Blueprint for a Comprehensive Oil and Gas Methane Regulation

The purpose of this blueprint is to introduce initial considerations for developing comprehensive regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Regulations play a key role in reducing methane emissions from the fossil fuel sector, as they provide an instrument to drive desired behaviors and actions to achieve common levels of performance across operators. Regulations that can achieve deep cuts in methane emissions from oil and gas systems must be built on a foundation of strong and transparent compliance and emissions reporting and prescriptive mitigation requirements based on available information and international best practices.