# EU backs one-year delay to methane rules amid Iran war disruption

https://mins.news/en/item/132343

- Reuters, 2026-11-06 12:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-backs-one-year-delay-methane-rules-over-iran-war-disruption-2026-11-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aedcbd52a145b00011d7cd1

> European Union countries agreed to postpone by a year rules requiring oil, gas and coal importers to report methane emissions, citing energy-market disruption linked to the US-Israeli war with Iran.

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