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International Gas Union

Australian Gas Industry Trust holds the Australian membership of the International Gas Union.

The International Gas Union (IGU) was founded in 1931. It is an worldwide non-profit organisation registered in Vevey, Switzerland with the Secretariat located in Hoersholm, Denmark. The objective of IGU is to promote the technical and economic progress of the gas industry. The members of IGU are associations and entities of the gas industries in 67 countries. It co-operates with many global energy organisations. IGU's working organisation covers all domains of the gas industry from exploration and production of natural gas on- or offshore, pipeline and piped distribution systems to customers' premises and combustion of the gas at the point of use.

The programme towards the World Gas Conference, which takes place every three years, is implemented by Working Committees. It may vary from time to time but for the triennium 2003-2006 the areas of interest are covered by the following Working and Programme  Committees:

  • Exploration & Production of Gas;

  • Gas storage;

  • Transmission of Gas;

  • Distribution of Gas;

  • Utilisation of Gas;

  • Sustainable Development;

  • Strategy, Economics and Regulation;

  • Developing Gas Markets;

  • LNG.

The above information is from the International Gas Union website.  For more information on the International Gas Union go to www.igu.org.