• Policy

        • Morocco

        • 1971

        Loi n° 009-71 on emergency stocks

        The Law requires oil companies to maintain a security stock equivalent to sixty days of consumption for oil products and thirty days for crude oil.

        • Policy

        • Slovenia

        • 2024

        State Commodity Reserves Act

        This Act transposes the EU Directive 2009/119 on the obligation of Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products. The Republic of Slovenia is responsible for the maintenance of stocks.

        • Policy

        • Albania

        • 1993

        Law 7746 on petroleum

        The Law 7746 sets the regulatory framework for oil and gas production in Albania. It allows the government to enter into agreements with both domestic and foreign entities for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons.

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2011

        Sixth Energy Research Programme

        …emphasis on enhanced assistance for research and development of forward looking energy technologies. The German governments budget for energy research clearly reflects its commitment in this regard as it is making around EUR 3.4 billion available for energy research for the period from 2011 to 2014. The remarkable increase in funding of around 75 percent compared to the period from 2006 to 2009 will mainly be used for the newly established "Energy and Climate Fund". The funds will be employed for strategic priority areas that are vital for a speedy transformation of Germanys energy supply: renewable energies, energy efficiency…

        • Policy

        • Italy

        • 2000

        Legislative decree n. 164 establishing common rules for the internal market in natural gas

        This decree transcribes the EU directives to regulate the gas market in Italy. It also includes regulations over storage activities, of which the overall volume relating to strategic storage is established annually by the Ministry of Economic Development, with minimum volume equivalent to at least 30 consecutive days throughout the entire seasonal peak period. There is a concept of modulation vis-a-vis strategic storage where the former is to address daily, seasonal and peak consumption patterns

        • Policy

        • Norway

        • 1996

        Petroleum Act (Act of 29 November 1996 No. 72 relating to petroleum activities)

        The Act sets forth the licensing system for offshore petroleum production. It indirectly regulates methane by authorizing the regulator to set limits on venting and burning/flaring of product. “Burning of petroleum in excess of the quantities needed for normal operational safety shall not be allowed unless approved by the Ministry” (§4-4). Upon application, the Ministry determines for certain periods the quantity of petroleum that can be produced, injected or cold-ventilated (§4-4).  Operators have strict, and joint-and-several, liability for pollution damage (§§7-3, 8-4). The law grants the regulator enforcement and inspection authority (§10…

        • Policy

        • Denmark

        • 2024

        Framework conditions to finance hydrogen infrastructure

        Includes rules on regulated third-party access, no tariff exemptions, and a 10% capacity reserve for short-term contracts, along with principles for state risk hedging.
        The government will fund export pipelines to Germany to support offshore wind development. In 2026, the TSO plans to allocate 80% of network capacity on a first-come, first-served basis, with 20% through auctions. Denmark is implementing a revenue cap and inter-temporal cost allocation model, to be in place by 2027.

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        • Germany

        • 2023

        2023 Amendment of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2023)

        The objective of the amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources Act is to further increase the speed of the deployment of renewable energy in Germany in a cost efficient manner. This is to be achieved through improvements in the regulatory approval of renewable energy plants which are presumed to be in the overriding public interest, increased renewable energy target and tender volumes, and  a number of further improvements for new investments in particular in onshore wind and solar energy. Additional measures are included to improve the local acceptance of renewable energy projects.

        • Policy

        • United Republic of Tanzania

        • 2015

        Petroleum Act

        The Act aims to provide the regulatory framework of upstream, midstream and downstream petroleum activities. Among them, importers and distributors are set to maintain minimum security stocks of oil and petroleum products to ensure reliability of supply. The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporations shall at all times mantain national reserve of petroleum.

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        • Germany

        • 2024

        Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2023)

        Germany updated its Renewable Energy Act (Erneuerbare-Energie-Gesetz, EEG) in 2023 to align with the 1.5 degree path of the Paris Climate Agreement. The  EEG 2023 put in place more ambitious renewable expansion goals and improved the framework conditions for renewable energies. As part of the EEG, Germany aims to meet at least 80% of its electricity consumption through renewable energies by 2030. The plan also includes financing the costs of the EEG though the Federal budget - having replaced the former levy on electricity prices. For 2024, around €16.2 billion is allocated for the financing of the…

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