Commission Decision (EU) 2025/1479 of 22 May 2025 specifying the pro rata contributions to the Union CO2 injection capacity objective by 2030 from entities holding an authorisation as defined in Article 1, point 3, of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2025-05-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission
Subjects: carbon neutrality, energy transition, extraction of oil, management of resources, natural gas, petroleum, security of supply








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2025/1479


25.7.2025







            COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2025/1479
of 22 May 2025
         
specifying the pro rata contributions to the Union CO2 injection capacity objective by 2030 from entities holding an authorisation as defined in Article 1, point 3, of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (1), and in particular Article 23(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Articles 20(1) and Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 provide that entities which produced natural gas and crude oil on the territory of the Union between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2023 are to contribute to the Union-wide target of 50 million tonnes of CO2 injection capacity by 2030.












(2)


Member States were required, pursuant to Article 23(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1735, to report to the Commission by 30 September 2024 the entities to which they had granted authorisations for the production of natural gas and crude oil, and the production volumes of those entities between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2023.












(3)


All Member States reported information on every individual authorisation as defined in Article 1, point 3, of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) on their territory, such as which entity or entities held the authorisation, the production volume of those entities for the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023, and the split of the production volumes between those entities in the event that more than one entity held the authorisation. The information on authorisations was communicated using a standardised form, and Member States sent one form per authorisation. In addition, several Member States also sent the aggregated production volume for the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 for all entities holding at least one authorisation on the respective Member State’s territory.












(4)


The Commission has verified the completeness of the reports, and the comparability of the data provided. Where necessary, it requested the Member States to provide any missing information and to clarify the data supplied. Where Member States sent both the standardised forms per authorisation and the aggregated production per entity, the Commission relied on the latter. Where Member States were not able to calculate the production per authorisation, the Commission agreed to only rely on the aggregated production per entity. After obtaining the relevant production data from all Member States, the Commission cross-referenced it with external sources, to determine the Union’s total crude oil and natural gas production in the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023.












(5)


Following the receipt of the reports referred to in Article 23(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1735, and in accordance with the rules set out in Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1477 (3), the Commission is to specify the amount of the contributions of obligated entities.












(6)


It is therefore necessary for the Commission to specify the amount of the contributions to the Union CO2 injection capacity objective by 2030 from the entities referred to in Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1735.












(7)


In accordance with Article 23(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1735, by 30 June 2025, the authorisation holders are to submit to the Commission a plan specifying in detail how they intend to meet their contribution to the Union CO2 injection capacity objective by 2030. In order to allow authorisation holders time to prepare and submit that plan by 30 June 2025, this Decision should enter into force as a matter of urgency,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Authorisation holders whose combined production of crude oil and natural gas in the Union amounted to 95 % of the volume of crude oil and natural gas produced in the Union in the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 shall be considered obligated entities. Those obligated entities shall be subject to the contribution obligations as set out in Annex 1.


Article 2
Authorisation holders with production volumes of crude oil and natural gas that made up 5 % of the cumulative Union production volumes of crude oil and natural gas in the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 shall be considered excluded entities. Those excluded entities are listed in Annex 2.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 22 May 2025.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj.

(2)  Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1994/22/oj).

(3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1477 of 21 May 2025 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the rules on the identification of authorised oil and gas producers who are required to contribute to the objective of reaching the Union target for available CO2 injection capacity by 2030, on the calculation of their respective contributions, and on their reporting obligations (OJ L, 2025/1477, 25.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1477/oj).




ANNEX 1
List of obligated entities referred to in Article 1 and their respective contribution obligations to the Union CO2 injection capacity objective by 2030








No


Obligated entities


Local tax registration number


Operational CO2 injection capacity contribution obligation by 2030 (in thousand tonnes per annum)




1


Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.


NL003014861B01


6 350 




2


OMV PETROM SA


RO 1590082


5 880 




3


S.N.G.N ROMGAZ S.A.


RO 14056826


4 120 




4


ORLEN S.A. (poprzednio Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A.)


