Course Description
From 1 January 2027, an EU importer may not conclude a supply contract for crude oil, natural gas or coal unless the producer applies monitoring, reporting and verification measures equivalent to those required of EU operators — or reports at OGMP 2.0 Level 5 with third-party verification. The legal duty sits with the importer. The data must come from the producer.
The arithmetic is unforgiving. In 2024 roughly seven percent of global oil and gas production reached OGMP 2.0 Level 5; forecasts place it near twenty-six percent by 2027. A significant share of internationally traded hydrocarbons will simply not be importable into Europe on compliant terms.
This course prepares producers and exporters for that deadline. Participants learn the Regulation and its phased obligations, the equivalence test and how it is satisfied, MRV requirements at source and site level, verification, the company and country routes to equivalence, methane intensity reporting and the maximum intensity values that follow, and the commercial exposure of a producer that cannot supply verified data.
What you will achieve
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the EU Methane Regulation and its phased obligations
- Apply the equivalence test to a producing operation
- Distinguish company-level and country-level equivalence routes
- Understand MRV requirements at source and site level
- Explain the role and requirements of third-party verification
- Prepare for methane intensity reporting and maximum intensity values
- Assess commercial exposure and contractual consequences
- Build a compliance roadmap to the 2027 deadline
How the course is delivered
The course combines the legal architecture of the Regulation with commercial exposure analysis, using realistic supply scenarios from producing operations. Participants work through the equivalence test, contract implications and compliance roadmaps.
The programme is written from the producer's and exporter's perspective rather than the EU importer's, and addresses the practical question of how to retain access to the European market.
Designed for
This training course is ideal for:
- Commercial and export managers in oil, gas and coal
- Environmental, sustainability and regulatory professionals
- Production and operations managers
- Contract and legal professionals
- Anyone supplying hydrocarbons to the EU market
Daily programme
- Why methane is regulated: climate and market drivers
- Structure of the Regulation and its scope
- Domestic obligations for EU operators
- The import provisions: Articles 27 to 29
- The phased timeline and each deadline
- The equivalence test explained
- Company-level versus country-level equivalence
- New contracts and the reasonable efforts standard for existing contracts
- Source-level and site-level requirements
- Reconciliation and why estimates are insufficient
- Third-party verification requirements
- Data quality and uncertainty
- Methane intensity reporting
- Maximum methane intensity values and penalties
- Commercial and contractual exposure
- Compliance roadmap workshop
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
