News from the Presidency and Secretariat Secretariat transition
These changes and achievements have been
On 1 November 2016 the Secretariat is moving
made in cooperation with the Presidencies of
from Norway to Spain and we would like to
Argentina, Malaysia, France and now the USA,
take this opportunity to look back at some of
and they would not have been possible without
the achievements of our organisation over the
the strong support of the host of the IGU
last nine years.
Secretariat, Statoil ASA. Through nine years,
The IGU Secretariat moved from Copenhagen,
Statoil ASA has been the sponsor of the
Denmark, to Oslo, Norway, in 2007. Since then
Secretariat providing office facilities, personnel
a lot has been achieved, including the matur
and back office services. With that, the com
ation of some processes already begun under
pany is the single largest contributor to IGU
the Danish Secretariat period, but to a great
ever, and IGU expresses its warmest gratitude
extent by taking on new initiatives. The organi
and appreciation for this vital support.
sation of IGU has expanded since Norway took
A brochure has been prepared by IGU for
over nine years ago. Several measures have
the upcoming IGU Council meeting in
been taken in order to respond to the challenges
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which sums up
of the gas industry and its business environ
the achievements and changes during the
ment, to develop IGU into a global voice of gas
Norwegian Secretariat period. This brochure
and to ensure that the organisation is kept
gives a broader overview, but some are also
relevant to its members.
worth mentioning here:
cz On 12 August, the IGU President and Secretary General met with Statoil ASA CEO, Eldar Sætre, in Stavanger, Norway, to thank him for Statoil’s contribu tion to IGU over the last 9 years. Since 2007, Statoil has been the sponsor of the IGU Secretariat. A gift, present ing four characteristic IGU polar bears, was handed over in appreciation of the support. Potential future cooperation between Statoil and IGU was also discussed.
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