Activities of IGU IGU Executive Committee and
and the LNG X Conference and Exhibition, the
Coordination Committee meetings,
International Gas Union Research Conference
Muscat, Oman
(IGRC) was held from May 24-26, at Riocentro
IGU’s Executive and Coordination Committees
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hosted by IGU
met from March 27-30 in Muscat, Oman hosted
Associate Member Instituto Brasileiro de
by IGU Charter Member Oman LNG. With the
Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis, IBP.
election for the IGU Presidency for the 2021-
The leading forum for R&D and innovation
2024 triennium and World Gas Conference
discussion and presentations was held for the
2024 due to take place at the Council Meeting
first time in Latin America under the theme
in Tokyo in October, the three candidates,
“Natural Gas Catalysing the Future”. Bringing
Canada, China and, for the first time, a joint
together distinguished speakers, authors from
bid from Egypt and Oman were presented at
over 25 countries and seeing the presentation
the meeting.
of around 300 technical papers, IGU once again
The event provided an excellent platform for debate and discussion with topics touching the local, regional and global gas industry and the
showed itself at the cutting edge of develop ments in the global gas industry. Opening the event, David Carroll, IGU
ramifications of geopolitics and environmental
President, pointed out the importance of the
commitments post-COP 21. We have an article
IGRC, not only as a place for the exchange
expanding on the three-session Workshop that
of ideas but also as a place where solutions
followed the meetings on pages 92-95.
can be sought and new forms of cooperation can be developed.
IGRC 2017
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Closing proceedings on the final day, Luis
One of IGU’s three flagship events of each
Bertrán Rafecas, IGU Secretary General, spoke
triennium, alongside the World Gas Conference
of the key role of technology in the energy
