International Gas Union (IGU) News, views and knowledge on gas – worldwide General Information www.igu.org 090054 IGU, Photo: www.energypicturesonline.com, IGU,© Trym Ivar Bergsmo/Samfoto Knut Falch, Marit Hommedal, Harald Pettersen, Helge Hansen, Dag Jenssen, Statoil. Trym IGU,© 090054 IGU, Photo: www.energypicturesonline.com, International Gas Union The Worldwide Natural Gas Network The International Gas Union (IGU) was founded in 1931. It is a worldwide non-profit organisation registered in Vevey, Switzerland with the Secretariat currently located in Oslo, Norway. The role of IGU is to advocate gas as an integral part of a sustainable global energy system, and to promote the political, technical and economic progress of the gas industry. The more than 140 members of IGU are associations and corporations of the gas industry representing over 97% of the global gas market. The working organisation of IGU covers the complete gas value chain. IGU encourages international trade in gas by supporting non-discriminatory policies and sound contracting principles and practices. It promotes the development of tech- nologies which add to the environmental benefits of gas and further enhance its safe production, transmission, distribution and utilisation. Our Vision acceptance efforts and the removal of As the global voice of gas, IGU seeks to supply and market access barriers. improve the quality of life by advancing • IGU seeks to collaborate with govern- gas as a key contributor to a sustainable mental agencies and multilateral organ- energy future. izations to demonstrate the economic, social and environmental benefits of gas Our Mission in the global energy mix. • IGU is the key and credible advocate • IGU supports and facilitates the devel- of political, technical and economic opment of new technologies and best progress of the global gas industry, practices, while emphasizing sound directly and through its members and environmental performance, safety, in collaboration with other multilateral reliability and efficiency across the entire organisations. value chain. • IGU works to improve the competitive- • IGU maximises the value of its services ness of gas in the world energy markets to members and other stakeholders. by promoting transparency, public 2 International Gas Union IGU Membership Benefits Networking and professional development: Charter Members • offers easy contacts to gas specialists and useful business contacts worldwide The gas industry of a country is repre- • creates meeting places for gas professionals sented in IGU by one Charter member • provides a unique international forum for personal and professional development considered to be the most representative gas entity of the country concerned. Promotion and marketing: • ensures top class contacts with companies and organisations More than 90 countries, including the • influences the way that gas is promoted in different parts of the world most important gas producing and • is attractive for companies seeking an international arena consuming countries, are Charter members of IGU. Exchange of information: • offeres latest knowledge about technological and regulatory developments in the gas sector in different parts of the world through IGU publications, the IGU website and Associate Members participation in IGU committees. Companies with physical or commercial IGU also provides a well-established channel for cooperation with other international assets related to the gas value chain or organisations and institutions. having an interest in advancing the global gas industry. The latest list of IGU Charter and Associate members can be found on the IGU website: www.igu.org/about-igu International Gas Union 3 IGU Organisation 2015 – 2018 The Council is the main ruling body of IGU, convening at Conference which is undertaken by the Charter member to least once a year. which the President belongs. The Executive Committee and the IGU Management Team The Secretary General is elected from a Charter member and govern IGU in accordance with the directives from the shall be appointed for a minimum of six years. The headquarters Council and with the Union’s Vision and Mission. of IGU shall be at the office of the Secretary General. The President of IGU is elected by the Council for a three- year period and is responsible for preparing the World Gas IGU COUNCIL IGU MANAGEMENT TEAM President, Vice President, Immediate Past President. Vice President President Chair, Vice Chair Coordination Committee Jae Ho Song David Carroll Secretary General Republic of Korea USA IGU SECREtariat Immediate Past President Jérôme Ferrier FRANCE Secretary General EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Pål Rasmussen NORWAY Vice Chair Coordination COMMITTEE Dr Gi Chul Jung Republic of Korea Director Mats Fredriksson NORWAY Chair Menelaos (Mel) Ydreos USA Secretary Terence (Terry) Thorn USA WISE PERSONS AND REGIONAL COORDINATORS For each IGU triennium, a few Wise Persons and Regional Coordinators are appointed. The Wise Persons contribute to the organisation with in-depth knowledge on specific themes important to the Union’s work, while the Regional Coordinators ensure better understanding of possibilities and challenges for the industry at the regional level. Their role is also to support IGU initatives and events and promote IGU in their regions. The new Wise Persons and Regional Coordinators for the 2015-2018 triennium will be appointed in the fall of 2015. 