I have the honor to greet the participants of the 12th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum,
In the 12 years, the Gas Forum has steadily made it into the Top 3 of industrial events that take place around the world every year. The Forum’s authority has developed thanks to its up-to-date agenda that makes sure to cover key trends of the sector development, but also because of its high-status participants. SPIGF has been bringing together directors of the biggest oil and gas companies, top international experts, and officials from federal executive bodies. During 4 days of operation, the venue is usually attended by up to 30 thousand visitors from more than 50 countries.
In 2023, SPIGF is going to be even more outstanding and get more attention than before. For the first time ever, its exhibition will be arranged in every pavilion of the Expoforum Centre, as well as the Passage and the outdoor premises. More than 500 companies will demonstrate the whole assortment of opportunities that the gas industry has got. Collaborative stands arranged by the Republic of Belarus and constituent entities of the Russian Federation will present the production potential possessed by the fuel and energy industry of the Union State.
The exhibition program will include InGAS Stream 2023 – Innovations in the Gas Industry International Specialised Exhibition, Import Substitution in the Gas Industry Corporate Exposition, ROS-GAS-EXPO International Specialised Exhibition of Natural Gas Industry and Technology for Gas Facility, and Gas Engine Fuel International Specialised Exhibition.
The list of the newly designed facilities to be exhibited will include mobile fueling stations with LNG-based energy sources, portable well survey and development equipment kits, tool kits for gas and oil production stimulation, and many more.
The convention program will answer to the current strategic agenda and the industrial trends, including technological independence and import substitution, digital transformation, mining and transportation, gas infrastructure expansion to regions, gas engine fuel, LNG, and hydrogen-based energy. The participants of the Global Natural Gas Market Transformation: Challenges and Ways of Development plenary session and other events are going to focus on each of the topics mentioned above.
Moreover, during the Forum, Gazprom will hold a meeting on the technological development and a session of its Science and Technology Council.
Participants of the Youth Day will talk about HR management efficiency enhancement and discuss the talent pool and the scientific potential of the sector.
Russia – Middle East and Russia – Asia business dialogues will take place during the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, too. The geographic focus has changed in view of export supplies and international collaboration channels diversification, and naturally these trends have their impact on the list of participants. For the second year in a row, the amount of European companies and visitors attending the Forum has been reducing whereas the number of our guests from amicable regions keeps increasing. We are going to talk to the latter about large-scale international projects, construction of new gas pipelines and gas hubs, to discuss the new logistics and the global energy safety matters.
Summarizing the results of 2022, the world’s gas demand reduced by 65 mln cbm with about 90% (55 mln) falling to Europe’s share. Our key objective is to compensate for this reduction with the help of new projects implemented in collaboration with our friendly countries and the local demand support by developing the infrastructure required. As a centre of attraction for industrial leaders, SPIGF seems to be the most efficient tool to make all of these come true.
I wish all of you successful and yielding work, useful contacts, and vivid impressions!