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Members’ corner In this new section of International Gas we invite members to introduce themselves to readers and profile their activities and relationship with IGU. To begin the series we spoke to Dave McCurdy, the President & CEO of the American Gas Association, which was an observer at IGU’s founding Council meeting in June 1931 and joined the Union in 1932. International Gas (IG) Could you
the safe and reliable delivery of clean
than one-fourth of the United States’
introduce AGA briefly to readers
natural gas to homes and businesses
energy needs. Some 177 million
in terms of your membership
across the country. AGA is committed
Americans use natural gas in their
and activities?
to leveraging and utilising America’s
homes or businesses and 94% of them
Dave McCurdy (DM) In 2018, the
abundant, domestic, affordable and
receive their gas from AGA members.
American Gas Association (AGA) is
clean natural gas to help meet the
Safety is our industry’s top priority.
celebrating 100 years of representing
nation’s energy and environmental
Natural gas utilities invest $700 every
local energy companies committed to
needs. Today, natural gas meets more
second, or $24 billion per year, to help c AGA President & CEO, Dave McCurdy welcomes delegates at the opening ceremony of WGC 2018. v AGA recently completed a full renovation of its headquarters in Washington DC.
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