By: OrePulse

Doha-based QatarEnergy has achieved Gold Standard Reporting status under the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0), the framework's highest level of recognition for methane emissions reporting, the company said.

The designation covers QatarEnergy's 2025 data year and applies across both its operated and non-operated assets. OGMP 2.0 is run by the International Methane Emissions Observatory of the United Nations Environment Programme and uses measurement-based data to track methane output across oil and gas operations.

QatarEnergy said the status reflects how it tracks and discloses methane output across its full portfolio, including projects it operates directly and those run jointly with partners, alongside the mitigation plans it has adopted. The company pointed to the credibility of this measurement-based approach, rather than specific emissions numbers, in describing the award; no methane figures were released alongside the announcement.

Saad Al-Kaabi, Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of QatarEnergy, said obtaining the Gold Standard status "is an important milestone" for the company. He said the award underscores QatarEnergy's push toward greater transparency and ongoing improvements in the methods it uses to measure methane, adding that it supports the company's wider sustainability goals.

Al-Kaabi also credited the people behind the designation, saying he wished "to express sincere appreciation to all teams at QatarEnergy and the joint ventures" involved in the planning, execution, measurement, reporting and coordination work that underpinned the Gold Standard rating.

The Gold Standard Reporting tier is the top level of recognition within the OGMP 2.0 framework. QatarEnergy said the status applies not only to assets it operates directly, but also to joint-venture projects where it holds a stake without acting as operator.