THE 12TH ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL GAS FORUM
In 2023, the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, also known as SPIGF, welcomed 20 thousand participants from 53 countries. The Convention program included 90 events that covered all kinds of topics from international collaborations and import substitution to labor safety and attraction of emerging professionals. 750 industrial professionals spoke at dedicated sessions, during conferences and round table discussions. Exhibitions arranged as part of SPIGF occupied all the premises of Expoforum available. 600+ companies showcased their sci-tech projects and prototypes designed for the gas industry at the site of 48 thousand square meters. Representatives of 200 media covered the SPIGF 2023 proceedings.
The main conclusions announced during the Forum:
- As a hydrocarbon producer and supplier Russia hadn’t become isolated from the rest of the world
- Reduction of gas consumption in Europe after the European Committee had decided to reject Russian fuel, can be compensating by the growing demand in the East and the South
- Russia’s turn to the East does not mean a decrease in attention to its closest partners – cooperation with colleagues from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan is reaching a new milestone: the parties are setting goals for the next 15 years
- Development of the domestic market, pre–gasification of the regions is a priority activity of PJSC Gazprom
- By 2035 It is planned to develop a program for the development of the gas engine fuel market
The oil and gas sector can become one of the driving forces for the development of IT products of Russian companies
CONVENTION PROGRAM
During the four days of the Forum, 90 convention events took place including meetings, presentations, and round-table discussions that were attended by chief executives of the top Russian and foreign companies along with the state authorities’ officials.
Among the key events of the SPIGF 2023 convention program:
- SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL CONFERENCE DEVELOPMENT OF OIL AND GAS PROCESSING PRODUCTION SITES AND PROSPECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR HYDROCARBON CRUDE PROCESSION
- INTERNATIONAL SESSION PROSPECTS OF THE RUSSIA-ASIA COLLABORATION IN THE SPHERE OF GAS, LNG, HYDROGEN, AND GAS POWERED VEHICLES
- SESSION DEVELOPMENT BASED ON DATA PROCESSION TECHNOLOGIES, AI IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR: IMPLEMENTING COMPLEX APPROACH AND BOOSTING EFFICIENCY
- STRATEGIC SESSION IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PROJECTS FOR NATURAL GAS EXPANSION AS MINING VEHICLES MOTOR FUEL WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF INTERACTION OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
- PANEL DISCUSSION «R&D IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR»
New plants were started right from the Expoforum’s venue, which was yet another proof of the impressive progress made by the Russian gas industry. Gazprom initiated gas supply to low-capacity liquefied natural gas (CLNG) facilities: Tobolsk and Konakovo built in the Tyumen and Tver regions by Gazprom LNG Technologies. These are the first ever LNG production infrastructural facilities in the industrial history of the regions. The factories were triumphantly launched by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, together with Alexey Kakhidze, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Gazprom LNG Technologies.
Other facilities ceremonially started during SPIGF 2023 were the gas pipelines in the Ulyanovsk, Leningrad, and Saratov regions. The event was arranged as a TV bridge, which connected Moscow and St. Petersburg. Together with Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Nikolay Shulginov, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, the ceremony was participated by Valentina Matvienko, Chairlady of the Federation Council of Russia, Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Sergey Gustov, CEO of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, Andrey Turchak, First Deputy of the Chair of the Federation Council, Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Party, as well as leaders of the Russian regions.
Moreover, the honorary guests took part in launching of the new LNG factory not far from Volgograd. This lowcapacity LNG plant is going to produce up to 1.5 tons of LNG an hour, which will be used to fuel buses and special machines.
PLENARY SESSION
The central event of the SPIGF 2023 was the Plenary Session GLOBAL NATURAL GAS MARKET TRANSFORMATION: CHALLENGES AND WAYS OF DEVELOPMENT.
Participants of the plenary session:
Mr. Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee, Gazprom
Mr. Nikolay Shulginov, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Mr. Roman Sklyar, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Mr. Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey
Mr. Xie Jun, Vice President, China National Petroleum Corporation
Mr. Jurabek Mirzamahmudov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Mr. Taalaibek Ibraev, Minister of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic
MODERATOR: Ms Alexandra Suvorova, Anchor, Russia 24 TV Channel
WELCOME SPEECH:
Mr. Alexander Beglov, Governor of St. Petersburg
YOUTH DAY
In 2023, the Youth Day was held for the ten time in the framework of St. Petersburg International Gas Forum. The project was traditionally held by St. Petersburg State University of Economics (UNECON) and supported by the International Business Congress and Gazprom.
32 best students from 10 countries (Russia, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, China, Morocco, Nigeria) were selected from 200 candidates and got a unique opportunity to come to St. Petersburg and unite at the Expoforum site to have a discussion with leading experts in the energy industry on the development of energy, as well as the prospects for introducing innovative solutions, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in companies of oil and gas sector.
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom PJSC, personally greeted Youth Day participants, as well as congratulated the best graduates of the Virtual Academy and presented them with certificates in a solemn atmosphere.
The program of the Youth Day included: master classes, a quest for the SPIGF exhibition, a business game, work with industry expert, an award ceremony and a sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg.
