In October 3 to 6, the leading oil and gas and energy companies will participate in the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum that is to take place in the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre
During the 6th International Congress of Oil and Gas Industry Professionals 90 differently scoped events will take place: a plenary meeting, conferences, round tables, working meetings, case competitions, and on-site tours. Thus, this year the unique international partner of the Forum, the energy company Uniper SE, will present a range of projects with the aid of the global associations; NGV Italy will stage the conferences on using natural gas as engine fuel; the experts from Gazprom Mezhregiongaz will hold workshops for engineers, consider the matters of gas distribution and gas supply, and the experts of the Russian Gas Society, the Union of Oil & Gas Producers of Russia, will organize a panel discussion on the global LNG market in view of mountain competition.
The central event will be the plenary meeting ROLE OF THE RUSSIAN GAS COMPLEX IN THE WORLD ENERGY BALANCE. The representatives of Gazprom, Royal Dutch Shell, Uniper SE, OMV, and China National Petroleum Corporation are going to present their speeches. The experts will discuss the development of the Russian gas industry, energy safety and prospects of LNG development, introduction of new technologies and innovative processes, as well as give estimate to the Russian gas market within the world energy complex.
The Forum attracts more and more foreign participants – by now, the European Association of Gas Companies (Eurogas), the Association of European Business (AEB), NGV Italy, the R&D and Innovation Committee of the International Gas Union (IGU), as well as the leading organizers of exhibitions and conferences from FCE Group srl. (Italy) and Pegasus Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. (Pakistan) have confirmed they are ready to cooperate within the framework of the convention and exhibition programs.
Youth Day held with the support of the International Business Congress is going to be an important event of the Forum. Youth Day is an outstanding information and discussion platform, where influential experts and young leaders of the largest international energy companies, representatives of academic community meet to discuss new vectors for the gas sector development and the career opportunities of the experts-to-be.
Traditionally, the business program will be complemented by an extensive exposition uniting three international industry-specific exhibitions: INGAS STREAM – INNOVATIONS IN THE GAS INDUSTRY, GAS ENGINE FUEL, and ROS-GAS-EXPO, where the innovative technologies and prospective products of the entire manufacturing chain of the gas industry will be presented. The Russian technologies will be demonstrated in the specialized exposition Import Substitution in the Gas Industry. Gazprom, OMV, Uniper SE, Air Liquide, RUSNANO, TMK, HMS GROUP, CHELPIPE GROUP, StroyTransNefteGaz, Gazprom avtomatizatsiya, and others are going to present their exhibits during SPIGF-2017.
In 2017, the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum will be held as a part of the 'Russian Energy Week' Energy Efficiency and Energy Development International Forum (REW) – the most remarkable event in the Russian energy industry. The REW events will take place on October 4 - 7 in Manege Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow, and on October 3 - 6 in EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre.
SPIGF-2017 will be held with the participation of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, as well as the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the State Duma Committee of Energy, the Government of St. Petersburg, the Russian Gas Society, the National Association of Oil and Gas Service, and NGV Italy.
