Update on the 27th World Gas Conference By Jay Copan
x The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will play host to the 28th World Gas Conference.
Planning has begun for the 27th World Gas
and Chevron will be serving as Host Partners
Conference (WGC), to be held from June 25-29,
for WGC 2018.
2018 at the Walter E. Washington Convention
Much has changed in the gas industry in
Center in Washington, DC. Under the direction
the 28 years since the USA last played host to
of a very broad and diverse 40 person National
the World Gas Conference. WGC 2018 will be
Organizing Committee (NOC), chaired by Dave
designed to showcase the role that natural gas
McCurdy, President and CEO of the American
can play in a low carbon energy future. With
Gas Association (AGA), and working closely
IGU’s growing role as the global voice of gas,
with the IGU Secretariat, the WGC team, led
the event is uniquely positioned as the only
by IGU President David Carroll, is developing a
global gas industry event able to address the
compelling program for the event, recognizing
most timely and topical, strategic, commercial
the dramatically changing nature of the global
and technical issues and opportunities facing
gas industry. The extensive, world-class IGU
the global gas industry. The Washington, DC
committee network is actively engaged in
location provides a special opportunity to bring
working with the WGC team to develop an
together policymakers with technical, commer
outstanding program that will focus on three
cial and strategic experts from across the globe
key areas – Access, Markets and Social Licence.
to discuss these key issues. And, discussion and
The team is especially pleased that ExxonMobil
debate will be of key importance to WGC 2018.
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