• Policy

        • Algeria

        • 2021

        Executive Decree 21-330,2021

        …330 of 2021 sets out the conditions for granting exceptional authorizations for gas flaring. Requests for exceptional gas flaring shall be submitted by operators or contracting parties to National Agency for the Development of Hydrocarbon Resources (ALNAFT) and Hydrocarbons Regulatory Authority (ARH) beforehand. Flaring operations imperatively required for safety reasons are not subject to a request for prior authorization for gas flaring. The annual allowable gas flaring threshold, under normal operating conditions, is set at a rate equal to one percent (1%). In cases where ALNAFT judges, on the basis of a report of circumstances, that infrastructure allowing gas recovery…

        • Policy

        • Korea

        • 2023

        Hydrogen Power Generation Bidding Market - General

        The tenders are issued for two categories: clean (under the Clean Hydrogen Portfolio Standard) and general. This entry refers to the "general" category. Two tenders for a total generation of 1430 GWh (715 GWh each) for 2026. Total bids were for a capacity of 3084 GWh from 88 plants. First round selected 5 power plants, while second round selected 19. A total of 1.3 TWh/yr (with 20-year contracts) could be awarded in 2025

        • Policy

        • People's Republic of China

        • 2022

        Chongqing gas subsidy scheme

        The Chongqing municipality implemented a targeted energy subsidy scheme for SMEs and individual businesses, in the form of a minimum 5% support rate for gas bills for May and June 2022.  The scheme excludes high energy consumption companies, companies using gas as major production resources, gas-fired power plants, gas suppliers, and CNG gas stations, while some sectors (hotels and restauration, culture and tourism, transports, wholesales and retail, and other service industries) are prioritised as beneficiaries.

        • Policy

        • United States

        • 2022

        Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 60113 and Sec. 50263 on Methane Emissions Reductions

        …charge on methane emitted by oil and gas companies who report emissions under the Clean Air Act. The charge applied to facilities that emit over 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year and exceed applicable waste emissions thresholds. The charge did not apply to wells permanently plugged in the previous year or to emissions caused by an unreasonable delay in environmental permitting of transmission pipelines. The Program further provided USD 1 550 million for the Environmental Protection Agency to fund and provide technical assistance for methane abatement in the oil and gas sector (including USD 700 million…

        • Policy

        • European Union

        • 2010

        Regulation No 994/2010 concerning measures to safeguard security of gas supply

        This Regulation establishes provisions aimed at safeguarding the security of gas supply by ensuring the proper and continuous functioning of the internal market in natural gas. It mandates EU member states to set a preventive and emergency plan of market and non-market based measures to limit gas demand in case of emergency, along with strenghtened regional cooperation between countries.

        • Policy

        • Qatar

        • 2021

        Qatar Energy's Sustainability Strategy

        …It relies on several main pillars: to develop a low carbon energy department, to reduce emissions to compensate for residual emissions, and to preserve the company's leading position in the LNG sector.Qatar Energy set within its strategy several targets, such as:Methane intensity of 0.2% by 2025Carbon Reduction intensity of 15% from upstream and 25% from the LNG facilities by 2030Zero routine flaring by 2030Add 2 to 4 GW of renewable by 2030Prince Decree 2/2017 transferred the responsibilities of the national oil and gas committee in Qatar to Qatar Energy, known back then as Qatar Petroleum. 

        • Policy

        • Canada

        • 2020

        (Alberta) AER Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting (upstream provisions)

        …batteries, and central processing facilities within thermal in-situ oil sands schemes)The new requirements do not apply to:AER-regulated facilities that are not related to oil, gas or bitumen production (such as coal, shallow water wells, brine wells, NEB regulated facilities, midstream meter stations, or midstream pipelines),oil sands mining schemes,processing plants for removing bitumen from oil sands at mines including upgraders,refineries,rail car loading facilities,downstream distribution pipelines, ordownstream facilities.In the directive, AER also committed to provide public access to production flaring, incineration, and venting data.  AER publishes an annual report, ST60B, on its…

        • Policy

        • Portugal

        • 2017

        Emergency Plan for Natural Gas System

        Revised in Feb 2018, this plan details the steps to ensure gas supply security and reliability.

        • Policy

        • Finland

        • 2019

        Promoting the use of biofuels in the transport sector

        In 2019, the quota obligation was extended and tightend for the period 2021-2030. Physical share of biofuel energy content in all fuels sold for road transport increases gradually from 18 % in 2021 to 30 % in 2029.

        A bill to include e-fuels and biogas when calculating the required share is being prepared.

        • Policy

        • Israel

        • 2022

        Reduction and changes in natural gas transmission tariffs

        In order to shield domestic consumers from the effects of the global energy crisis, the Natural Gas Economy Council of Israel lowered the transmission rates of the Natural Gas Routes Company (Natgaz) by 17.2%. The Council also introduced a new systemic tariff meant to finance the modernisation and decarbonisation of the domestic natural gas industry.Both tariff changes are expected to represent a cumulative cost reduction of 11% when passed on to final consumers.

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