Bureau Veritas joins over 80 companies, including major oil and gas producers, service companies and leading global consultancies, in pledging to achieve net zero methane emissions from oil and gas operations by 2030.

To date over 80 companies and organizations have endorsed the initiative to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas operations to near zero.

JGC Holdings Corporation has pledged its support for the OGCI-developed Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative, becoming the first Japanese company to join a growing oil industry effort to eliminate methane emissions from operations to support net zero.

Australian producer Woodside Energy is the latest signatory to the Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative. It joins QatarEnergy, Wintershall DEA, Neptune Energy and the 12 member companies of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) in a bid to achieve near-zero methane emissions from operated oil and gas assets by 2030.

Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative recognizes that virtually all methane emissions from the industry can and should be avoided. It was developed by members of the OGCI, a CEO-led group that aims to speed up the industry’s response to climate change.

Global oilfield services giant Schlumberger announced its support for the Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative, incubated by OGCI, with the aim of eliminating methane emissions from signatories’ operations by 2030.

The Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative is gaining momentum, with Norwegian producer Vår Energi, services company Aibel and the industry association Offshore Norge all pledging to work towards achieving near zero methane emissions from operated oil and gas assets by 2030.

Wintershall DEA and Neptune Energy are the two newest signatories to the Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative, joining QatarEnergy and the 12 member companies of the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) in a bid to achieve near-zero methane emissions from operated oil and gas assets by 2030.