News and insights

• 29 October 2019

Ipieca, API and IOGP welcome comments on the 2020 update of 'Sustainability reporting guidance for the oil and gas industry'.

• 24 February 2026

The Ipieca annual reporting survey provides an overview of the industry’s sustainability reporting practices in terms of sustainability topics, governance, process, regulatory landscape and use of frameworks.

• 23 June 2025

The fifth edition of the Ipieca-API-IOGP Sustainability reporting guidance: new just transition indicators and updates to the social indicators through a just transition lens.

• 4 December 2024

The results of Ipieca’s annual sustainability reporting survey are now available.

• 15 November 2023

The annual survey identifies trends in the sustainability reporting practices of Ipieca member companies. The results provide an overview of current practices, identify widely used performance indicators and emerging trends, allow companies to learn from their peers, and improve industry communication around sustainability issues.

• 13 July 2023

For two decades Ipieca has been at the forefront of industry efforts to ensure oil and gas companies produce high-quality sustainability reports.

• 25 October 2022

The annual Ipieca sustainability reporting survey identifies trends in the sustainability reporting practices of Ipieca member companies.

• 21 September 2021

The summary report identifies trends in the sustainability reporting practices of Ipieca member companies.

• 18 September 2020

The results of Ipieca's annual Sustainability reporting survey are now available.

• 22 August 2019

The 2019 results of Ipieca's annual Sustainability reporting survey are now available.

• 7 September 2023

Balaji Krishnamurthy, Vice President, Strategy and Sustainability, Chevron, describes the benefits of sustainability reporting and how Ipieca supports Chevron’s approach to reporting.

• 30 March 2020

Today, Ipieca, API and IOGP released the fourth edition of the Sustainability reporting guidance for the oil and gas industry.

• 2 October 2018

The results provide an overview of current practices, identify emerging trends, help reporting companies learn from their peers and assist non-reporting companies understand the business case for reporting.

• 15 July 2026

The Fuels Industry Imbizo 2026, hosted by the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa, focused on the industry's transition toward a diversified energy mix – spanning conventional fuels to rapidly emerging alternatives.

• 13 July 2026

The guidance outlines a practical framework for incorporating circularity throughout the life cycle of energy and other infrastructure assets, supported by case studies.

• 8 June 2026

Ipieca guidance and resources to help protect the ocean.

• 29 April 2026

In its capacity as an observer, Ipieca participated in the 2026 Annual Plenary Meeting of the Voluntary Principles Initiative (VPI), held in London from 24 to 26 March.

• 13 April 2026

The Review demonstrates how Ipieca is delivering on its strategic intent and provides a summary of activities and outputs from across Ipieca's work programme. It also features testimonials from member CEOs and stakeholders, as well as insights from working group Chairs.

• 10 April 2026

The fact sheet explores key aspects of biofuels and explains the role of biofuels in the energy transition.

• 22 March 2026

The 2026 theme ‘Water and gender’ emphasises safe drinking water and sanitation as fundamental human rights and critical enablers of gender equality, directly contributing to Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 6.

• 18 February 2026

First published in 2022, this new edition provides an updated overview of key concepts, definitions and priorities informing the just transition landscape.

• 9 February 2026

Andy Best, bp’s Vice President of Regulatory Compliance, Environment, Carbon and Social Responsibility, has been elected to serve as a Vice Chair of Ipieca.

• 30 January 2026

Effective plastic pellets clean-up relies on early planning, accurate assessment, and response techniques matched to shoreline type, sensitivity, and contamination levels.

• 28 January 2026

Oman Energy Association (OPAL) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation representing Oman’s energy and minerals sector.

• 22 January 2026

This is a technical support document for the Ipieca-IOGP guidance on surface and subsea application of dispersant.

• 7 January 2026

Ipieca hosted a virtual webinar series on practical abatement technologies and case studies to help operators understand detection, quantification and reduction of methane emissions.

• 16 December 2025

The ASEAN Council on Petroleum and Energy (ASCOPE) focuses on strengthening regional collaboration among ASEAN national energy companies to enhance energy security while supporting the region’s sustainable energy transition.

• 8 December 2025

This document introduces the principles of oil spill waste management, emphasising the need to incorporate a waste management plan as part of the oil spill contingency planning process.

• 2 December 2025

This Ipieca-IOGP report provides guidelines and practical information to control adverse health effects from working in extreme climates.

• 2 December 2025

Two years on from Ipieca’s first water peer to peer workshop in Paris, 2023, water specialists from across the industry convened in Doha, Qatar, for the second water peer-to-peer workshop, hosted by Qatar Shell.

• 5 November 2025

At the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi, Ipieca and IUCN renewed their partnership through the signing of a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will guide collaboration between the two organisations through 2030.

• 29 October 2025

The IUCN World Conservation Congress is the world's largest conservation gathering. The 2025 edition brought together over 10,000 nature conservation experts, leaders and decision-makers from around the world in Abu Dhabi from 9 to 15 October.