Energy officials from four nations—the United States, Qatar, Nigeria, and Algeria—sent a letter to European Union leaders on Tuesday, warning that implementing the bloc’s methane regulations can disrupt regional oil and gas supplies.
In 2024, the EU Methane Regulation (EUMR) entered into force. It aims to cut down methane emissions, including from global supply chains. The measure requires the bloc’s energy importers to comply with various reporting and monitoring measures when importing energy from other nations, with these mandates coming into effect between 2025 and 2030.
In their June 23 letter, the four nations warned European leaders that the majority of exporters selling energy products to the European Union “cannot meet the EUMR methane emissions measuring, reporting, and verification (MRV) requirements on the prescribed timeline.”…