IGU speeches

This page includes pdfs of speeches held by the IGU Presidency, the IGU Secretariat and other IGU representatives from the start of the Norwegian Secretariat, 1 November 2007.

2014

Keynote address held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 14 May 2014, The 59th SIGTTO Panel Meeting
"Gas Market Emergency Workshop", for the G20 Energy Sustainability Working Group held by Mr Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General IGU, 10-13 February 2014, Melbourne, Australia

2013

"Lebanon Oil and Gas Summit" held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 3- 4 December 2013, Beirut, Lebanon. (Keynote address)
"8th Asia Gas Partnership Summit; Asia driving natural gas growth" held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 3 December 2013, New Delhi, India (Keynote address)
"A New Role for Gas in a Green Economy, UNECE", held by Mr Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General IGU, 22 November 2013, Geneva, Switzerland
"Natural Gas Supporting Social and Economic Development, 18th Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Conference", held by Ms Ksenia Gladkova, Senior Advisor to the Secretary General of IGU, 21 November 2013, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
"Development of Clean Energies: need for an unprecedented Scale of Innovation" keynote address held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 17 November 2013, at IGU side event during COP 19,Warsaw, Poland
"Danish Annual Gas Conference 2013; The global gas strategy: the IGU way" held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 14 November 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark (Keynote address)
"Natural Gas Supporting Social and Economic Development, Gulf of Guinea Gas Conference", held by Mr Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General IGU, 6-8 November 2013, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
" Natural gas: Supporting sustainable development in the Gulf of Guinea and Africa", held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 6 November 2013, (Ministerial Opening address)
"Global Unconventional Gas Summit; Shale gas : a pathway for global economic growth and energy security" held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 22 October 2013, Beijing, China (Keynote address)
"World Energy Congress 2013; Future of transport: Decarbonizing growth" held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 13-17 October 2013, Daegu, South Korea (Keynote address)
"The 2013 Autumn Conference of SGOA" held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 3 October 2013, High Tatras, Slovakia (Keynote address)
"Trends and Perspectives of the Global Gas Industry, China International Pipeline Exhibition & Conference 2013", held by Mr Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General IGU, 12-14 September 2013, Langfang, China
"Trends and Perspectives of the Global Gas Industry, Swiss Gas General Assembly", held by Mr Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General IGU, 25 June 2013, Bern, Switzerland
"IGU on LNG Small Scale summit" held by Mr Dirk van Slooten, Chair PGC D, 19 June 2013, Amsterdam, The Netrherlands
"Global vision for gas, the pathway towards a sustainable energy future" held by Mr Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General IGU, 5 June 2013, Oslo, Norway
"Future Gas: From North, South or East? Africa and Middle East Perspective" held by Mr Khaled Abubakr, Regional Coordinator IGU, 5 June 2013, Oslo, Norway
“Future gas from North, South or East?” keynote address held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 4th November 2013, Oslo, Norway
" Reconciling Market Trading with Long-term Partnerships" held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 30 May 2013, Brussels, Belgium, Eurogas RGS Conference (keynote address)
" A Golden Age of Gas for All" keynote address held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 28 May 2013, Vienna, Austria, Vienna Energy Forum 2013
"Natural Gas, LNG and the Baltic Sea", held by Ms Carolin Oebel, Director, 24 May 2013,Turku, Finland
"Turkmenistan Gas Congress 2013; The emergence of a new global gas leader" held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 21 May 2013, Turkmenistan (Keynote address)
" Reconciling EU Energy Policy Goals with Reality", welcome address held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 25 April 2013, Gas Naturally Gas Week 2013
" UIG Symposium" keynote address held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 18 February 2013, Algeria
"Gas – part of a sustainable energy future", held by Ms Carolin Oebel, Director, 22 January 2013,Geneva, Switzerland

2012

"Managing Change: Enabling the Shift to Sustainable Energy, UNECE", held by Mr Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General IGU, 28 November 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
"The 2012 Autumn Gas Conference, Czech Gas Association", held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 6 November 2012,Prag, The Czech Republic. (Keynote address)
"Global Economy and Cooperation", held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, Gasex 2012, 9-11 October 2012, Bali, Indonesia (Keynote address)