7740001454


4 100 




5


Eni S.A.


00484960588


3 230 




6


Wintershall Dea Deutschland GmbH


DE 814756974


1 980 




7


TotalEnergies EP Nederland B.V.


NL001766971B01


1 590 




8


MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyrt.


10625790-4-44


1 560 




9


SHELL ITALIA E&P


05160421003


1 550 




10


BlueNord Energy Denmark A/S


78342714


1 340 




11


Oldenburgische Erdölgesellschaft mbH


DE 204823786


1 270 




12


NAM Offshore B.V.


NL863955058B01


1 220 




13


INA-INDUSTRIJA NAFTE, d.d


OIB-27759560625


1 150 




14


TotalEnergies EP Danmark A/S concessionaire


22757318


1 130 




15


OMV Austria


ATU57544036


960 




16


Eni Energy Netherlands B.V.


NL001649103B01


880 




17


TOTALENERGIES EP ITALIA


10569621005


830 




18


Neptune Energy Deutschland GmbH


DE 811127999


770 




19


Nordsøfonden


29435065


730 




20


BEB Erdgas und Erdöl GmbH & Co. KG


DE 282430970


630 




21


Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V.


NL007409825B01


580 




22


Nephin Energy Limited


3514113IH


550 




23


ENI MEDITERRANEA IDROCARBURI


12300000150


510 




24


Vermilion Energy Corrib Ireland Limited


8249996O


470 




25


Rockrose (NL) CS1 B.V.


NL001799782B01


450 




26


Vermilion Energy Netherlands B.V.


NL812927254B01


450 




27


TotalEnergies Denmark ASW, Filial af TotalEnergies Denmark ASW, INC., USA


53592716


440 




28


MITSUI E&P ITALIA B


11835991008


420 




29


ENERGEAN ITALY


10245700967


410 




30


Mobil Erdgas und Erdöl GmbH


DE 811140133


400 




31


VERMILION REP


79410964837


390 




32


Lakocsa Koncessziós Kft.


25500002-2-44


390 




33


Kistos NL2 B.V.


NL855336717B01


370 




34


Exxonmobil Producing Netherlands B.V.


NL814970175B01


330 




35


ONE-Dyas B.V.


NL008848087B01


330 




36


Vermilion Energy Germany GmbH & Co. KG


DE 292 126 532 


320 




37


Wintershall Noordzee B.V.


NL005614260B01


310 




38


TAQA Offshore B.V.


NL814079386B01


290 




39


INEOS Energy (Syd Arne) ApS


73589118


250 




40


Black Sea Oil & Gas S.A.


RO 21288144


250 




41


INEOS E&P A/S


73349613


250 




42


Vermilion Energy Ireland Limited


6602191R


240 




43


Dana Petroleum Netherlands B.V.


NL005658214B01


170 




44


B8 Sp. z o.o. BALTIC Sp. k. a.


5833163579


160 









ANNEX 2
List of excluded entities referred to in Article 2





Excluded entities




AB „LOTOS Geonafta“




ADX VIE GmbH




AIMAG




ALPHA METAL OIL AND GAS SRL




AMROMCO ENERGY S.R.L.




APENNINE ENERGY




ARMAX GAZ SA




Bendra Lietuvos–Švedijos įmonė uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „Genčių nafta“




BRENT EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION S.R.L.




BRIDGE ENERGIES




CANOEL ITALIA




CEPSA E.P. ESPAÑA, S.L.




CH4 LIZZANO




CNWL Oil España, S.A.U.




Csanád Szénhidrogén Koncessziós Kft.




DACIAN PETROLEUM S.A.




Danoil Exploration A/S




Darany Energy Kft.




DNO North Sea (U.K.) Limited




EAST WEST PETROLEUM CORPORATION




EDISON STOCCAGGIO




EMSZ Első Magyar Szénhidrogén Koncessziós Kft.




ENERGEAN OIL & GAS S.A




ENERGEAN SICILIA




ENGAS s.r.o.




Eni Energy Participation Netherlands B.V.




