19th Session of the Working Party on Gas

20 January

Round Table on Update of the UNECE Study on Underground Gas Storage in Europe and Central Asia

Chapter 1 - New and emerging technologies and technological improvements in UGS
Hermann Spreckels, E.ON Gas Storage GmbH, Germany

Chapter 2 -  Current UGS Status in Europe and Central Asia
Joachim Wallbrecht, International Gas Union, BEB Erdgas und Erdöl GmbH

Chapter 3 - Market structure and legal framework for market organization

Chapter 4 - UGS Projects and Criteria for the Selection of potential Storage Facilities
Alexander Ramm, RWE Energy AG

Chapter 4 - UGS Projects and Criteria for the Selection of potential Storage Facilities
Joachim Wallbrecht, International Gas Union, BEB Erdgas und Erdöl GmbH

Chapter 5- Legal Framework for Development and Operation of Storag
Tamas Korosi, Hungarian Energy Office and Chairman of the AHGE on the Supply and Use of Gas

Chapter 7 - Outlook and main expected trends of gas markets and UGS developments
Gerard Martinus, Senior Business Analyst, GasTerra B.V.

Study on Underground Gas Storage in Europe and Central Asia
Gilles-Henri Joffre, Senior Asset Officer, Storengy (GDF Suez)

GSE possible inputs to the UNECE study on UGS in Europe and Central Asia
Mylène Poitou, GIE Executive Secretary, Gas Infrastructure Europe

Round Table on Current State and Prospects of Liquefied Natural Gas Industry in the UNECE Region

Current State and Prospects of Liquefied Natural Gas Industry in the UNECE Region
Francisco De la Flor, Director of Regulation, Enagas S.A.

21 January

Current developments and medium and long-term prospects and policies in the gas industry including trade of gas

Impact of the liberalization of the natural gas markets on gas demand and prices
A. Zorya, Deputy Director, Gazprom-Promgaz

Blue Corridor Project – GAZPROM’s view – an update
Evgeny Pronin, Director, Gasification & Use of Gas Directorate, Gazprom

European and Worldwide Update: Natural Gas Vehicles
Jeffrey M. Seisler, International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles (IANGV), Clean Fuels Consulting

Technical Diagnostic and Risk Management of gas Transmission PipelinesQuestionnaire preliminary results (Joint UNECE-MARCOGAZ survey of regulations and standardization in the field of gas pipelines)
J. Filippi, Czech Ministry of Trade&Industry, Daniel Hec, Marcogaz secretary General
Presented by Alessandro Cigni, Technical Adviser, Marcogaz

PGNiG, Company Overview
Grzegorz Markiewicz, Director of Gas Purchase Department, Polish Oil and Gas Company

Countries Presentations

Austria
Angela Siebenhandl, Senior Energy Adviser, Department of Energy Mining, Fuel Division, Federal Ministry of Economic and Labour

Natural Gas Market in Hungary 2008
Tamas Korosi, Hungarian Energy Office and Chairman of the AHGE on the Supply and Use of Gas

Italy - 2008 provisional data
Roberto Gregori, Senior Analyst, ENI Gas & Power

Gas industry developments in Norway - A brief overview
Kristin Myskja, Adviser, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norway

Serbian Gas Industry
Biljana Curcic, Senior Expert Collaborate, JP Srbijagas

Overview of the Spanish Natural Gas Market in Year 2008
Diego Vázquez Teijeira, Head of service Hydrocarbons Department, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Spain

Presentations by the UNECE and other International Organisations

Decisions of the 17-th session of the UNECE Committee on Sustainable Energy related to Gas Activities
Gianluca Sambucini, Secretary, UNECE Committee on Sustainable Energy

Major results of the Gas Centre activities in 2008, Executive Board meeting; Programme for 2009
Tans van Kleef, Manager, UNECE Gas Centre

Clean Electricity Production from Fossil Fuels
Carlotta Segre, Secretary of the AHGE

Coalmine Methane
Carlotta Segre, Secretary of the AHGE

Energy Efficiency
Alexandre Chachine, Responsable for Energy Efficiency Project