EXHIBITION PROGRAM
At the exhibitions arranged during SPIGF 2023 (InGAS Stream 2023 – Innovations in the Gas Industry, Import Substitution in the Gas Industry Corporate Exposition, Gas Engine Fuel and ROS-GAS-EXPO) the tangible achievements made by Russian industrialists and scientists were showcased. Moreover, the exhibition list included collaborative stands brought by the Russian regions and the Republic of Belarus. Companies from the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Turkey, Belarus, Italy, Slovenia, and other countries put their projects and prototypes on the display.
The guests of the Forum were presented new transport means by KAMAZ: NefAZ-5222 commuter bas that runs on compressed natural gas and KAMAZ62501 gas engine mobile instrumentation and control workshop based on the chassis of KAMAZ-6250 4WD crew bus.
Russian Helicopters Holding, which is part of Rostech State Corporation, demonstrated their cargo and passenger proposal: Mi-171AZ Helicopter. United Engine Corporation, which is also part of Rostech, brought in their GTD-110M, the first Russian-made high capacity gas-turbine engine.
At the Gas Science and Innovations stand, the delegation was presented Alyona neural network, which the company refers to as a digital assistant officer.
PARTICIPATION OF THE RUSSIAN REGIONS
Exhibits brought from the Russian regions and Belarus clearly prove that import substitution is not just a collocation but a continuous project that has gained momentum throughout the years.
Collective stands from Astrakhan, Penza, Chelyabinsk regions, the Republic of Tatarstan and Perm Territory were presented at the extensive exposition of the Forum.
OFFICIAL SUPPORT AND PARTNERS
Gazprom was the general partner of SPIGF 2023, and the TMK became the general sponsor.
SPIGF 2023 was arranged with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, and the Government of St. Petersburg.
SPIGF 2023 Partners: Zagorsk Pipe Plant, Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company), Main Company of COMITA Group of Companies, Rossiya Bank, Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defence Corporation, HMS Group, United Metallurgical Company, Gazprom Bureniye, Salavat Catalyst Plant, Gazprom GNP Holding, UEC, Rosatom State Corporation, RUMO plant, FracJet-Volga, Bunter Group, Gazprom ID Operator, Technoavia, and Zenit Football Club.
Official insurance partner: SOGAZ.
Telecommunication partner: Rostelecom.
Gala dinner partner: Winline.
Cultural program partner: Imperial Porcelain Manufactory.
General media partners: Territoriya NEFTEGAS and Gas Industry.
General industry information partner: Neftegaz.ru.
General industry media partner: SPHERE. OIL AND GAS.
Strategic media partner: Exposition Oil Gas.
Official industry media partner: Power and Industry of Russia.
Publisher of the SPIGF Show Daily official newspaper: United Industrial Publishers.
Style partner: Indever.
Official translating agency: Voice of the World.
Official SPIGF 2023 restaurants: Taiga Chalet, Lou Lou, PALKIN, Stroganoff Bar & Grill, Stroganoff, Mansarda, Terrasa.
Forum organiser: ExpoForum International.
Exhibition coorganiser: FAREXPO.
The coorganisers of the SPIGF convention program were Gazprom, Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, Gazprom Nedra, Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company), Gazstroyprom, Gazprom Transgaz Belarus, Gas Industry Magazine, Media Worlds (Media Miry), Gazprom Invest, Gazprom Bureniye, RusGazBureniye, Gazprom Komplektatsiya, Russian Gas Society, Academic magazine of the Russian Gas Society, New Technologies of the Gas Industry Association of Equipment Producers, Gazprom Gas-Engine Fuel, Gazprom Proektirovanie, Gazprom Pererabotka, Gazprom UGS, Gazprom Spacecraft Assembly, Integration and Testing Facility, RBEN, SIBUR, Consortium of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Prompribor-R, Institute of Oil and Gas Technology Initiatives, Main Company of COMITA Group of Companies, National Oil and Gas Forum, Energoleaders Business Club, BELAZ, Russian-Asian Business Council, Rusatom Overseas, Gazprom Hydrogen, Sk RnD Market, Platform for R&D customers and performers by Skolkovo Foundation, B1 Group of Companies, Interregional Union ‘Club of Young Industrialists’, Moscow Client Bank,
GT Energo, Alpha Steel, Journalist Guild, Technological Development Agency, Russian National Committee of World Petroleum Council, EnergoInnovatsiya Association of Innovative Energy Enterprises, RBC St. Petersburg, Russia – Latin America Business Centre, Power and Industry of Russia Newspaper, National Technology Transfer Association, RUSSOFT, St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange, BitRiver Management Company, Expert Analytical Centre (Expert North-West and Expert Siberia and Far East Magazines), National LNG Association, Gas Union of Yugra, and International Shukhov Foundation.
“Results of the 12th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum were beyond the boldest expectations. As far as key parameters are regarded, the event has hit all the records in its entire history. Once again, the Forum has confirmed its status as the main industrial event in Russia and the world. To a significant extent, it became possible thanks to Gazprom, the Forum’s General Partner,” outlined Sergey Voronkov, President of the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs, CEO of ExpoForum International. He also invited all the participants and guests to join the Forum in 2024.
