OREANDA-NEWS. IGU Council Meeting has been held in the frames of the regular IGU session.

Attending the Meeting was Gazprom delegation chaired by Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee.

The Council members discussed issues related to current IGU activity and directed the way towards the increase of IGU work efficiency in the most important spheres of the gas industry.

Additionally, Torstein Indreboe, Vice President of StatoilHydro was nominated to the post of the IGU General Secretary over 2007 to 2013.

The meeting also addressed the progress with preparing for the 24th World Gas Congress (WGC), which will be held in October 2009.

Alexander Medvedev reported at the meeting on the Russian gas industry and Russian gas supplies to Europe. This issue aroused great interest among the participants.

Within the Council Meeting the Gazprom delegation took part in the Round Table on key drivers for security of demand and supply in the world gas industry. The Round Table discussed issues related to the efficiency increase of gas exports on the international energy market.