September 24, 08 / French Presidency of IGU 2012-2015
In september's Council meeting, held in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, the Council members of the International Gas Union (IGU) elected Paris, France, as venue for the WGC in 2015.
Following september's election of France and Paris as host for the WGC in 2015, France will also hold the Presidency of IGU from 2012-2015. For the triennium 2012-2015, France has designated the below key people with extensive gas experience:
- President: Jerome Ferrier (TOTAL)
- Coordination Committee (CC) Chairman: Georges Liens (GdF Suez)
- CC Secretary: Yves Tournié (TOTAL)
- President NOC: Daniel Paccoud (Association Française de Gaz)
Other candidates for the Presidency 2012-2015 and hosting of WGC 2015 were Brazil and Qatar.
The present IGU Presidency is held by Argentina with the fothcoming WGC to take place in Buenos Aires in 2009. Malaysia will take over the Presidency after WGC 2009 until 2012, and Malaysia will then host WGC in 2012.
StatoilHydro (Norway) is hosting the IGU Secretariat since 1. November 2007. The Secretary General,Mr. Torstein Indrebø, and the Secretariat is located in Oslo, Norway.

May 15, 08 / Natural gas: a key energy to reach the Factor 4 objectives
AFG has published a new document on Natural gas.
To order some copies, please send an email to : jean-luc.gadeau@afgaz.fr
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March 27, 08 / IGU Presidency 2012-2015 & World Gas Conference June 2015 : French application
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March 2008 / ERGEG consultation anf AFG position : Principles on calculating tariffs for access to gas transmission networks
ERGEG wants to make methodological tools available to operators and national authorities on the design of transmission tariffs, and has launched a public consultation with the stakeholders on the basis of a proposal that deals with both tariffs structures and operators’ incomes. The French Gas Association (AFG) takes a position underlining the fact that specificities of each transmission network need appropriate tariff structures, set up on the basis of a strong cooperation between operators and national regulatory authorities. An artificially contrived convergence can be therefore considered inappropriate, whereas a shared view, at European level, on tariff structure principles would be a useful tool for operators and national regulators, which would contribute to market development and more liquidity on interconnections.
Position paper

June, 9 to 20, 2008 / CFATG Transport: Training on Liquefied Natural Gas
As a result of this training, the participant will be in a position to get the basic knowledge required in the LNG industry, control technical and economic issues linked to the liquefaction, the storage, the transmission and the revaporization of LNG, evaluate the various processes and equipments used for the gas liquefaction, the storage of LNG, its transports and its gasification.
Persons concerned: any person working in the gas industry, like supervisory staff, decision makers, engineers, and newcomers in the sphere of activity. And more particulary, participants in the Advanced Master MS, engineers and executives from gas and industrial companies (manufacturers, engineering firms, gas users, etc.), system operators, engineers from government departments and public administration, staff of engineering companies.
Contents: General information about LNG • Thermodynamics applied to LNG • LNG characteristics and behaviour • LNG industry standards and rules • Safety in the LNG industry • Materials used in the LNG industry • LNG R&D • Liquefaction processes and cryogenic exchangers • Liquefaction plants design and operation • Liquefaction compressors • Cryogenic insulation installations • Purification before processing • Organization of the LNG sea transport • Operating methane tanker • Cargo organization in the tankers • Methane terminals design • Loading and unloading arms • LNG onshore storage • Peak-shaving installations • LNG chain design, completion and costs • Site visit: regaseification and peak shaving plants in France or abroad.
Educational methods: Talks • Transparencies • Video tapes • Exchanges • Questions/answers.
More information : frederique.coze@afgaz.fr

March 02, 03 / AFG's Rendez-Vous
The turmoil observed in the UK gas market has raised some anxiety and a number of questions. Beyond information in the press and specialised publications, this “AFG’s Rendez-vous” aims at providing highlights and analysis which are essential for a good understanding of the UK gas background. The volatility of the spot market, its ability to balance supply and demand, as well as the role played by long-term contracts to ensure the security of supply will be explained and debated by a high level discussion panel whose members represent varying interest groups. The guidelines decided by the UK government to implement corrective measures will also be scrutinised.

Moderated by Long Lu, chargé des Relations institutionnelles de l’AFG.
With the participation of:
• Stéphane Caudron, Manager Business development, Statoil ;
• Philippe Vedrenne, Managing Director, Gaselys ;
• John Havard, Deputy Director, Gas Markets,
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ;
• Pr Philip W. Wright, Sheffield University

Will be held at Total -Auditorium Tour Coupole.