4 International Gas Union Active participation by members in the work of the IGU Committees The work of the IGU Programme Committees and in the Task are communicated to the members and, in specific cases are Forces, as described in the Triennial Work Programme, is published in accordance with IGU publication policy. managed and coordinated by the Coordination Committee. It is the main body behind the preparation of the programme for The results of the work in each committee are presented by the the next World Gas Conference. World Gas Conference, which is convened by the IGU every three years. The IGU Committees report to the Coordination Committee, which in turn liaises with the Secretary General in matters of More than 1000 international experts are members in the IGU principle, general policy or on issues of special importance to committees. the Union. The results of the work carried out in IGU Committees COMMITTEES SustainabiLITY StratEGY GAS MARKETS Chair Maria Gabriela Chair Chair Roselló Ulco Vermeulen Reda Bouchair ARGENTINA THE NETHERLANDS ALGERIA LNG MARKETING & COMMUNICATION R&D AND INNOVATION Chair Chair Chair Shuzo Maeda Barbara Jinks Gerald Linke JAPAN AUSTRALIA GERMANY EXPLoration & PRODUCtion StoragE TRANSMISSION Chair Chair Chair Redhani A. Rahman Nikita Barsuk Martin Slaby MALAYSIA RUSSIA CZECH REPUBLIC DISTRIBUTION UTILisation Chair Chair José Maria Mohammad R. Almacellas Ghodsizadeh SPAIN IRAN TASK FORCES StratEGIC COMMUNICations WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH Chair Chair Reham Ahmed Menelaos (Mel) Gharib Abd Ydreos El-Hamid USA EGYPT International Gas Union 5 World Gas Conference (WGC) The dynamics of the global energy development pose a challenge and impose a responsibility WGC for defining the present and future roles for natural gas. This reinforces the need for the IGU with regard to its members and the international community, to facilitate the promotion of knowledge, information exchange, and the preparation of solid and specific reference 1931 London tools for decision makers. 1934 Zurich 1937 Paris The World Gas Conference unites the industry from all over the world and presents its 1949 London findings through discussion and sharing of the latest technologies and current strategies 1952 Brussels for the continued growth and development of gas as the fuel of choice. In this respect, the 1955 New York World Gas Conference is the most important global event of the gas industry. IGU is the 1958 Rome owner of World Gas Conference and arranges the conference every third year. 1961 Stockholm In June 2015, USA assumed the IGU Presidency for the 2015-2018 triennium. Washington 1964 Scheveningen D.C will host the 27th World Gas Conference in June 2018. The theme of the triennium 1967 Hamburg leading up to the 27th World Gas Conference is “Fueling the Future”, and the Triennial Work 1970 Moscow Programme 2015-2018 will work to ensure that IGU is a more effective voice to promote 1973 Nice natural gas around the world. Three strategic focuses have been identified for the triennium: 1976 London Access, Markets and Social License. 1979 Toronto 1982 Lausanne For the 2018-2021 triennium, the Republic of Korea has been elected to assume the IGU 1985 Munich Presidency 2015-2018 and to host the 28th World Gas Conference in Daegu in June 2021. 1988 Washington 1991 Berlin 1994 Milan 1997 Copenhagen 2000 Nice 2003 Tokyo 2006 Amsterdam 2009 Buenos Aires 2012 Kuala Lumpur 2015 Paris 2018 Washington D.C. 2021 Daegu 6 International Gas Union Other IGU Flagship Conferences IGU Research Conference (IGRC) The global gas industry must continue and strengthen past investment trends in research and development to meet world expectations in terms of energy efficiency and environ- mental sustainability. Technological success must be nurtured through research and development focused on basic science, as well as on technological breakthroughs. A clear link to market needs is decisive for the interest of the industry. IGRC provides an excellent opportunity for interactions among delegates from various institutions worldwide which have gas research in common or