"Global Vision for Gas - The Pathway to a Sustainable Energy Future", held by Ms Carolin Oebel, Senior Advisor to the Secretary General of IGU 5 October 2012, Atlantic Council REKK, Budapest, Hungary.
"Challenges of the Energy Supply in the 21st Century", held by Mr Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, 19 September 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Keynote address)
"Global Vision for Gas - The Pathway to a Sustainable Energy Future", held by Mr Hans Riddervold, Director IGU 4 July 2012, Caspian Gas Forum, Istanbul, Turkey.
"Global Vision for Gas - The Pathway to a Sustainable Energy Future", held by Mr Roberto D Brandt, Honorary Member IGU 3 July 2012, Peru's Energy Day, Lima, Peru.
"Global Vision for Gas - The Pathway to a Sustainable Energy Future", held by Mr Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General of IGU 29 June 2012, Crans Montana Forum, Baku, Azerbaijan.
"Global Vision for Gas - The Pathway to a Sustainable Energy Future", held by Ms Ksenia Gladkova, Advisor to the Secretary General of IGU IGU 27 June 2012, 10th Russian Petroleum & Gas Congress, Moscow, Russia.
"Global Vision for Gas - The Pathway to a Sustainable Energy Future", held by Ms Carolin Oebel, Advisor to the Secretary General of IGU 27 June 2012, LNG gc, London, United Kingdom.

2011

"THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE GLOBAL GAS MARKETS: NEW DYNAMICS AND COMMERCIAL DRIVERS", held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 31 October 2011, Australia Gas, Sydney, Australia.
"Natural gas part of the long term solution", held by Mr Hans Riddervold, Director IGU, 24 October 2011,
The sixth International Energy Week, Moscow, Russian Federation
"Overview of Global LNG Markets –Asia Pacific Context", held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 20 September 2011, World LNG Series Asia Pacific Summit, Singapore.
"Global Unconventional Gas Opportunities", held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 13 September 2011, Global Unconventional Gas 2011, Beijing, China.
"Gas: Answer to Energy Challenges", held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 21 June 2011, Vienna Energy Forum 2011, Vienna, Ausatria.
"Overview of IGU Malaysian Presidency", held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 8-12 June 2011, Hammerfest, Norway.
"Gas, an energy source for sustainability", held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 24-25 May 2011, Sedigas 2011 Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain.
"Natural Gas: Powering the Low-Carbon Economy", held by Mr. Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General of IGU, 19 May 2011, 6th International Conference- Energy Dialogue: Russia-European Union. Gas Aspects, Berlin, Germany.
"Natural Gas: The Responsible Choice" held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 25 January 2011, IndoGAS 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia.
"World Gas Supply (Conventional and Unconventional Gas Map), Market and Commercialization" held by Mr. Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General of IGU, 24 January 2011, IndoGAS 2011 Gas and LNG Business Forum, Jakarta, Indonesia.
"Indonesia's Opportunity in the Development of Unconventional Gas Resources" held by Mr. Ho Sook Wah, Vice-Chairman, IGU Co-ordination Committee, 26 January 2011, IndoGAS 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia.
"Entering the Era of Gas Innovation", held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 12 May 2011, EGATEC 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2010

