Welcome messages

I have the honor to greet the participants of the 12^th 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!

Sergey Voronkov,

CEO of ExpoForum International,

President of the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs

I heartily welcome participants and guests of the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024 on behalf of the Directorate of the Forum and me personally!

For many years, SPIGF has been the top venue to talk about the key issues of the oil and gas sector and thus support its dynamic development and prosperity. The Forum brings together competent experts from all over the world and creates unique opportunities for large-scale projects to be launched. Moreover, it also helps with solving the global challenges encountered by the industry.

This year, the event is going to be even more tremendous: more than 600 exponents will showcase their state-of-the art projects and goods. The exposition will be arranged on a wide territory, including both indoor and outdoor premises of Expoforum.

The Forum participants will be offered an extensive convention program comprising over 100 events that will cover 19 most essential areas of focus.

Some of the matters will be given particular emphasis. These are technological independence and search for new markets where resources can be supplied, as this is the key factor beyond the industry’s further sustainable progress.

Over 800 speakers invited are eager to share their experience and take on the ways the oil and gas sector should follow to get better. SPIGF 2024 won’t be just a space to bring promising concepts to life. It will also be a platform to make useful contacts and strengthen international ties.

Exciting discussions, effective collaborations and high spirits to all the participants of the Forum!

Best regards,

Denis Osadchy

Head of the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum

Dear professionals of the gas industry,

On behalf of FAREXPO Exhibition Company I welcome the participants of the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024 and the 27^th ROS-GAS-EXPO International Specialised Exhibition of Natural Gas Industry and Technology for Gas Facility!

ROS-GAS-EXPO Exhibition has been an effective working tool for solving practical problems of the Russian gas industry for 27 years. This is confirmed by the composition of the exhibitors, two thirds of whom are regular Russian participants of the event, annually expanding production and increasing the area of their expositions.

The geopolitical and economic realities of recent years have contributed to the growing interest in the Exhibition among manufacturers of technical equipment for the gas industry from the countries of South and Northeast Asia.

In total, about 300 companies from 43 cities of Russia, as well as representative offices of foreign companies from Armenia, Belarus, India, Iran, China and Turkey are participating in the ROS-GAS-EXPO Exhibition.

The Exhibition traditionally presents new products in the field of gas supply to residential buildings and industrial enterprises, technical diagnostics and operation of gas distribution systems, gas metering control, ensuring reliability, safety and ecology of the gas complex.

I wish all participants of the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum and exhibitors of the ROS-GAS-EXPO Exhibition fruitful business contacts and successful development of enterprises!

Yours sincerely,
Oleg Shost,
CEO, FAREXPO Exhibition Company

Dear colleagues and friends,

On behalf of RESTEC Exhibition Company, I’m glad to welcome you to the high-profile platform of the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum and OMR 2024 International Exhibition and Conference for Shipbuilding and Equipment and Technologies for Development of the Arctic and Continental Shelf!

Effective commercial sale of hydrocarbon resources is fundamental for our country. Development of Russian rich oil and gas deposits, which may rightly be referred to as our strategic resource, will play even larger role in the country’s fuel and energy balance.

It also implies high risks and requires more and more innovative technological solutions. An indispensable prerequisite for implementation of such solutions, demonstration of technologies and development of production and processing facilities is arrangement of professional expert platforms. St. Petersburg International Gas Forum and exhibitions, conferences, round table discussions, and official meetings held in the framework of the Forum are the very platform for this.

Obviously, such events make an important contribution to the technological modernization of Russia. I’m sure that St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024 and activities held in its framework will facilitate development of trustful business relationship and effective cooperation.

I wish effective work, professional success and reaching of business goals to all the participants and guests of the Forum!

Yours sincerely,

Dmitry Nikitin,

CEO, RESTEC Exhibition Company