Message from the President and the Secretary General Dear readers,
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was the first time this premier forum on R&D and inno
Greetings from the USA Presidency and
vation was held in Latin America and once
the Secretariat on the first anniversary of
again it allowed for excellent discussions on
the transfer of the Secretariat from Oslo
recent research and innovation. IGU thanks
to Barcelona.
the event organiser IBP, Jorge Delmonte,
Over the past year, we have continued
Cynthia Silveira and their teams and the
to increase our efforts to ensure that policy
IGU R&D and Innovation Committee for
makers and key stakeholders recognise the
a successful event.
important contribution that natural gas makes to the global energy system.
IGU events are a key part of our outreach strategy, but also an opportunity for IGU to
To this end, IGU tabled the report
create value for our members. As a result,
Enabling Clean Marine Transport at the
we are pleased to inform you that for the
G20 Energy and Sustainability Working
LNG 2019 International Conference and
Group under the German G20 Presidency.
Exhibition, the National Organising Com
The report lays out the opportunities and
mittee (NOC) from Shanghai will offer a
challenges of LNG as a marine transport fuel.
discount to IGU members for both for
We launched Global Natural Gas Insights,
exhibition space and delegate fee regis
a handy little gas facts book. We refreshed
tration. IGU’s Events Director Rodney Cox
our website (www.igu.org) to make current
can provide additional details on this
and relevant information easily accessible.
exciting new feature.
We held timely working sessions with the
A milestone event for our association
IEA and industry experts on global sector
this year is, of course, the election for IGU
trends and on the issue of methane
President 2021-2024 and host of the World
emissions, ahead of IEA’s upcoming WEO
Gas Conference (WGC 2024). The election
report focusing on natural gas.
will be held during the IGU Council meeting
In order to be more accessible and
in Tokyo on October 26, 2017. You may
influential to global media outlets, IGU also
already know the results of the election as
held its first Media Day in London, UK. This
you read this issue of the IGU magazine.
event brought journalists from the global
Still, let us highlight the importance of hav
media to meet some of IGU’s most
ing three excellent candidates participating
influential members.
in this election: Canada, China and Egypt
Equally important, through our colleagues
and Oman jointly. All candidates are active
in Argentina, we are working to ensure that
IGU members and strong players in the
natural gas features prominently during
global gas industry.
Argentina’s G20 Presidency in 2018. In May 2017, the International Gas Union Research Conference (IGRC 2017) was held
8 M e s s a g e f r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t a n d t h e S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l
Canada has been a member of IGU since 1933 and hosted the 14th WGC in Toronto in 1979. Currently Canada has one seat on
