• Policy

        • Nigeria

        • 1969

        The Petroleum Act

        …and mining leases. Other licences relate to the construction and operation of refineries, importing, storing, selling and distribution of any petroleum products.  The Act authorises the Ministry to issue more specific regulations controlling the production of oil and gas. These include matters relating to licences and leases (e.g., safety; conservation of petroleum resources; prevention of pollution of watercourses and the atmosphere; making of reports and returns (e.g., on accidents); the keeping and inspection of records; measurement of production and crude oil delivered to refineries). These powers also extend to regulating the construction, maintenance, and operation of installations; refineries…

        • Policy

        • Norway

        • 1996

        Act 29 November 1996 No. 72 relating to petroleum activities

        The Act sets the framework to grant production licences for hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in Norway. Section 4-4 states that, if required, the Council may for an individual petroleum deposit or several petroleum deposits stipulate other production schedules than those stipulated or approved.

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2012

        CHP Agreements with Industry

        On 1 August 2012, the German government and German industrial sector and energy industry initialled an agreement concerning the improvement of energy efficiency in the industrial sector, the objective being to raise energy efficiency by 1.3% per year.

        • Policy

        • Austria

        • 2012

        Fuel Regulation 2012

        The Fuel Regulation set standards for fuel quality and mandates for the general substitution of fossil fuels with renewable energy as biofuels or renewable electricity plus an GHG reduction mandate for fuels brought on the Austrian market. The regulation was last amended in 2024, with an updated GHG reduction mandate of 13% in 2030. 

        • Policy

        • Serbia

        • 2013

        Law on Commodity Reserves

        The Law on Commodity Reserves mirrors the European Union’s Directive 2009/119/EC and lays out a specific legal framework concerning the protection of Serbia's energy supply by stockholding oil and other petroleum products. Commodity reserves are managed by the government.

        • Policy

        • Angola

        • 2004

        Petroleum Law - Law 10/04 as amended by Law 5/19

        …development and production of crude oil and natural gas – can only be conducted under a specific licence issued by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum; or by an oil concession awarded by the government. The amendment made by Law 5/19 defined that the National Oil and Gas Agency (ANPG) is the holder of mining rights and responsible for concessions. Meanwhile, the National Angolan Fuel Society (Sonangol), which is the national oil company, has preferential acquisition and participation shares in oil and gas concessions and operations. The Petroleum Law further outlines that operations shall be conducted prudently and take…

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        • Germany

        • 2022

        Temporary decrease in sales tax rate on gas deliveries via natural gas network

        In order to shield domestic consumers from the effects of the global energy crisis, the German government enacted  a temporary reduction of the VAT rate on gas supplies from 19% to 7% (from 1 October 2022 until 31 March 2024), as well as a tax exemption on special payments of up to EUR 3,000 that employers provide employees to offset the effects of inflation. 

        • Policy

        • Ireland

        • 2022

        National Energy Security Framework

        In response to the global energy crisis, the government of Ireland launched a National Energy Security Framework, which encompasses three key areas of action : - domestic energy consumer protection, with a specific focus on the most vulnerable residential consumers- near term energy security supply, with a specific focus on winter 2022/23- reducing national dependency on imported fossil fuels, in the context of the phasing out of Russian energy imports across the EU

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2022

        German Government Coalition Agreement 2021-2025

        The coalition agreement outlines key measures to strengthen Germany’s hydrogen economy. It sets four main targets:

        Doubling the national electrolyser capacity target to 10 GW by 2030
        Introducing green hydrogen quotas in public procurement
        Providing financial support for hydrogen network infrastructure
        Accelerating planning and approval processes for electricity and hydrogen networks to speed up deployment

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        • Switzerland

        • 2025

        Guarantees of origin system for renewable fuels (incl. hydrogen)

        …into effect in January 2025. This GoO scheme is not a certification scheme and it is meant to contribute to transparency, avoidance of double counting and emissions reduction. The GOs are standardized with the Energy Community and the system is based on the AIB requirements.
        The Ordinance on the Placing on the Market of Renewable and Low-Emission Thermal and Motor Fuels (RFO or IBTV in German) specifies the requirements for the sale of these types of fuels. In this regard, the EU voluntary schemes (RED) can also be used as proof of compliance with the requirements. IBTV (Article 3…

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