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EU guidance aims to make methane compliance more practical for imported oil and gas, while keeping the transparency bar high. Europe is moving to make compliance more workable under its new methane emissions law for imported oil and gas, following concerns raised by the United States and industry. In a Reuters report published December 11,Read more

What’s at Stake for Future Exports S&P Global’s Path to Net Zero article by Corey Paul and Matt Hoisch (Sept. 30, 2025) explains how Europe’s new methane rules for imported fuels are creating fresh uncertainty for US LNG exporters. Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, the EU will require LNG importers to prove that their gas meetsRead more

What it Means for Operators The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently finalized a rule that gives oil and gas operators more time to comply with federal methane standards first adopted in 2024. The new rule extends several key deadlines by roughly 12 to 18 months, including requirements to replace leaky equipment and performRead more

What It Means & How Encino Can Help The EPA has issued an Interim Final Rule extending several compliance deadlines under the 2024 OOOOb and OOOOc regulations. The new rule gives operators more time to implement emissions monitoring, equipment updates, and leak detection protocols but it’s important to understand the fine print. These extensions areRead more

The Oil & Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) was launched in 2014, as an initiative led by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)’s Mineral Methane Initiative (2Mi) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with the objective of providing a comprehensive framework aimed at reducing methane emissions in the oil and gas industry. In NovemberRead more

In October 2023[AE1] [JC2] [JC3] , we published our blog article Reducing Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector: The Super-Emitter Response Program previewing the major components of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Super Emitter Response Program included in the agency’s comprehensive update to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOb, which focuses on standards of performance for crude oil and natural gas facilities. In this article we cover the final form of the Super-Emitter Response Program that was published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2024.

In October 2023[AE1] [JC2] [JC3] , we published our blog article Reducing Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector: The Super-Emitter Response Program previewing the major components of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Super Emitter Response Program included in the agency’s comprehensive update to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOb, which focuses on standards of performance for crude oil and natural gas facilities. In this article we cover the final form of the Super-Emitter Response Program that was published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2024.

In October 2023[AE1] [JC2] [JC3] , we published our blog article Reducing Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector: The Super-Emitter Response Program previewing the major components of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Super Emitter Response Program included in the agency’s comprehensive update to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOb, which focuses on standards of performance for crude oil and natural gas facilities. In this article we cover the final form of the Super-Emitter Response Program that was published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2024.

In October 2023[AE1] [JC2] [JC3] , we published our blog article Reducing Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector: The Super-Emitter Response Program previewing the major components of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Super Emitter Response Program included in the agency’s comprehensive update to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOb, which focuses on standards of performance for crude oil and natural gas facilities. In this article we cover the final form of the Super-Emitter Response Program that was published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2024.

In October 2023[AE1] [JC2] [JC3] , we published our blog article Reducing Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector: The Super-Emitter Response Program previewing the major components of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Super Emitter Response Program included in the agency’s comprehensive update to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOb, which focuses on standards of performance for crude oil and natural gas facilities. In this article we cover the final form of the Super-Emitter Response Program that was published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2024.