Methane emissions from the energy sector remained at near record levels in 2025, the International Energy Agency has concluded. Tackling the emissions could make billions of cubic metres of gas available to international markets, a top priority as the war in the Middle East squeezes energy supplies , the IEA said in a report. “With methane emissions from energy sector near record highs, tried-and-tested abatement measures could make 200bn cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas available annually,” the global methane tracker 2026 report said. “If select countries with spare existing gas export capacity and importing countries were to implement readily accessible methane abatement measures across their gas systems, nearly 15 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas could very quickly be made available to markets.” Over the longer term such measures “could deliver nearly 100bcm of gas to markets each year, while eliminating non-emergency gas flaring could unlock a further 100bcm”.…