Voluntary action matters. But only when it delivers.

Ten years ago, OGCI’s member companies built a common framework to measure and report emissions — not because they had to, but because a shared approach helps companies learn from each other and move faster. That principle has driven a decade of progress on methane, flaring, and CCUS, with lessons now reaching companies representing ~40% of global oil production through the Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter.

Showing our working: the framework behind OGCI’s emissions reporting

For years, the conversation around oil and gas industry emissions has centred on the headline numbers. How much progress, how fast, and against what benchmark? Those questions matter, but they all depend on understanding how the numbers are produced.

The methane transparency era: Turning measurement into action

In this new era of methane transparency, there is growing recognition that reducing emissions is equally essential as a climate imperative and to ensure energy security and affordability.  

Building on what works

I want to share a simple but powerful message: companies have proven it is possible to significantly reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production. By building on industry-led efforts and partnerships already in place, we can do even more. This is a call for action, and for collaboration.

Staying the course – A perspective from Bjørn Otto Sverdrup

This week OGCI shared updated strategic priorities to 2030, following a meeting of their CEOs in Houston, Texas. Some may be surprised that OGCI members met and did that in a period where energy security and affordability understandably take centre stage. Why talk about emissions and energy efficiency now?

Transparent reporting and robust data drive progress

The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) and the Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC) are helping to shape new benchmarks for industry-wide emissions reporting on a global scale.

India Energy Week shines light on how collaboration can enable methane action

This week I’m at an India Energy Week panel focused on reducing methane emissions without compromising energy security or affordability.