On Friday 21 October, the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union submitted to the Member States a new approach to the detection and repair of methane leaks from gas infrastructure (LDAR), as part of the proposal for an EU Regulation to reduce CH4 emissions from the energy sector.
According to the text put forward by the European Commission in December 2021 (see EUROPE B12854A12), operators will have to submit to the competent authorities “a leak detection and repair...