EU Delays Methane Emissions Rules One Year, Energy Chief Warns No Further Extension

🇪🇺 BRUSSELS — EU delays methane rules one year as Europe's gas buffer runs dry. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: With Hormuz at 99% closure and stockpiles near exhaustion, Europe needs every LNG option. Methane rules were blocking some suppliers from EU market access. The one-year pause expands the import pool — but "no more" signals emergency measure, not policy retreat. Buys winter flexibility; locks in dependency on suppliers who wouldn't otherwise qualify.