V Andrés Kidd, Coordination Committee Secretary for the 2006-09 Triennium (right) with the incoming Secretary, Ungku Ainon Ungku Tahir.
ZV The 24th WGC was held in La Rural Conference & Exhibition Centre, Buenos Aires. Z Energy ministers taking part in the conference included Algeria’s Dr Chakib Khelil (seated left) and Argentina’s Julio de Vido (seated right).
and strategic panels did not overlap with the
and Exhibition Centre. Overall attendance
of the financial crisis, while developing the
technical sessions.
including delegates, accompanying persons
long-term potential of natural gas as the
and press was just over 3,500, while 351 reports,
cleanest of the fossil fuels.
The opening ceremony was held in the Luna Park arena, where Ernesto López Anadón’s guest of honour was Argentina’s President,
As well as reviewing the work done during
IGU’s “Natural Gas Industry Study to 2030” was launched during the first of nine strategic
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. The venue for
the 2006-09 Triennium, delegates discussed
panels, and speakers throughout the confer
the conference sessions was La Rural Conference
how they were managing the short-term strains
ence went on to set out a roadmap to tackle
V Rune Bjørnson, Statoil’s Executive Vice President Natural Gas, gave one of four luncheon addresses.
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papers and posters were presented.
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