"Pursuing Coooperatice Paradigm on Energy, Environment and Economy" , held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 24-26 November 2010, GASEX 2010 Conference & Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan.
"IGU Overview and Natural Gas in a Climate Change Perspective" held by Mr. Erik Gonder, Senior Advisor of the IGU Secretariat, 3 November 2010, "14th Internationional Oil & Gas Forum", Kiev, Ukraine.
"Changing Market Dynamics - Challenges & Opportunities" held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 20-22 September 2010, World LNG Series: Asia Pacific Summit, Singapore
"Natural Gas in a Climate Change Perspective" held by Ms Jeanet van Dellen , Advisor to the Secretray General, 24 June 2010, RPGC, Moscow, Russian Federation.
"IGU - World Gas Pipeline Scenario" held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 9-10 June 2010, INDOPIPE 2010; The 3rd International Indonesia Pipeline Conference & Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia.
"World Energy Security and Safety: Challenges & Oppurtunities", held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 21 May 2010, 5th International Conference- Energy Dialogue: Russia-European Union. Gas Aspects, Berlin, Germany.
"Examining Regional Market Outlooks and Developments - Challenges & Opportunities", held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 12-13 October 2010, Gas Asia 2010, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
"Gas Producers & Consumers Inter-Dependency: Challenges & Opportunities" held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, Turkmenistan Gas Congress 2010, 14-15 April 2010, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
"Sourcing, Transmission, & Distribution of Natural Gas : Challenges & Oppurtunities" held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 6th Asia Gas Partnership Summit , 22-23 March 2010, New Delhi, India
"The Shale Gas Revolution: What does it really mean for the global energy industry?" , held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 3-5 November 2010, World Shale Gas Conference & Exhibition, Dallas-Forth Worth, USA
"Unconventional Gas: Challenges and Opportunities", held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 15-17 June 2010, Global Unconventional Gas 2010, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

2009

"Strategic Challenges Facing the Gas Industry Towards 2030", held by Mr. Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General of IGU, 6-8 May 2009, 24^thInternational Scientific & Expert Meeting of Gas Professionals, Opatija, Croatia.
"Global Challenges facing the Gas Industry", held by Mr. Hans Riddervold, Senior Advisor of the IGU Secretariat, 11 February 2009, 4^th International Gas Conference of the Region of Southeast Europe, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"Global Challenges facing the Gas Industry", held by Mr. Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General of IGU, 19-22 January 2009, IndoGAS, Jakarta, Indonesia.
"Central European Countries- Natural Gas Supplies Security" held by Datuk Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 24-25 November 2009, Central European Gas Congress, organised by Slovak Gas and Oil Association.
Global Gas Perspectives: Gas Sources for the Future" held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 2-3 November 2009, 2009 Autumn Gas Conference, organised by the Czech Gas Association, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
"Unleashing the Potential of International Partnership" held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 18-20 November 2009, 9th ASCOPE Conference & Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
"Leadership's Role in Capability Development" , held by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, President of IGU, 14-16 December 2009, SBC Oil & Gas HR Forum, Paris, France
The Human Resource Challenge in the Gas Industry", held by Mr. Ho Sook Wah, Vice-Chairman, IGU Co-ordination Committee, 13 April 2009, IEF Symposium on Tackling the Human Resources Crunch in the Petroleum Industry, Doha, Qatar.

2008

"The Climate Change Challenge and the Role of the Natural Gas", held by Mr. Ernesto L. Anadón, President of IGU, 12-15 November 2008, 10^th Gas Information Exchange for the Western Pacific (GASEX) Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam.
"Gas as the Energy of Choice", held by Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General of IGU, 12-15 November 2008, 12^th Africa Oil, Gas & Minerals, Trade and Finance Conference and Exhibition, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
"Mega trends of the Gas Industry", held by Mr. Torstein Indrebø, General Secretary of IGU, 23^rdInternational Scientific Meeting of Gas Experts, Opatia, Croatia, 7-10 May 2008.
"Global Energy Challenges and the Contribution of the Gas Industry", held by Mr. Erik Gonder, Advisor of the IGU Secretariat, 16-18 April 2008, "Energy and Climate. New Priorities", St. Constantine and Helena Resort, Bulgaria.
"Globalisation of the Gas Industry", held by Mr. Torstein Indrebø, General Secretary of IGU, 14-15 April 2008, 5^th Asia Gas Partnership Summit, New Delhi, India.

"Opportunities & Challenges for the Gas Industry in Asia", held by Datuk Abdul Rahim Hashim, Vice President of IGU, 14-15 April 2008, 5^th Asia Gas Partnership Summit, New Delhi, India.

"The IGU and Supply Challenges in the International Gas Market", held by Mr. Ho Sook Wah, Vice-Chairman, IGU Co-ordination Committee, 6 November 2008, 1^st China City Gas Forum, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
"Supply and demand security from a Risk Management Perspective ", held by Ms. Barbara Schmid, Advisor to the Secretary General, 21-22 April 2008, 7^th Energy Regulation and Investment Conference, Budapest, Hungary