PJSC Gazprom Deputy Head of Department Konstantin Romanov said at the International Hydrogen Energy Conference that promising hydrogen production projects will be based on gas. According to him, this is confirmed by international statistics, partner projects and the focus of new natural gas technologies. Romanov pointed out that the main issue is low-carbon: the declaration of the summit of gas-exporting countries mentioned the role of natural gas in the production of low-carbon hydrogen. He also pointed to the need to set an international carbon footprint limit and create incentive networks for complex projects, including tax incentives. Currently, low-carbon hydrogen production capacity is 3.5 tons per year, but in the short term, he sees the separation of hydrogen from process gas streams, for example, at gas processing facilities in Surgut, as more promising. "Often it's really just waste gas with a fairly high hydrogen content, maybe somewhere around 80% hydrogen and releasing it would actually give a fairly competitive cost in that case," he said. Energopol in Max "Energy Policy" site.