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EU to relax methane rules to secure energy supplies

Proposed changes offer ‘flexibilities’ to strict requirements due to be imposed on fossil fuel importers

The EU will give gas producers more leeway on methane import rules to avoid gas being diverted from the bloc, as governments scramble to secure additional energy supplies in the wake of the US-Iran war.

Ditte Juul Jørgensen, director-general for energy at the European Commission, said Brussels would soon recommend “flexibilities” to stringent new requirements on fossil fuel importers to the bloc, as Europe continues to grapple with high energy prices.

European legislation already requires EU producers of oil and gas to monitor and report methane emissions associated with flaring and venting, but its remit will be extended to imported fossil fuels from January 2027.

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