The Forum will run on the scheduled dates – from 5 to 8 October.

The team of the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum continues to actively prepare for the event. An extensive convention program consisting of twenty thematic areas, a large-scale exposition of advanced technologies in the gas industry will bring together leading experts, representatives of government authorities, business and scientific communities.

The key partners of the convention program will include the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, Gazprom, Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, Gazprombank, Gazprom Nedra, the Russian Gas Society, the National Oil and Gas Forum, the Russian National Committee of the World Petroleum Council, Uniper SE, the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce, and the Association of European Businesses.

The grand event of the Forum will be the Plenary Session “Natural Gas: New Challenges and Solutions for the Global Energy Sector”. Heads of the top Russian and foreign companies as well as training and academic entities are invited to join it.

The participants of thematic exhibitions, which will traditionally take place as part of the Forum, will include the leading Russian and foreign companies: Gazprom, UNIPER SE, Boskalis, Comita Group, TMK, OMK, Siemens Energy, Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defence Corporation, HMS Group, Zagorsk Pipe Plant, Gazprom Bureniye, Kosmos-Neft-Gas, Severstal, United Industrial Complex, Salavat Catalyst Plant, PSI, the URAL Automobile Plant, GAZ Group, and other companies.

The best students from Russia and Europe with leading energy companies will join the Youth Day. The site will run meetings and discussions with special focus on career opportunities for young leaders.