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Closing Statement to the Council Electronic Session 2/2020
IGU Council Meeting Electronic Session nª 1/2021, 2-16 July 2021

                                                   Closing Statement to the
                                                   Council Electronic Session
                                                   2/2020
Closing Statement to the Council Electronic Session 2/2020
IGU Council Meeting Electronic Session nª 1/2021, 2-16 July 2021

Dear Members of the Council,
I am glad to report the following agenda items have been approved by the IGU Council at the Electronic
Session held from November 16 to 30 with 70 members connected and participating as “Present members”
in accordance with IGU procedures:
       1. The Closing Statement of the Council Meeting Electronic Session 29th June – 13th July 2020
       2. Confirmation of the appointment of Mr. Narcis de Carreras Roques as the new EXC member
          representing Charter member for Spain (replacement)
       3. New member application
                  Picarro Inc (USA)
                  Bolsa Mercantil de Colombia (Colombia)
                  Ecopetrol (Colombia)
       4. The change of category status to "on hold” :
                  Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) (Venezuela)
                  Petróleo Brasileiro, S.A. (Petrobras) (Brazil)
       5. Appointment of Dr YANG Lei as the new Vice Chair of the Coordination Committee
       6. Proposed candidates for the Committee Chair and Vice Chairs 2022-2025
       7. IGU Budget 2021 under the Audit Committee Framework
       8. The Proposal to reschedule the WGC2021 from June 2021 to 23-27 May 2022 and the
          extension of IGU President mandate until the conclusion of WGC 2022.
       9. Extension of the current Premium Associate Members (PAM) term to 2022 in the event of the
          Council approved the postponement of WGC2021 to 2022
       10. Proposal for rescheduling of the 2021-2024 Triennium to 2022-2025 and WGC2024 to the
           year 2025 in the event of the Council approved the postponement of WGC2021 to 2022
       11. Proposal for rescheduling of the 2024-2027 Triennium to 2025-2028 and the appendix to the
           Invitation Letter to IGU President election for the triennium 2024-2027 and host of the WGC
           2027 in the event of the Council approved the postponement of WGC2021 to 2022
       12. Proposal for conferring upon Mr. Luis Bertrán the title of Honorary Secretary General upon
           ending his mandate as IGU Secretary General
Above all, in the Council Meeting Virtual Session 18th - 19th November with 68 members connected and
participating as “Present members” according with IGU procedure, Italy was chosen to hold the IGU
Presidency from 2025 to 2028 with the 30th WGC to be held in Milan and Presidency held by Mr. Andrea
Stegher.

Sincerely yours,

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        Joe M. Kang
      President of IGU

      – Appendix. List of participants during the Council meeting Electronic Session.

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APPENDIX

List of participants during the Council meeting Electronic Session 2/2020 16th- 30th November 2020

IGU Officers
President                                    Mr Joo-Myung Kang
Vice President                               Ms LI Yalan
Immediate Past President                     Mr David Carroll
Secretary General                            Mr Luis Bertrán Rafecas
Chair of Coordination Committee (CC)         Mr Jeongwook Khang
Vice Chair of Coordination Committee         Mr YANG Lei

Members of the Secretariat
Director Advisor to the Secretary General Mr Luis Calvo
Events Director                              Mr Rodney Cox
Public Affairs Director                      Mr Matthew Doman
Public Affairs Manager                       Ms Tatiana Khanberg
Senior Advisor to the Secretary General      Ms Flavia Malet De Hvidbo
Senior Advisor to the Secretary General      Mr Hyunchang Kim
Senior Advisor to the Secretary General      Ms Marcela Martinez
Advisor to the Secretary General             Mr Håkon Olav Huglen
Executive Assistant                          Ms Luisa Peris
Administrative Advisor                       Ms Emma S. Paños Knowles

Guest of the President
The next Secretary General elected           Mr Andy Calitz
President Advisor                            Mr Terry Thorn
Presidency Director                          Mr Donghoon Kim

Members of the Council present

1. Charter members and Premium Associate members who connected and participated in the IGU
Presidential Election (68)

1.1 Charter members (54)

Armenia                      Union of Gas Companies of Armenia (UGCA)
                             Mr Artur Mkhitaryan

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Australia                    Australian Gas Industry Trust
                             Mr Graeme Bethune (Regional Coordinator- North East Asia & Australasia)

