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Berlaymont building, European Commission, Brussels — Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0

Policy Watch|European Union

Commission proposes one-year delay to methane rules for EU oil, gas and coal importers

COM(2026) 569, adopted 14 October 2026, would push back by a year the obligations in the EU Methane Regulation that require importers to prove their foreign supply is monitored to EU standards, and the methane-intensity reporting and limits for importers and EU producers. The Commission cites the Hormuz supply shock. Parliament and Council still have to agree.

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Syncrude Mildred Lake plant, Alberta — Canadian oil production, not a strategic reserve site — Photo: TastyCakes / Jamitzky, public domain

Cost of Living|Canada, United States, European Union, World

G7 orders a 100-million-barrel oil and diesel release; Canada holds no emergency stocks to draw

On 2 October 2026 G7 leaders agreed a coordinated IEA release of 100 million barrels over four months, with a front-loaded diesel release within 20 days, plus refinery-maintenance coordination and a pledge against energy export bans among members. Canada, a net exporter, has no IEA stockholding obligation and no public emergency oil stocks, so its role is on the refinery and supply side.

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