Global Methane Cuts Could Unlock Double the Gas Volumes Hit by Hormuz Crisis

Global methane abatement measures across major gas exporters and importers could unlock, in the longer term, natural gas volumes that would be double the current supply trapped by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. Methane emissions from the energy sector plateaued at near record highs in 2025, the IEA said in its Global Methane Tracker 2026 report out today. But tackling methane emissions and implementing readily accessible metha...