Kazakhstan journal for oil & gas industryKazakhstan journal for oil & gas industry2707-42262957-806XKMG Engineering10891510.54859/kjogi108915Review ArticleMethane regulation: emissions reportingShalabekovaAliya L.a.shalabekova@kmge.kzhttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-4403-5131IdrissovaElmira K.<p>Cand. Sc. (Biology)</p>e.idrissova@kmge.kzhttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-2420-2350AtemovaGulshira T.<p>Cand. Sc. (Biology)</p>g.atemova@kmge.kzhttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-2317-4687KMG Engineering30062026821421510709202510062026Copyright © 2026, Shalabekova A.L., Idrissova E.K., Atemova G.T.2026<p>Having committed in 2023 to reducing methane emissions by 30% by 2030, Kazakhstan plans to update its legislation on this greenhouse gas, focusing on improving its emission monitoring, reporting, and verification systems for emissions, using the example of subsidiaries and affiliates of NC KazMunayGas JSC. In the context of sustainable development and climate change mitigation, accurate measurement and transparent reporting of methane emissions are becoming key elements of effective environmental policy.</p> <p>The article provides an overview of approaches to calculating methane emissions based on the national methodology and in accordance with the requirements of OGMP 2.0, organized by UNEP. The implementation of this article is necessary not only to meet national and corporate commitments, as exemplified by NC KazMunayGas JSC , but also in connection with the entry into force of the new European Union regulation on methane emission reduction.</p> <p>The data on methane emissions for the KMG group of companies for 2023 and 2024 are presented, calculated using the national methodology and OGMP 2.0. The measures required to fulfill international commitments and improve the accuracy of methane emissions accounting in the oil and gas industry are outlined. Key areas for improving national regulation of methane emissions in the oil and gas industry have been identified.</p>methaneGMPOGMP 2.0methane emissions reportingaverage emission factorsmeasurement campaignmethane intensityoil exportIPCC methodologyemission source inventoryметанGMPOGMP 2.0метан шығарындылары туралы есепорташаланған коэффициенттерөлшеу науқаныметан қарқындылығымұнай экспортыIPCC әдістемесішығарындылар көздерін түгендеуметанGMPOGMP 2.0отчётность по выбросам метанаусреднённые коэффициентыизмерительная кампанияметаноёмкостьэкспорт нефтиметодология МГЭИКинвентаризация источников выбросов1.globalmethanepledge.org [Internet]. Global Methane Pledge. Fast action on methane to keep a 1.5°C future within reach [cited 2025 Apr 15]. globalmethanepledge.org.2.zakon.kz [Internet]. Kazakhstan prisoedinitsya k Global’nomu obyazatel’stvu po sokrashcheniyu vybrosov metana [cited 2025 Apr 15]. Available from: www.zakon.kz/sobytiia/6415993-kazakhstan-prisoedinitsya-k-globalnomu-obyazatelstvu-po-sokrashcheniyu-vybrosov-metana.html.3.ogmpartnership.org [Internet]. The Oil & Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 [cited 2025 Apr 15]. Available from: ogmpartnership.org.4.kmg.kz [Internet]. KazMynaiGas. Delegatsiya KazMunaiGaza prinyala uchstiye v konferentsii COP28 po izmeneniyu klimata v Dubaye. [cited 2025 Apr 15]. Available from: www.kmg.kz/ru/press-center/press-releases/cop28/. (In Russ).5.ogmpartnership.org [Internet]. A solution to the methane challenge [cited 2025 Apr 15]. Available from: ogmpartnership.org/solution-methane-challenge.6.methanedata.unep.org [Internet]. Eye On Methane data platform [cited 2025 Apr 15]. Available from: methanedata.unep.org.7.Maiburova Y. The Impact of New EU Methane Emissions Reduction Legislation on Kazakhstan. Evgeniya Maiburova. Regulation of Methane Emissions – Global Trends and Significance for Kazakhstan; 2026 Feb 26; Astana, Kazakhstan.8.nevadanano.com [Internet]. Nevada Nano. What Is OGMP 2.0? [cited 2025 Apr 18]. Available from: nevadanano.com/what-is-ogmp-2-0/9.ipcc.ch [Internet]. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [cited 2025 Apr 18]. Available from: www.ipcc.ch/languages-2/russian/. (In Russ).10.IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories / edited by Eagleston H.S., Buendia L., Miwa K., et al. IPCC, 2006.11.EBRD Emission Factor Database [Internet]. IPCC Guidelines. c2006 — [cited 2025 Apr 23]. Available from: www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/EFDB/find_ef.php?ipcc_code=1.B.2.a.i&ipcc_level=4.