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Renewable hydrogen exchange market trial in Tokyo
The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (Tocom), on behalf of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, launched hydrogen tenders in December 2024. On the supply side, one winner offered JPY 300/Nm³ (USD 21.2/kg). On the demand side, two winners bid JPY 89/Nm³ (USD 6.3/kg) and JPY 230/Nm³ (USD 16.3/kg). The government will subsidize the price gap. Deliveries ran from January to March 2025. A second trial is planned for July–September 2025. Supplier and buyer tenders were scheduled for May, with results expected in early June and contracts signed the same month. In June 2025…
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MEMR Regulation No. 22 of 2019 on Guidelines for the Implementation of Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Mitigation in the Energy Sector
Pursuant to MEMR Regulation No. 22 of 2019 on Guidelines for the Implementation of Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Mitigation in the Energy Sector, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (“MEMR”) is required to conduct an annual inventory of GHG emissions for the energy sector. To compile this inventory, the MEMR must obtain activity data from energy-producing companies (Article 8). The MEMR then sets emission intensity factors for the energy sector (Article 8). Following this, the MEMR calculates GHG emissions according to Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 methodology (Article 9). Under the Regulation, the MEMR’s inventory…
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Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Mayor of Freetown, Co-Chair.
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Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2020
…of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks to meet annual commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, based on the methodologies recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The inventory estimates greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors of the national economy. It aggregates national information on fuel use, fossil fuel combustion, industrial processes, agricultural sources and other data.While the inventory is presented through a Report, raw data can also be exported through the Data Explorer. The Inventory is supported by and used in conjunction with the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), which collects detailed…
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Regulations to Act Relating to Petroleum Activities
…The plans must include how gas that is produced will be marketed (§21-j). Operators must also conduct impact assessment plans, including how they will try to mitigate emissions to the air (§22a). Exemptions are available for smaller facilities (§22b). When operators apply for a production permit, they must also seek permission to burn or cold vent product (§23), which would include methane/associated gas. After the fact, they must also report on volumes of petroleum used, injected, cold vented, and burned, based as far as possible on metering (§48). Companies producing natural gas are granted access to upstream pipeline…
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Deliberations by the Energy Regulation Commission on the tariffs for natural gas transmission networks, LNG terminals and gas storage system
…Regulation Commission (CRE) to define the methodology for establishing tariffs for the use of natural gas transmission networks, gas storage facilities and LNG terminals. CRE can make changes to the tariff levels and structure deemed justified in light of operators’ accounts and any expected changes in operating or investment expenses. Considering EU Regulation 2017/460, which establishes a network code setting out the rules on harmonised transmission tariff structures for gas, CRE deliberated on tariffs for natural gas transmission systems, storage facilities and LNG terminals. These tariffs address a number of objectives, including proper functioning of the wholesale gas market…
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Emergency plan for security of natural gas supply
Through the Emergency plan, natural gas producers assess and maximize production availability, reporting results to the TSO/CA. Suppliers evaluate additional purchase options or potential reductions in final customer consumption per contractual agreements and inform the TSO/CA. It also introduces restrictions on natural gas consumption for unprotected customers.
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(North Dakota) Industrial Commission Order 24665
By Order, the Commission established the following capturing targets of the share of associated gas for oil and gas operators in certain areas:74% October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 77% January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016 80% April 1, 2016 through October 31, 2016 85% November 1, 2016 through October 31, 201888% November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2020 91% beginning November 1, 2020Operators are required to submit a Gas Production Forecast data to midstream gas gathering companies and developed a Gas Capture Plan. In the event that an operator has failed to meet gas capture goal, the operator is required…
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Temporary Fuel Tax Reductions (Cycle of Extensions)
…response to continued global price volatility and supply risks linked to the Strait of Hormuz crisis.In parallel, the policy includes temporary tax reductions on fuels used in power generation, such as a 15% cut in taxes on natural gas and bituminous coal, aimed at stabilising electricity prices. In April 2026, the government also expanded the LPG butane reduction rate from 10% to 25%, with an additional reduction effect of about KRW 31/ℓ, and applied the expanded LPG butane reduction through 30 June 2026. The framework allows for repeated extensions and rate adjustments depending on international energy market conditions
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SIGHT Programme Hydrogen - Component II (Mode 2B) Tranche I
Auction for 200 ktpa in refining. 3-year incentive decreasing from USD 0.6/kg to USD 0.36/kg