WGC 2012: showcasing the global gas industry

September 11, 2012

Dateline 2012-08-00:

Every three years the World Gas Conference, hosted by the International Gas Union, is held to share findings from the previous research triennium and bring world leaders, executives and specialists together. The 25th World Gas Conference was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 5–9 June 2012, with the theme Gas: Sustaining Future Global Growth.

Since 1931 the International Gas Union (IGU) has promoted the technical and economic progress of the gas industry all over the world and is regarded as the most influential independent non-profit organisation serving as spokesman for the global gas industry.

The conference presented a staggering collection of ideas, experience and networking and was attended by 5,300 people from 90 countries, representing over 95 per cent of the global gas market. In addition over 13,800 people came to the exhibition to visit 220 exhibiting companies. Walking through the exhibition gave you a taste of each company’s capabilities and projects, amongst the largest in the world, as well as their national customs.

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Malaysia’s Gas Supply-demand Gap Will Start Growing 2013, Says IGU

May 17, 2012

Sorry, ‘start growing’?

Dateline 2012-05-08:

Malaysia’s gas supply-demand gap will start growing next year at the time whereby contracted production declines, says International Gas Union (IGU) President, Datuk Dr Abdul Rahim Hashim.

He said Malaysia faced supply challenges with declining indigenous gas production in Peninsula Malaysia, increased extraction rates, commercially challenging reserves, which are smaller in size and in scattered locations and an overall increase in exploration and production costs.

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Malaysia – President Of International Gas Union

October 17, 2009

Taken from the pages of the Star, dateline 2009-10-11:

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has taken over the presidency of the International Gas Union (IGU) with Datuk Dr Abdul Rahim Hashim of PETRONAS filling the top post until 2012.

Dr Abdul Rahim, who is PETRONAS’ research technology vice-president, is also Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) president.

For those of you not in the know, Datuk Dr. Abdul Rahim was VP, Gas Business Unit, PETRONAS.

What does the IGU do, you wonder? From the IGU’s web pages, it’s objective is to “promote the technical and economic progress of the gas industry.”

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