Folyópart Energia Kft.




FORA OIL AND GAS SRL




FORAJ SONDE SA – CRAIOVA




GAS PLUS DACIA SRL




GAS PLUS ITALIANA




GAZKOP-1 Sp. z o. o.




GAZKOP-WILCHWY Sp. z o.o.




GAZONOR BENELUX




Gazprom International UK Ltd




GEOENERGO d.o.o.




GÉOPÉTROL




Green Gas DPB, a.s.




HEXUM Földgáz Zrt.




HEYCO ENERGY IBERIA SLU




HHE DrávaP Koncessziós Kft.




HHE Gyulavari Kft.




HHE Sarkad Kft.




INEOS E&P Siri (UK) Limited




IPC PETROLEUM




IRMINIO




KARBONIA S.A.




KMSZ Kelet-Magyarországi Szénhidrogén Koncessziós Kft.




LAMA GAS & OIL s.r.o.




LAZZI GAS




LFDE




Lietuvos ir Danijos uždaroji akcinė bendrovė „MINIJOS NAFTA“




LOTOS Petrobaltic S.A.




Magyar Földgáztároló Zrt.




Magyar Horizont Energia Kft.




Mazarine Energy Romania S.R.L.




Mercuria Hydrocarbons B.V.




MND a.s.




Mogyoród Koncessziós Kft.




MOL Dráva Szénhidrogén Koncessziós Kft.




NAFTA a.s.




NAFTA Speicher GmbH & Co. KG




O&GD Central Kft.




OELWEG




OGD Berettyóújfalu Koncessziós Kft.




OGD Újléta Koncessziós Kft.




Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Plc.




OIL AND GAS SKILLS S.A.




OILFIELD EXPLORATION BUSINESS SOLUTIONS S.A.




ONEO GmbH & Co. KG




ORLEN Upstream Sp. z o.o.




Parkmead (E&P) Ltd.




PETRO VENTURES RESOURCES SRL




Petroceltic Bulgaria EOOD




PETROLEUM OIL & GAS ESPAÑA, SA




PETROREP ITALIANA S.R.L. IN LIQUIDAZIONE




Production North Sea Netherlands Ltd.




PSE Kinsale Energy Ltd




PSE Seven Heads Ltd




PSP d.o.o.




PXOG Massey Limited




RAFFLES ENERGY SRL




RAG Austria AG




REP GmbH




REPSOL INVESTIGACIONES PETROLÍFERAS, S.A




Rhein Petroleum GmbH




Rockrose (NL) CS5 B.V.




Römermann Insolvenzverwalter Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH




S.C. BRENT OIL S.R.L.




S.C. FORAJ SONDE S.A. – VIDELE




S.C. HUNT OIL COMPANY OF ROMANIA S.R.L.




S.C. Lotus Petrol S.R.L.




S.C. MIHOC OIL S.R.L.




S.C. NIS PETROL S.R.L.




S.C. SERINUS ENERGY S.A.




SIM




Sociedad de Hidrocarburos de Euskadi, S.A. (SHESA)




SOCIETÀ DI SALSOMAGGIORE S.R.L. IN LIQUIDAZIONE




SOCIETÀ PADANA ENERGIA




SOCOPLUS




SPPE




Stratum Energy Romania LLC




Tápió Szénhidrogén Koncessziós Kft.




TARBA ENERGIA, SL




Tenaz Energy Netherlands Offshore B.V.




Tenaz Energy Netherlands Offshore II B.V.




TÉT-3 GÁZKÚT Kft.




TXM Olaj- és Gázkutató Kft.




UAB „LL investicijos“




UAB „Manifoldas“




UNION FENOSA GAS EXPLORACION Y PRODUCCION, SA




Vermilion Exploration and Production Ireland Limited




Vermilion Hungary Battonya-dél Koncessziós Kft.




Wintershall Dea International GmbH




Wintershall Nordzee B.V.




ZENITH RESOURCES SRL




ZOK Sp. z o.o.







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1479/oj
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