This brochure contains the synopsis for each Best Practice. Each Best Practice is accompanied by a detailed guide and a summary overview, or synopsis, to support the uptake and implementation of the Best Practices.

This poster shows a synopsis for each Best Practice, to support the uptake and implementation of the Best Practices.

This best practice guide focuses on continual improvement in methane management within the oil and gas industry. To achieve “methane excellence,” companies must set ambitious targets to reduce emissions, enhance measurement techniques, adopt mitigation strategies, and improve reporting practices. The guide highlights the need for senior and asset management commitment, ensuring that methane management becomes embedded in company culture, with clear expectations for all employees and contractors to adhere to relevant policies and practices.

This guide provides an overview of the methods used for identifying, detecting, measuring, and quantifying (IDM&Q) methane emissions, along with references to other documents offering technical details on these methods and technologies. It highlights that the best practices for IDM&Q depend on factors such as the characteristics of the facility, the scale of emissions, the cost-effectiveness of the methods, and the specific goals of the IDM&Q program. The guide emphasizes the need for tailored approaches based on these variables to effectively address methane emissions.

This guide focuses on practices for reducing methane emissions from the natural gas transmission, storage, LNG terminals, and distribution segments of the supply chain. It specifically excludes mitigation measures for emissions downstream of the customer meter, as well as those related to LNG liquefaction and transportation. The guide outlines best practices for emission reduction within these sectors, following a detailed process designed to minimize methane emissions at each stage. It also includes case studies, providing valuable learnings and insights from real-world projects, along with information on associated project costs.

Joint ventures (JVs) form the backbone of many oil and gas projects. This guide helps companies influence their JV partners to reduce methane emissions and create a cleaner oil and gas value chain

The European Union (EU) agreed a climate neutrality target by 2050, including an interim 55% net Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reductions target by 2030.
To deliver the step up needed in methane emission reductions from all natural gas consumed in the EU, it is critical to address methane emissions from natural gas imports as well as from domestically produced natural gas. 

This document provide Methane Policy recommendations for the EU focusing on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of methane emissions.

This document sets out the key elements that would form an effective policy framework focused on ensuring ambitious methane reduction outcomes are met. It is intended to provide a common basis upon which industry can engage constructively with international institutions, governments, and NGOs in the development and implementation of effective methane abatement policies. The framework is intended to provide a foundation upon which jurisdiction-specific regulatory recommendations could be based.

This document analyses the state of play on GHG emissions reduction targets making use of a questionnaire circulated among GIE, IOGP and MARCOGAZ’s member companies. It gives some insights on the key elements that need to be considered when setting a target, as well as the guidelines to be followed by companies across the value chain, willing to implement emissions reduction targets.
This document should be used as a technical guideline for companies to support the development of emissions targets.

The intent of this document is to help reduce global emissions of methane and flaring, by means of providing support to operators in pursuit of their commitments. This document outlines the suggested steps for an operator to establish a good foundation of methane identification, reporting, and mitigation. Upon implementation of the following steps, an operator would be able to establish baseline methane emissions and begin reduction efforts.