UNFCCC COP 10Buenos Aires, Argentina – 10 December 2004

International Gas Union 2004

International Gas Union 2004

PETER K. STORM Secretary General - IGU

THE IGU ORGANISATION

IGU Membership consists of national Gas Associations and Companies

IGU is a Non-Profit Organisation

IGU is a Non-Political Organisation

IGU is a Non-Governmental Organisation

VISION OF IGU

Recognising that natural gas has an important part to play in satisfying the global need for an environment- friendly energy source, IGU will be the most influential, effective, and independent non-profit organisation, while serving as the spokesman for the gas industry worldwide

IGU Membership

“Charter- and Associate Membership" Apart from Charter Members from 67 Countries IGU now

has 18 Associate Members

Among these are:

BP, ChevronTexaco,ConocoPhilips, E.ON Ruhrgas, Gaz de France,Petrobras, RWE Gas, Shell, TOTAL and Tractebel

INTERNATIONAL GAS UNIONrepresents 95 % of all gas sales

Members

Non Members

INTERNATIONAL GAS UNION

Biannual IGU Magazine:

News from IGU and affiliated Gas organisations

Progress report from all IGU Committees listingthe current Studies underway

Independant Third Party Articles about the prospects of Gas

Sustainable Development

IGU has issued revised and up-to-date Recommendations to the world-Wide Gas Industry:

"Guiding Principles for Sustainable Development"

INTERNATIONAL GAS UNION

Session Chairman today:

Bert Panman,

Chairman of the IGU Coordination Committee.

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