tackling them, and the innovative solutions being deployed to drive real results.

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• The key challenges that leading operators face in mitigating methane emissions across the value chain
• The technologies and strategies that are delivering measurable abatement success
• The lessons learned from successful emissions reduction efforts by XP Upgreen, Fluxys, and JSC Gaso, and their expectations for the future heading into 2026

Download this interactive infographic now to see where you can make the biggest impact on methane reduction, understand the challenges across the value chain, and identify the strategies being leveraged by your peers to efficiently reduce emissions.

As the EU makes important strides to curb methane emissions, the recently enacted EU 2024/1787 regulation outlines stringent guidelines for operators across Europe. By May 5, 2025, operators must submit a Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) program detailing the measurement technologies, timelines for measurements, and the planned methodologies. Additionally, in 2025, operators are required to complete Type 2 measurements for all assets, alongside annual LDAR and Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) reports.

We spoke with Brandon Locke, Europe Policy Manager for Methane, Clean Air Task Force, and Cristina Lopez, Research and Development (R&D) Engineer, GRTgaz, to better understand the regulatory requirements and the challenges that lie ahead for Europe's oil and gas operators.

This interview will provide you with insights into:

• Navigating these regulatory changes as the first reporting deadline in May 2025 approaches
• Employing best practices in training and cost management to align with ambitions EU targets
• Leveraging technology to meet regulatory, voluntary, and company-specific goals

In this episode of Methane Talks, we are joined by Giulia Ferrini, OGMP 2.0 Programme Manager. Giulia works with the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) to provide coordination and strategic support to an international facility aimed at facilitating climate technology transfer to developing countries. She also supports the development and scaling-up of a multi-stakeholder partnerships committed to accelerate efforts to reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants.

Listen as she shares the key methane mitigation commitments to come out of COP28 and how the OGMP 2.0 can help operators honor these commitments.

Ahead of the Methane Mitigation Europe Summit and COP-28, we sat down with Emils Lagzdins, Senior Policy Officer at IOGP to discuss how to navigate the regulatory landscape in Europe.

In the interview, Emails shares his insights on the new methane reduction regulation in the EU, its impact on the oil and gas industry, and his predictions for the outcomes of COP28, in an exclusive episode of the leading podcast, Methane Talks.

For nearly 50 years, IOGP (International Association of Oil & Gas Producers) have shared expertise and best practices in safety, health, environment, engineering, and now, energy transition. Emils has spent the last three years with IOGP in Brussels, engaging with the upstream oil and gas industry, EU institutions, and other stakeholders on issues such as the EU Methane Regulation, carbon markets, and security of supply.

Tune in today to, Navigating the Regulatory Landscape in Europe with IOGP.

In an increasingly environmentally conscious world, the finance sector is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by the need for responsible investments. As the global community grapples with the urgent challenges of climate change, the role of 'Financial Institutions' has taken center stage in steering the course towards more sustainable global economies.

David Carlin, Head of Risk at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) plays a pivotal role in assessing the risks and impacts of climate change on organizations and their clients as well as helping institutions prepare for climate-associated challenges to ensure a smooth transition towards sustainability.

David joins us ahead of his panel at the Methane Mitigation Europe Summit, taking place in Amsterdam, 12-14 February, 2024, on ‘the critical role of financial institutions in reducing methane emissions’, to elaborate on the evolving landscape of finance and the role financial institutions like the UNEP FI play in driving environmentally responsible investments.

In 2014, the United Nations Environment Program launched the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) to tackle the challenge of methane emissions in that industry. Since then, additional organizations and reporting initiatives have sprung up to add to the growing body of knowledge about the effects of methane emissions and methods to reduce them.

One of the key initiatives is OGMP 2.0 – “OGMP 2.0 is, now, the most comprehensive and advanced measurement-based reporting initiative in the world, with almost 100 member companies.” It counts many oil and gas companies, such as BP, Shell, and Equinor, among its members.

In this interview, Giulia Ferrini, OGMP 2.0 Program Manager, discusses the changing landscape for methane mitigation, the key areas companies looking to mitigate methane emissions should focus on, how member companies can get more out of their relationship with OGMP 2.0, and exciting updates to the framework.

Download your copy of this interview today and catch up with OGMP 2.0 at the Methane Mitigation Europe Summit.

The European Commission has been working on a new set of rules on methane reduction in the energy sector. The proposal is expected to introduce new requirements on measurement, reporting and verification of methane emissions, restrictions on flaring and venting, and an increase in transparency on methane emissions associated with fossil fuel imports.

How can European oil and gas operators prepare for the new legislation?

Ahead of Methane Mitigation Europe, we caught up with Conference Chair and Speaker, Andris Piebalgs, Professor at the European University Institute and former European Energy Commissioner, about what the new proposals will mean for the energy industry, where they stand today, and how to prepare for these proposals.

Download your copy of the interview today.