IGU - The worldwide gas technology network

The International Gas Union (IGU) was founded in 1931. It is a worldwide non-profit organisation registered in Vevey, Switzerland with the  present Secretariat located in Oslo, Norway. The objective of IGU is to promote the technical and economic progress of the gas industry. The members of IGU are associations and entities of the gas industries in 77 countries. It cooperates with many global energy organisations. IGU's working organisation covers all domains of the gas industry from exploration and production of natural gas on- or offshore, pipeline and piped distribution systems to customers' premises and combustion of the gas at the point of use.

Street impression Amsterdam. copyright Jean Schweitzer, 2006

The programme towards the World Gas Conference, which takes place every three years, is implemented by Working Committees. It may vary from time to time but for the triennium 2009-2012 the areas of interest are covered by the following Working and Programme Committees and Task Forces:

• Exploration & Production of Gas;
• Gas storage;
• Transmission of Gas;
• Distribution of Gas;
• Utilisation of Gas;
• Sustainable Development;
• Strategy, Economics and Regulation;
• Developing Gas Markets;
• LNG;
• Marketing of Gas;
• Task Force on Building Strategic Human Capital;
• Task Force on Nurturing Future Generations;
• Task Force on Geopolitics of Natural Gas.

International Gas Union (IGU)  General presentation (January 2012)

^{The 24th World Gas Conference(WGC) was  held  in Buenos Aires, Argentina
in October 2009 (photo: E.Gonder, IGU)}