OREANDA-NEWS. On September 26, 2007 Moscow has hosted the International Conference within the International Forum “Week of Efficient Gas Distribution and Utilization”, reported the press-centre of Gazprom.

The Conference was attended by Gazprom delegation including Valery Golubev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Bogdan Budzulyak, Member of the Gazprom Management Committee, Head of the Gas Transportation, Underground Storage and Utilization Department, heads and specialists of the Company’s core business units and subsidiaries.

Reporting at the Conference, Bogdan Budzulyak specified that energy security concern was currently the main policy priority of any country.  In order to ensure energy security it was not enough just to manage fuel and energy resources, but crucially important to rationally and efficiently use it. The energy efficiency enhancement was currently examined as the principle direction of economic policy due to the fact that Russia was one of the largest producers, suppliers and largest consumers of energy resources in the world.

The reporter paid attention to the fact that according to the expert valuation the existing energy saving potential in Russia is at 360-430 mln t of fuel equivalent or nearly 40-45 percent of the current consumption including 34 per cent concentrated in the fuel and energy complex (one third in power generation and heat supply), 31 per cent in the industry and 26 per cent in the housing and utilities sector.

Gas consumption share in the fuel and energy balance of Russia currently exceeds 50 per cent and reaches 80 per cent and more in some Russian regions. Therefore natural gas efficiency enhancement and utilization in power generation and housing & utilities are the major issues.

Bogdan Budzulyak underscored that Gazprom was the only company in Russia, which was aimed at solving issues related to energy supply security and reliability, energy efficiency and energy saving due to the opportunities of the hydrocarbon resource base, gas transportation and distribution system as well as reasonable demand for fuel and energy resources.

At the same time Gazprom develops the resource base, increase production potential and invests significant amount of capital to upgrade the pipeline system as well as develops new supply markets, diversifies energy resources transportation routes, continues to develop motor fuel market as well as enters new core businesses such as power generation. Additionally, the Company is aimed at upgrading, expanding the existing and construction of new gas processing capacities aimed at increasing production of valuable components from natural gas and products with deeper processing level.

Gazprom is still a reliable supplier of natural gas on the internal and external markets. However, the efficiency enhancement of fuel and energy market activity in terms of growing demand is a priority issue for the Company,” specified Bogdan Budzulyak.

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The International Forum “Week of Efficient Gas Distribution and Utilization” is held in Moscow during September 25-28. The Forum was organized by Gazprom, Promgaz and National Motor Association of Russia. The major goals of the Forum are as follows:
Contribution to the state mechanism development inducing efficient gas utilization in the Russian Federation;
Stimulation of the modern gas saving technologies market;
Promotion of modern gas distribution and gas utilization equipment;
Establishment of a permanent meeting platform to discuss important gas distribution and gas utilization issues within the Russian state authorities, Russian and foreign companies, international gas companies.

The Forum will offer the fifth International Specialized Exhibition for Gas Supply and Utilization GasSUF-2007 as well as the Working Committees meetings on Gas Distribution and Gas Utilization of the International Gas Union (IGU).

IGU is an international non-profit organization, which plays the role of major center for analysis and generalization of the global gas industry experience. IGU was established in 1931.

Russia is the member of IGU since 1957. Gazprom is a Russia’s Charter Member of IGU and Russian Gas Society, the Union of Independent Gas Producers are the Associate Members.