Value in the system Khalid Yousef Al Awadhi, ADNOC Technology and Innovation Manager, notes that technology plays an important role in methane reduction. But ADNOC has another reason to advance these efforts: commercial optimization. This echoes the concern Sheikh Zayed raised about flaring more than 50 years ago. “Reducing methane emissions also means conserving a valuable resource,” says Khalid. “That is an important part of the business case.” Methane is the main component of natural gas, so a leak is not merely an emission. It is inventory escaping through a faulty seal, energy that was extracted and then quietly lost somewhere between the wellhead and the tanker. The value of methane management also extends beyond the operating site. In Europe, the EU’s methane regulation introduces monitoring, reporting, and verification requirements for oil and gas imports, reinforcing the importance of credible emissions information. For Samar, cutting methane also means giving customers information they can trust. “Frameworks such as OGMP 2.0 help us strengthen our methane measurement and reporting,” she says. “That gives customers greater confidence in the information we share and in how we manage methane emissions.” ADNOC joined OGMP 2.0 as a founding member in 2020, supporting the collective effort to improve methane measurement and reporting. Its participation also advances ADNOC’s decarbonization strategy by driving methane abatement and progress toward internationally recognized Gold Standard reporting. Nearly 50 years on, the thinking behind Law No. 8 continues to guide investment and research at ADNOC. The principle remains the same: gas that escapes pollutes the air and squanders a valuable resource. As technologies improve, ADNOC can make further progress in fulfilling that vision. “Measurement is the starting point,” says Samar. “The value comes from acting on what we find.”