Action brought on 17 October 2025 – Vermilion Energy Netherlands and Others v Commission

(Case T-726/25)

(C/2025/6647)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Vermilion Energy Netherlands BV (Harlingen, Netherlands), Vermilion Energy Corrib Ireland Ltd (Belmullet, Ireland), Vermilion Energy Ireland Ltd (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands), Vermilion REP SAS (Parentis-en-Born, France), Vermilion Energy Germany GmbH & Co. KG (Hannover, Germany) (represented by: V. van ′t Lam, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, seeking the annulment of the Commission Decision (EU) 2025/1479 of 22 May 2025, specifying the pro rata contributions to the Union CO2 injection capacity objective (the ‘Decision’) and of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1477 of 21 May 2025, specifying the rules on the identification of authorised oil and gas producers who are required to contribute to the objective of reaching the Union target for available CO2 injection capacity by 2030 (the ‘Delegated Regulation’), and a declaration of inapplicability of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1735, establishing an obligation to contribute to the Union-wide target for available CO2 injection capacity (‘NZIA’), the applicant relies, in essence, on similar pleas as those in case T-723/25, RockRose (NL) CS1 v Commission.