International Gas Union

2014

About IGU

Serves as spokesperson for the gas industry (since 1931)

Promotes political, technical & economic progress of the gas industry

Emphasises sound environmental performance

Holds prestigious gas conferences & events such as the World Gas

Conference, International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural

Gas, IGU Research Conference and

more

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IGU shall be the most influential

Effective and independent non-profit organisation

Serving as the spokesperson for the gas industry worldwide.

VISION

IGU represents more than 95 % of the global gas market

www.igu.org 83 Charter members 42 Associate members

IGU members Founded in 1931

* Status as of April 2014

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IGU’s Strategic Statement

Gas delivers sustainable economic development As the voice of the gas industry worldwide, IGU will:

Advocate for gas as an essential part of a sustainable energy future; Promote wider application of innovative technologies.

Link: http://www.igu.org/gas-knowhow/publications/igu-publications

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Gas is:

Available

Accessible

Acceptable

Adaptable

Affordable

IGU membership benefits

Participation in the IGU committee work

Sharing of competence & experience

Networking with more than 1000 gas

professionals around the world

Knowledge platform – access to publications

Joint and worldwide efforts for gas advocacy

Global promotion of countries and companies

International learning experience

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IGU Organisation

The IGU Presidency

Chairman CC Georges Liens

Secretary CC Yves Tournié

NOC President Yves Tournié

NOC Secretary Annie Louys

NOC Advisor Emmanuelle Wicquart

President Jérôme Ferrier

President Assistant Micaela Garcia

Triennial Work Programme 2012-2015

Strategic vision

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IGU Committees and Task Forces

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IGU Regional Coordinators

North America Mr Tim Egan CEO Canadian Gas Association, Canada

Europe Mr Gertjan LANKHORST President Royal Dutch Gas Association-KVGN, CEO GasTerra B.V., The Netherlands

South America and The Caribbean Ms Cynthia Silveira Director Gas & Power, TOTAL, Brazil

Asia & Asia Pacific Mr Kang Soo CHOO Honorary Chairman Korea Gas Union, Republic of Korea

Russia, Black Sea and The Caspian Area Mr Marcel KRAMER Independent Consultant The Netherlands

The Middle East & Africa Mr Khaled AbuBakr Chairman TAQA Arabia, Egypt

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IGU Wise Persons’ Group

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Prof. Dr. Coby van der Linde Head Clingendael International Energy Programme Netherlands

Mr Nobuo Tanaka Global Associate for Energy Security and Sustainability Institute of Energy Economics Japan

Dr Daniel Yergin Vice Chairman of IHS USA

Dr Kandeh K. Yumkella Special Representative of the Secretary General and CEO UN - Sustainable Energy for All

Secretary General Torstein Indrebø

Director Carolin Oebel

Special Projects

Hans Riddervold

The IGU Secretariat in Oslo, Norway

Webmaster and Communication

Manager Sjur Runar Bøyum

Senior Advisor to the Secretary General Ksenia Gladkova

Senior Advisor to the Secretary General Mats Fredriksson

Administration Consultant

Anette Sørum Nordal

Advisor to the Secretary General Khadija Al-Siyabi

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Enhancing the profile of gas worldwide

IGU in energy politics/diplomacy

G20, EU, OSCE, APEC, other

IGU to represent industry perspectives

Dynamic IGU website

Global Voice for Gas project

News, publications, library, links…etc at: www.igu.org

Partnership with United Nations and World Bank

UN/WB – accelerate transfer of gas competence

UNESCO – human resources, women in gas industry

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IGU is creating arenas for....

IGU World Gas Conference

WGC 26 in Paris,1- 5 June 2015

WGC 27 in Washington D.C., 2018

Co-owner of International Conference & Exhibition on

Liquefied Natural Gas (with GTI, IIR )

LNG 18 in Perth, Australia,11-15 April 2016

LNG 19 in Beijing, China, April 2019

IGU Research Conference

IGRC 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark,17-19 Sept 2014

Networking - Knowledge - Dialogue

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IEF – IGU Ministerial Gas Forum

Promoting dialogue with policy makers

Important arena for gas advocacy

A high level joint forum with the International Energy Forum.

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Next Forum: Mexico city, Mexico November 2014

IGU events at UN Climate Change Conferences

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Development of Clean Energies: Need for an unprecedented scale of innovation

Gas Symposium at COP 18 in Doha, Qatar, 2012

Gas Symposium at COP 19 in Warsaw, Poland, 2013

Natural Gas for a Sustainable Global Energy Future

Cooperation EU Energy Roadmap 2050

Framework for 2030 climate change & energy

Member State Forums, in 2012 and 2013

EU Parliamentary hearings, in 2012 and 2013

Gas Week and exhibition

GasNaturally initiative in Europe

Goals: Enhance dialogue with policy makers

Interact with NGO’s, environmental organisations, etc.

Build new contacts, alliances

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IGU Gas Award

Prestigious awards every three years to

encourage innovation

Winning projects’ selection made by a

committee of gas industry leaders

Winners are offered a prize and

participation to the World Gas Conference

2015 in Paris, France

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A clear pathway towards a sustainable

energy future

Analyses:

Available resources

Proven technology

Mitigation of climate change

Improved air quality and public health

Affordable energy

Gas as a partner for renewables

Economic development and job creation

IGU “Global Vision for Gas” report

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Policy messages

Gas: Part of the long term energy solution 20

Natural gas is a fuel well-suited to meet the global energy challenges:

Reductions in energy use

Enhanced energy efficiency

Expanded use of low carbon technologies

Greater resort to clean-burning natural gas

replacing more carbon-intensive fossil fuels

Natural gas can produce clean base load support

for variable renewables (e.g. wind, solar)

Wide range of information available on IGU website www.igu.org

http://www.igu.org/gas-knowhow/gas-advocacy

Selected Publications: World LNG Report 2014 Edition

Wholesale Gas Price Survey 2013

Edition

Global Vision for Gas: The Pathway

towards a Sustainable Energy Future,

2012

Shale Gas, The Facts about the

Environmental Concerns, 2012

Geopolitics and Natural Gas, 2012

Various slide packages & reports: Natural Gas: Facts & Figures

Slide package on Gas Advocacy

http://www.igu.org/gas-knowhow/publications/igu-publications

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IGU Address: IGU Secretariat c/o Statoil ASA

PO Box 3 1330 Fornebu

Norway

Website: www.igu.org