I NT R O D U C T I O N
Update on IGU’s current work programme IGU’s committees and task forces are continuing their work under the Korean Presidency. By Jeongwook Khang IGU’s 2018-2021 work programme
The committees and task forces
Marketing and Communications and
is being carried out under the theme
normally meet twice a year with
“A Sustainable Future – Powered by
members taking turns to host
Gas” and the Union’s 11 committees
the gatherings. Throughout this
are responsible for organising the
and three task forces are now nearly
triennium, the Exploration and
technical sessions at the next World
two-thirds of the way through
Production, Gas Markets and
Gas Conference (WGC), which will be
the triennium.
Sustainability committees have been
held in Daegu, Korea, June 21-25, 2021,
holding joint meetings and for the
and the call for papers will be
change since the last update with
first meeting of 2020, which at press
launched on May 11. There will be
Roger Serrat taking over from Carlos
time was being planned in Cartagena,
38 Industry Insight sessions and
Serrano Tarafa as Chair of the
Columbia, but was likely to be
22 Technology and Innovation
Utilisation Committee.
postponed, they will be joined by the
sessions, which will look at com-
There has been one leadership
z Roger Serrat is the new Chair of the Utilisation Committee. v The Exploration and Production, Gas Markets and Sustain ability committees are holding joint meetings throughout the Korean triennium. Pictured are delegates to the last meeting in Madrid, Spain in September 2019.
12 Update on IGU’s current work programme
Utilisation committees. The committees and task forces
