Global energy markets are increasingly differentiating natural gas supply based on emissions performance, making credible methane measurement and natural gas certification more important than ever. During a recent webinar featuring subject matter experts from MiQ and Bridger Photonics, discussion topics included why measurement quality matters, which natural gas certification frameworks operators use, and how market access is interconnected across the oil and natural gas industry. Growing expectations from the EU and Asian markets, regulators, and other stakeholders are accelerating demand for trusted, measurement-backed emissions data that supports transparency and competitiveness.
Global gas markets are changing rapidly, and buyers are asking different questions than they were even a few years ago. Increasingly, methane emissions data is becoming foundational to participation in energy markets rather than simply a reporting exercise or sustainability initiative.
During a recent webinar discussion featuring leaders from MiQ and Bridger Photonics, one theme emerged consistently: measurement quality, third-party certification, and market access are becoming increasingly interconnected across the global oil and natural gas industry.
As global demand for lower-carbon fuel increases, international buyers, LNG importers, governments, and regulators are placing greater emphasis on credible, measurement-backed methane emissions data. Markets including the EU, Japan, and Korea are increasingly looking to differentiate natural gas supply based on emissions performance.
This shift is accelerating demand for natural gas certification frameworks like MiQ, which assesses operator methane intensity, company practices, and technology deployment before assigning the company a grade on an A-to-F scale. This certification helps create greater transparency and trust across global gas supply chains and is typically considered more credible than self-reported emissions.
Importantly, this evolution reflects a broader industry realization: operators with similar infrastructure can have dramatically different emissions profiles. Historically, many emissions estimates relied heavily on emissions factors; today, measured data is increasingly becoming the foundation for understanding true operational performance.
One of the key themes discussed during the webinar was the growing influence of the EU Methane Regulation (EUMR), which is increasing pressure on operators that export to the EU to provide credible, transparent emissions data associated with imported energy.
The EU Energy Council is exploring the use of MiQ’s certification as a methodology for differentiating energy imports, including low-carbon LNG, signaling that certification frameworks will play an increasingly important role in future market access. Asian importers are also emerging as major drivers of lower-carbon expectations, further accelerating demand for trusted, accurate measurement and natural gas certification.
The discussion in the webinar also emphasized that the implications of natural gas certification are expanding well beyond export markets, and that certified natural gas plays a role in increasing energy supply for growing power demand.
Lower-emissions producers are often keeping more product in the pipes, improving operational efficiency, and increasing the amount of natural gas delivered to market. In that sense, methane measurement and certification are not only supporting emissions reduction goals, but also helping strengthen supply availability and long-term energy competitiveness.
Certified natural gas is rapidly becoming foundational for participation in modern energy markets.
Measurement quality underpins credibility. Certification connects data to market value. And together, they are helping shape how operators compete in global gas markets and increasingly complex supply chains.