New data shows oil and gas companies have kept upstream methane intensity below a key emissions target for a fifth consecutive year, although their operations still produced 760,000 tonnes of methane in 2025.
The figures point to continued progress in reducing methane intensity, with companies also cutting routine flaring and using increasingly advanced monitoring technologies to identify and tackle emissions.
The findings come from the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative’s (OGCI) latest Progress Report, which shows its 12 member companies recorded aggregate upstream methane intensity of 0.13% last year, below the group’s 0.20% ambition.
Their methane emissions were also 1.2Mt lower than in 2017, while routine flaring fell by 74% against the 2018 baseline.
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup, Chair of OGCI’s Executive Committee said: “With current geopolitical uncertainty testing energy security, affordability and the pace of the transition, OGCI’s members remain individually committed to delivering measurable emissions reductions from their operated oil and gas while continuing to supply the energy the world demands.”
“As our annual progress report details, OGCI’s member companies worked individually to achieve the collective upstream carbon intensity ambition and maintained methane intensity well below our 0.20% ambition for the fifth consecutive year, even as production grew in the period. These results give OGCI a strong platform to build on as we sharpen our focus on delivering further progress through 2030.”
Looking ahead to 2030, the group aims to reduce collective methane intensity further to 0.1%, while improving emissions measurement and supporting new technologies and low-carbon solutions.
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