The Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Committee in Georgia has reviewed and supported amendments to the Law on Oil and Gas to introduce regulation for natural hydrogen extraction. Nino Enukidze, the First Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, presented the draft at a committee session. Enukidze highlighted the global growth in natural hydrogen extraction and the absence of legislative guidance in Georgia, hindering potential investment in the sector. The amendments seek to establish a legal framework permitting investors to explore and extract natural hydrogen alongside traditional oil and gas activities. The changes allow investors to engage in natural hydrogen operations under existing production sharing agreements and general licenses for oil and gas reserves. Moreover, specific provisions empower the National Oil Company to conduct operations on behalf of the state in areas where no other investor holds rights for oil, gas, or natural hydrogen activities. This move is poised to attract investment and drive the development of the natural hydrogen sector in Georgia.