in providing a favourable environment for major energy infrastructure projects. The meeting was arranged by Energy Charter and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and attended by around 80 experts, many from the Caspian area and Eastern Europe. China LNG Summit, Beijing Jérôme Ferrier and the Chair of National Organizing Committee for WGC 2015, Daniel Paccoud attended the China LNG Summit in Beijing, China, April 22-24. Jérôme Ferrier gave an opening address on “What is driving China’s natural gas and LNG demand?” He also met with top executives of China Gas Society and zvx During WGC 2015 IGU management held several meetings. a b o v e Pål Rasmussen and David Carroll with Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director of IEA (second right) and Costanza Jacazio, Senior Gas Expert with IEA (right). Pål Rasmussen, David Carroll, Mel Ydreos and Jay Copan with Eldar Sætre, CEO of Statoil ASA (centre).
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Mel Ydreos and Pål Rasmussen with Anita George, Senior Director of the World Bank Group’s Global Practice on Energy and Extractive Industries.
China LNG Association to present IGU activities and promote WGC 2015. WGC 2015 The 26th World Gas Conference – WGC 2015 – gave a great opportunity to meet with both international organizations and IGU members when it was held in Paris, June 1-5. During the conference, IGU management met with IGU members, MoU partners and other partners to discuss further cooperation and plans to educate policymakers on the importance of gas, advocate on behalf of the industry and support our members’ advocacy efforts, and create
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