international gas union - igu - general presentation

The International Gas Union General Presentation

March 2011

IGU IGU represents around 95% represents around 95% of global gas marketof global gas market

74 Charter Members

35 Associate Members

IGU Members

IGU serves as a spokesman IGU serves as a spokesman for the gas industryfor the gas industry

World wide non–profit (established 1931)Promotes technical and economic progress of the gas industryIncreased focus on policy issuesEmphasising sound environmental performanceThe World Gas Conference every 3 years

2003: Tokyo2006: Amsterdam2009: Buenos Aires2012: Kuala Lumpur2015: Paris

More than 800 experts in committee work

IGU Guiding Principles for IGU Guiding Principles for Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development

Minimise environmental impactAdopt a precautionary approachEmergency preparednessMotivate and educate employees and customersEfficient gas utilisationSupport researchTransparent and objective communication

IGU offers many benefits IGU offers many benefits to its membersto its members

Knowledge

Promotion

Information

Networking

The IGU OrganisationThe IGU Organisation

Vice President President

Secretary General

Management Team

Executive Committee

Coordination Committee

IGU Council

ChairVice Chair

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Director

Senior Advisor

Program CommitteesProgram Committees

Dr

Working CommitteesWorking Committees

Dr Amine

Mazouzi

Mr

Armando

Teruo

Hashimoto

Task ForcesTask Forces

The IGU SecretariatThe IGU Secretariat

Secretary GeneralTorstein Indrebø

Advisor to the Secretary General

Carolin Oebel

Hosted by

Advisor to the Secretary GeneralJeanet van Dellen

Senior Advisor & Press ContactErik Gonder

DirectorHans Riddervold

Administrative Assistant

Åse Nicolaysen

Visit Visit usus in Oslo!in Oslo!

International Gas Union

c/o Statoil www.igu.org

Malaysian Presidency Malaysian Presidency 20092009--20122012

Datuk (Dr) A RAHIM b Hj HashimPresident

Mr Datuk Anuar AhmadChairmanNational Organising Committee

Mr Ho Sook WahChairmanCoordination Committee

ServicesExhibition Conference

Ms LIZA ZahariahHeadDirectorate

Ms UNGKU AinonSecretaryCoordination Committee

IEFIEF-- IGU IGU Ministerial Gas ForumMinisterial Gas Forum

Partnership with International Energy Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

“The role of Natural Gas in a Sustainable Energy Future”

Ministers and Industrial leaders participate

International organisations: EU, IEA, OPEC, etc.

More than 100 delegates

The IEFThe IEF--IGU IGU MinisterialMinisterial Gas ForumGas Forum

IGU is creating arenas for....IGU is creating arenas for....

The IGU World Gas ConferenceKuala Lumpur 2012Paris 2015

Co-sponsor of LNG Conferences LNG 17 in Houston, USA, April 2013

Ministerial Gas Forums2nd IEF – IGU Ministerial Gas Forum, Doha, Qatar, 30 Nov 2010

The IGU Research ConferenceIGRC 2011 in Seoul, Korea, October 2011

Networking Networking -- Knowledge Knowledge -- DialogueDialogue

Strategic Statement 2010Strategic Statement 2010

Natural Gas for a Sustainable Energy Future Promote switching to natural gas in power and industry Encourage use of natural gas in transportation Improving efficiency and best practices Implement relevant policies and regulations enabling the

development of gas infrastructure

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NATURAL GAS FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE Natural gas is the cleanest, most efficient and versatile of the fossil fuels, making it a unique choice in the path towards a lower carbon energy mix and sustainable future. More importantly, the abundance of natural gas, its competitive cost of supply, its immediate availability and the flexibility to enable renewable energy clearly favours it as the best source to address emission reductions at the lowest cost. The Global Energy Industry needs to balance Security of supply for energy in a growing market, particularly in developing countries, and Mitigating the effects of climate change arising from the intensive use of fossil fuels. Governments are increasingly focusing their energy policies towards the promotion of renew-able energy with the objective of developing them as a major future supply base. However, due to a number of political, technical, economic and market related factors, the expected period leading to a substantial renewable energy base will be lengthy and will require significant sub-sidies. Therefore, in the foreseeable future, fossil fuels will continue to account for a major share of the world’s future energy mix. Given this outlook, and taking into account the advantages of natural gas over the other fossil fuels, the International Gas Union is working proactively with Governments, Regulators and the Gas Industry with focus on the following: Promote switching to natural gas in the power and industry sectors replacing more carbon intensive fuels Encourage the use of natural gas in transportation sector replacing liquid petroleum prod-ucts Improve efficiency and best practices across the value chain Implement policies and regulations enabling the development of gas infrastructure

IGU Gas IGU Gas AwardsAwards

IGU Gas Efficiency Award Technically OrientedMotto ”Gas Efficiency – Leading into a Sustainable Future”

IGU Social Gas AwardMaking people to act more Gas EfficientMotto ”Encouraging Gas Efficient Behaviour”

COP 15 COP 15 CopenhagenCopenhagen, IGU , IGU EventEvent

COP 16 COP 16 CancCancúúnn, IGU , IGU EventEvent

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Following COP 15 in Copenhagen the IGU now organises a follow up event during COP 16 in Cancún, in cooperation with the Worldwatch Institute. As the most environmentally friendly fossil fuel, natural gas can make a major contribution towards a sustainable energy future, in line with UN targets. And because the gas industry wants to take an active part in the development of the solutions for a low-carbon world, the purpose of this event is to outline how in specific the gas industry can contribute to reaching targets for reduced greenhouse gas emissions. IGU and Worldwatch Institute together are pleased to invite you to this symposium which will gather representatives from the various delegations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Cancún where high-level speakers from politics and non-profit organisations will present their views on future developments and necessary steps that need to be taken. In addition key players in the energy industry will provide the audience with recent developments within areas where natural gas can make a difference.

Policy Policy messagesmessages

Policy documents to reflect role of natural gasRegulations to support infrastructure investments

Gas: Part of the long term energy solutionGas: Abundant, affordable, acceptable

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IGU messages Affordable and convenient energy source Natural gas environmental friendly lowest carbon content and pollutants of �the fossil fuels best choice to complement renewables LNG technology unlocks gas resources Abundant reserves, safe and reliable Basis for sustainable economic growth Natural gas – part of the long term energy solution

Messages about gas Messages about gas and climateand climate

Cleanest fossil fuelDeveloped and easily transferable technologyAffordable – no large subsidies requiredMitigate CO2 emissions at low cost Enables wind and solar

Gas - part of the climate solution

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