IGU Research Conference (IGRC)

There has been a general trend over the last 10 years for gas companies, particularly those in liberalised markets, to reduce R&D expenditure. Given the strategic challenges facing the gas industry, it is time to reconsider the level of R&D expenditure and its business focus and there by changing the slope of the decreasing trend of R&D support.

The IGRC Conference in Paris focused on developments of the most important subjects for the Gas Industry.

Oral and poster sessions on each of the links in the gas chain, were organised; Exploration and Production (including LNG), Storage, Transmission, Distribution and Utilisation.

The proceedings are now available on : www.igrc2008.com

The IGRC provides an excellent opportunity for interactions among very different delegates from the institutions that have gas research in common or benefit from the results. Technological success is not for granted, it needs to be nurtured through research and development focused on basic science as well as technology breakthroughs. However a clear link to market needs is at the end of the day decisive for the interest of companies.

See you in Seoul, Republic of Korea, in 2011!

www.igrc2011.com