# EU methane rules undone by Trump

> EU methane rules delayed by one year after Trump administration pushes back.
- Title: EU methane rules undone by Trump · EUobserver | Shortify
- Summary: EU methane rules delayed by one year after Trump administration pushes back. EU delays methane rules for oil and gas imports by one year after Trump…
- Keywords: eu methane rules, trump administration, oil and gas imports, methane regulations, lpg imports, transatlantic gas trade, EUobserver
- Source: EUobserver — https://euobserver.com/247183/investigation-how-the-eus-methane-rules-came-undone
- Published: 2026-11-06T05:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: eu methane rules, trump administration, oil and gas imports, methane regulations, lpg imports, transatlantic gas trade, politics, world
## EU methane rules under threat
EU ambassadors try to delay methane rules for oil and gas imports by one or three years.
## Methane rules target
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and one of the quickest cheapest ways to curb global emissions.
## EU energy official
Ditte Juul Jørgensen defended eu methane rules at a pittsburgh summit with us gas lobbyists.
## Trump administration pushback
Trump officials and us oil gas industry attacked eu methane rules openly and regularly.
## Key takeaway

EU delays methane rules for oil and gas imports by one year after Trump administration opposes them.