The Section for Technical and Process Activities in Oil and Gas Sector carries out the activities related to the: preparation of expert bases for drafting laws, draft bylaws and technical regulations in the field of oil, gas and pressure equipment and harmonization of regulations with European Union regulations; preparation of analyses of the effects of the application of these regulations; preparation of responses to the questions posed by parliament members and questions based on requests for access to information of public importance in the field of oil, gas and pressure equipment; international cooperation and preparation of responses to international organizations in the field of oil, gas and pressure equipment; technical and process activities of importance for the development and advancement of the development of the oil and gas economy and the placing on the market and use of pressure equipment; assessment of the fulfilment of technical conditions in the procedure of issuing energy permits and approvals for storage and supply for own consumption; preparation of expert bases for initiating and implementing the procedure for granting concessions in the field of oil and gas; preparation of proposals for Government measures in case of supply disruptions and threats to the security of natural gas supply; preparation of expert bases for initiating and conducting the procedure for selection of public and last-resort suppliers of natural gas; reviewing of technical and process aspects of international agreements in the field of oil and gas; monitoring the work of energy entities in the field of oil and gas related to the maintenance and operation of energy facilities; monitoring the development of the country's oil and gas systems and their connection with European systems; preparation of opinions in the procedure of certification of natural gas transmission system operators in relation to third countries and exemption from the application of the rules for access to the system; monitoring the supply of customers with oil products and natural gas; monitoring the opening of the natural gas market and its connection with the natural gas markets in the region and the European Union; appointing of conformity assessment bodies in the field of oil, gas and pressure equipment; preparation of reports, information, analyses and other materials in the field of oil, gas and pressure equipment, monitoring the status in these areas and taking appropriate measures; monitoring the implementation of projects and investments in the field of oil and gas, monitoring the implementation of the Strategy, Strategy Implementation Program and Energy Balance, in the field of oil and gas, monitoring and improving the program of petroleum product marking and quality monitoring system from the technical and process aspects; processing of cases on petitions and complaints of citizens, based on the requests for access to information of public importance in the field of oil and gas and preparation of enclosures for responses to the questions posed by parliament members, as well as other activities within the scope of the activity of the Section.