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As natural gas was becoming an ever more important part of the world primary energy mix, the UNECE gas experts explored the role of gas in achieving the objectives of the Sustainable Energy for All initiative. The experts were updated on the work of the four Task Forces that develop:
The second session of the Group of Experts on Gas was preceded by the Industry Forum of the Gas Centre on Monday, 19 January 2015. The Forum focused on the outlook for long-term contracts in a globalising market and the role of natural gas in the international and European energy mix. |
2nd Session Group of Experts on Gas
2nd Session Group of Experts on Gas
20 - 21 January 2015
Salle VII, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland
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Documents
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| Logistical Information | |||
| Detailed Timeline Draft as at 19 January 2015 |
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| Item 1: Adoption of the Agenda | |||
| Annotated provisional agenda for the second session ECE/ENERGY/GE.8/2015/1 |
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| Work Plan of the Group of Experts on Gas for 2014–2015 | |||
| Report of the Group of Experts on Gas on its second session ECE/ENERGY/GE.8/2015/2 |
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| Report of the Group of Experts on Gas on its first session ECE/ENERGY/GE.8/2014/2 |
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| Item 6: Draft ToR for TF on best practice guidance in reducing gas leaks along the gas value chain | |||
| Item 7: Draft ToR for TF on best practice guidance on the role of natural gas in increasing the uptake of renewable energy | |||
| Item 8: Draft ToR on TF on best practice guidance for liquefied natural gas | |||
| Item 9: Draft ToR for TF on recommendations for using NG in transport | |||
| Item 16: Adoption of Conclusions and Recommendations | |||
| Draft Conclusions and Recommendations arising from the Second Session of the Group of Experts on Gas GEG-2/2015/INF.1 (unofficial document in English only) - please note these draft conclusions and recommendations were developed by the Bureau of the Group of Experts and are not intended in any way to prejudice the discussions but rather to provide a draft text which will be updated as the meeting progresses |
Presentations
| Presentation Title & Author | ENG | FRE | RUS |
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| Item 5: The role of gas in achieving the goals of the Sustainable Energy for All initiative | |||
| How can natural gas industry help achieve the goals of the Sustainable Energy for All initiative? Mats FREDRIKSSON, Director, The International Gas Union |
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| Most recent developments in Israel and interactions between renewable energy and natural gas Ron ADAM, Special Envoy for Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel |
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| Europe’s changing regulatory landscape for gas Katja YAFIMAVA, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies |
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| Best Practice Policy Guidelines for Liquefied Natural Gas Alexander KARASEVICH, Head, Department of Regional Energy Industry Economics and Energy Efficiency, Professor, DSc Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas |
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| Item 6: Best practice guidance in reducing gas leaks along the gas value chain | |||
| The role of the Task Force on best practice guidance in reducing gas leaks along the gas value chain in reaching objectives of SE4All Tamás KŐRÖSI, Vice-chair, Group of Experts on Gas |
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| Item 7: Best practice guidance on the role of natural gas in increasing the uptake of renewable energy | |||
| Status after 1st TF B Meeting Jan Ingwersen, ENTSOG, Chair of Task Force B |
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| Smart gas grids for a smart energy system Tim Cayford, Policy Adviser |
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| What happened to the golden age of gas in Europe? Gas Advocacy : What can the natural gas industry do? Thierry Deschuyteneer, Vice-Chairman GasNaturally |
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| The role of natural gas in increasing the uptake of renewable energy Simon MÜLLER, Energy Analyst, System Integration of Renewables, Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency |
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| Item 8: Best practice guidance for liquefied natural gas | |||
| Best Practice Policy Guidelines for LNG UNECE Group of Experts on Gas |
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| Challenges of developing new Small Scale LNG infrastructure D.A. van SLOOTEN, IGU |
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| Update on U.S. Natural Gas Markets and Industry: January 2015 Benjamin Schlesinger, President, Benjamin Schlesinger and Associates, LLC, USA |
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| Perspectives of LNG development in the Russian Federation Regions (production, organization of efficient market) Alexander KARASEVICH, Head, Department of Regional Energy Industry Economics and Energy Efficiency, Professor, DSc Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas |
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| GIIGNL Presentation Jean-Yves Robin, General Delegate, International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers |
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| Item 9: Removing barriers to the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel | |||
| Removing barriers to the use of Natural gas as a transportation fuel -UN ECE - Group of Experts on Gas (Task Force D) Francisco P. de la FLOR GARCIA Chair, Group of Experts on Gas |
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| Potential for Natural Gas and BioMethane in Transports Lennart Pilskog, Secretary General,NGVA Europe |
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| Compressed natural Gas in Slovenia Andrej Stušek, Managing director, Enos, d.d., Jesenice, Slovenia |
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| CNG & LNG Safety: Perceptions & Reality Jeffrey Seisler, Clean Fuels Consulting/CEO, Clean Fuel Consulting, NGV Global (International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles) |
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| Natural gas as a vehicle fuel “the need for speed in Europe” Timo Vehrs, Director Business Development, GAZPROM Germania GmbH |
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| Item 10: Tour de table - recent developments and medium- and long-term prospects and policies in the gas industry – country updates | |||
| Stuart MACDONALD, LNG New Markets - Technology, Projects and Technology Shell | |||
| Alexander ERKOV, Deputy Director, Oil and Gas Production and Transportation Department, Ministry of Energy of the, Russian Federation | |||
| Wilhelmus (Wim) van't HOF, Head of Unit Gas Market, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Netherlands | |||
| Adel Mahmoud IBRAHIM, Assistant Vice Chairman for Economic Gas Utilization Economic and Commercial Affairs, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, Egypt | |||
| Anatolii ANDRIIEVSKYI, Head, Technical Policy Subdepartment, NJSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine" | |||
| Ali Khalaf AL-KAABI, Marketing Long Term Sales Manager, Long Term Sales Department, RasGas Company Limited | |||
| Tamas Korosi, Senior Leading Advisor, Hungary | |||
| Arzu Hacer Günel, Natural Gas Supply and Export Manager and Aylin Serin Özsaraç, Pricing Expert, Botas, Turkey |