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Activities of IGU WGC 2018 has been the focus of IGU’s activities since the last issue. Here we present a round-up of other news from the Secretariat. Ministerial Gas Forum
Tehran, May 24-26, 2020. Iran holds the
The 6th IEF-IGU Ministerial Gas Forum
world’s second largest reserves of
will take place in Barcelona, Spain,
natural gas and is the number three
November 21-22, with the theme
producer. The conference will build on
“Inclusive Growth Towards a Sustain
the success of IGRC 2017, which was
able Energy Future: The role of gas
hosted by IGU Associate Member IBP in
technologies and innovation”. There
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and we will bring
will be a report in the next issue. The
you more details in the next issue.
biennial event was last held in New Delhi in December 2016 and has
Natural Gas Day
become an important forum
IGU is an observer member of the
bringing policymakers and industry
G20 Energy Transitions Working Group
to the table to discuss the actions that
under the Argentine Presidency for
need to be taken in order to support
2018. IGU and Charter Member
gas as a key contributor to the
Instituto Argentino del Petróleo y del
sustainable energy mix. IGRC 2020 Preparations are underway for the next
HE Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, India’s Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas addressing the last IEF-IGU Ministerial Gas Forum which was held in New Delhi in December 2016.
IGU Research Conference, which will be hosted by IGU Charter Member the National Iranian Gas Company in
c Milton Costa Filho, Secretary General of IBP, addressing IGRC 2017. v IGU’s Charter Member for Iran, the National Iranian Gas Company, will play host to IGRC 2020 in Tehran.
110 Activities of IGU
Gas (IAPG) co-hosted a Natural Gas Day on June 12 in Bariloche, Argentina,
