UNEP OGMP 2.0 · 2026 Report
Every gas distribution operator at Level 5 is a Picarro customer.

Eight European DSOs reached the UN’s highest methane reporting level — with Gold Standard status — using Picarro Advanced Mobile Leak Detection.

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About OGMP 2.0

How Level 5 works in gas distribution

The Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 is UNEP’s flagship measurement-based methane reporting framework, launched in 2020. At Level 5, site- and source-level measurements are reconciled so no potential source is missed.

STEP 1

Site-level measurement

DSOs drive Picarro vehicle systems across the network to measure at site level, so that no potential source is missed.

STEP 2

Source investigation

Each indication is investigated to identify the specific emission source and attribute it to the right asset class.

STEP 3

Reconciliation

Site and source measurements are reconciled — a cornerstone of OGMP 2.0. Since most indications trace to a single source, the vehicle’s quantification also delivers the source-level measurement.

Gold Standard Reporting

Awarded each year to companies that set a methane target and bring their material assets to the required reporting levels on time.

Eight DSOs at the top of the framework

Level 5, Gold Standard — year after year

Seven of the eight have held Gold Standard for data years 2023, 2024 and 2025. Enaon earned it in 2025, its first eligible year. Networks range from about 2,600 km (GEI) to around 144,000 km (Italgas).

CompanyCountryMember
since		Gold Standard (data years)Level 5Methane target
Italgas S.p.A.Italy20202023, 2024, 2025L5 · 2024−72% by 2030 vs 2020
Unareti S.p.A.Italy20202023, 2024, 2025L5 · 2025−40% by 2030 vs 2021
EWE NETZ GmbHGermany20202023, 2024, 2025L5 · 2025−4.5% by 2027 vs 2024
Enaon EDA (Italgas Group)Greece20232025L5 · 2025−37.2% by 2028 vs 2023
GEI Gestione Energetica Impianti SpAItaly20202023, 2024, 2025L5 · 202536 kg CH₄/km of pipeline by 2030
Netze-Gesellschaft Südwest mbHGermany20212023, 2024, 2025L5 · 2025−50% by 2030 vs 2023
Adrigas SpAItaly20202023, 2024, 2025L5 · 20250.006 kg CH₄/m of pipeline per year by 2028
Thüga Energienetze GmbHGermany20202023, 2024, 2025L5 · 2025−50% by 2030 vs 2023
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From Level 5 reporting to real abatement

Find the biggest leaks first. Fix them first.

Rapidly finding the largest leaks across the network and repairing them first is the fastest route to methane abatement. Picarro’s solution is built for exactly this approach, and has delivered results at scale for years.

Customers measure and report with the highest confidence — and use the same data to deliver on their methane reduction goals, up to net-zero methane.

“These operators have shown that the highest standard of methane reporting is achievable for gas distribution, year after year. We are proud that every DSO at Level 5 relies on Picarro measurements to find leaks, quantify them and drive methane emission abatement.”

Francois Rongere · VP Gas, Picarro

Bring your network to Level 5.

See how Picarro's Advanced Mobile Leak Detection supports OGMP 2.0 reporting and methane abatement.

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