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Turkmenistan 2008 In force National
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 36 of 2008 - Coal Bed Methane Commercial Utilisation
Indonesia 2008 In force National
The Petroleum Licensing (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 2008
United Kingdom 2008 In force National
Decree No. 2007-105 amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree 2004-094 of 4 November 2004 on the Environmental Impact Assessment
Mauritania 2007 In force National
Law No. 3 of 2007 On the Exploitation of Natural Resources
Qatar 2007 In force National
Hydrocarbons Organic Law
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 2006 In force National
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
Australia 2006 In force National
Law No. 05-07 – Law concerning Hydrocarbons
Algeria 2005 Ended National
National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004
South Africa 2005 In force National
Resolution No. 4 of 2005 - Executive bylaw for the Environmental Protection Law
Qatar 2005 In force National
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (As amended in 2008)
South Africa 2004 In force National
Ministerial Decision No. 118/2004 concerning the control of air pollution from stationary sources
Oman 2004 In force National
Petroleum Law - Law 10/04 as amended by Law 5/19
Angola 2004 In force National
Law 7/2003. Regulation on Equatorial Guinea’s Environment
Equatorial Guinea 2003 In force National
Law No. 30 of 2002 – Environmental Protection Law
Qatar 2003 In force National
Mining Act
Netherlands 2003 In force National
Royal Decree No. M / 36 - Gas supply and pricing system
Saudi Arabia 2003 In force National
Federal Law on Environmental Protection No. 7-FZ and related decrees
Russian Federation 2002 In force National
Environment Code, Law No. 2001-01
Senegal 2001 In force National
Environmental Bylaw for Hydrocarbons Activities
Ecuador 2001 In force National
Procedure Guide for the Design and Construction of Oil and Gas Surface Production Facilities
Nigeria 2001 In force National
Royal Decree 114/2001 - The Law on the Conservation of the Environment and Pollution Prevention
Oman 2001 In force National
ANP Ordinance No. 249 - Approves the Technical Regulation on Oil and Natural Gas Burns and Losses, which deals with issues related to flare burns and natural gas losses.
Brazil 2000 Ended National
Decree 39/00 - Oil Activities Environmental Protection Regulation
Angola 2000 In force National
Gas Act
Netherlands 2000 In force National
Regulation of the Organic Law of Gaseous Hydrocarbons
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 2000 In force National
Gaseous Hydrocarbons Organic Law
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 1999 In force National
UAE Federal Law No. 24 of 1999 on the Protection and Development of the Environment
United Arab Emirates 1999 In force National
Hydrocarbons Law 34/1998 (last amended in 2015)
Spain 1998 In force National
Law No 05/98 - Environmental Act
Angola 1998 In force National

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