Austria                      Österreichische Vereinigung für das Gas- und Wasserfach
                             Mr Michael Haselauer

Azerbaijan                   State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)
                             Mr Nazim Aliyev

Bahrain                      National Oil & Gas Authority (NOGA)
                             Mr Jassim Isa Al Shirawi

Belarus                      Gazprom Transgaz Belarus
                             Mr Vladimir Mayorov

Bosnia and Herzegovina       Gas Association in Bosnia and Herzegovina
                             Mr Slavo KRAJIŠNIK

Brazil                       Associação Brasileira das Empresas Distribuidoras de Gás Canalizado
                             Mr José Carlos Broisler Oliver

Canada                       Canadian Gas Association
                             Mr Timothy M. Egan(Regional Coordinator - North America)

Chile                        Chilean Natural Gas Association – AGN Chile
                             Mr Carlos Cortés-Simón

China                        China Gas Society
                             Ms Lingzi WANG

Colombia                     Naturgas
                             Mr Orlando Cabrales
                             (Regional Coordinator - Latin America and the Caribbean)

Croatia                      The Croatian Gas Association
                             Mr Dalibor Pudic

Cyprus                       Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry & Tourism
                             Mr Stelios Nicolaides

Czech Republic               Czech Gas Association
                             Ms Lenka Kovačovská

Denmark                      Danish Gas Association
                             Ms Thea Larsen

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Finland                      Finnish Gas Association
                             Mr Hannu KAUPPINEN

France                       Association Française du Gaz
                             Mr Thierry CHAPUIS

Hungary                      Hungarian Electricity Plc (MVM) / Hungarian Gas Trade
                             Mr László FRITSCH

Iran                         National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC)
                             Mr Hedayat OMIDVAR

Iraq                         State Oil Marketing Company / Ministry of Oil
                             Mr Ali Nazar Faeq Al-Shatari

Ireland                      Gas Networks Ireland
                             Mr Liam Nolan

Israel                       The Israel Institute of Energy and Environment
                             Mr Yosi ARIE

Italy                        Comitato Italiano Gas (CIG)
                             Mr Andrea Stegher (Regional Coordinator - Europe)

Japan                        Japan Gas Association
                             Mr Satoshi Yoshida

Korea, Republic of           Korea Gas Union
                             Mr Kyunghoon Lee

Malaysia                     Malaysian Gas Association
                             Mr Hazli Kassim (Regional Coordinator - South & South East Asia)

Mexico                       Asociación Mexicana de Gas Natural, A.C.
                             Mr Luis Vázquez Sentíes

Mozambique                   Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos, E.P. (ENH)
                             Mr Acácio Langa

The Netherlands              Koninklijke Vereniging van Gasfabrikanten in Nederland (KVGN)
                             Mr Pierre M. G. Bartholomeus

New Zealand                  Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand
                             Mr John Carnegie

North Macedonia              Macedonian Gas Association
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                             Mr Andreja Josifovski

Norway                       Petoro AS
                             Mr Ole Njærheim

Oman                         Oman LNG
                             Mr Mahmoud Al Baloushi

Peru                         PERUPETRO S.A.
                             Mr Daniel Hokama Kuwae

Poland                       Polish Gas Association (PZITS)
                             Mr Michał Pełka

Portugal                     Associaҁao Portuguesa das Empresas de Gás Natural
                             Mrs Suzana Toscano

Romania                      S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A.
                             Mr Adrian Mares

Russian Federation           PJSC Gazprom
                             Mr Alexander Kondrashov

Saudi Arabia                 Saudi Arabian Oil Company
                             Mr Wail Al-Jaafari

Singapore                    SP Group
                             Mr Lih Hong Tan

Slovakia                     Slovak Gas and Oil Association
                             Mr Richard Kvasňovský

Slovenia                     GEOPLIN d.o.o. Ljubljana
                             Mr Boštjan Napast

Spain                        Spanish Gas Association (SEDIGAS)
                             Mr Narcis de Carreras Roques

Thailand                     PTT Public Company Ltd.
                             Mr Wuttikorn Stithit

Timor-Leste                  TIMOR GAP, E.P
                             Mr Francelino Boavida

Trinidad and Tobago          The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
                             Mr Mark Loquan
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Tunisia                      Association Tunisienne du Pétrole & du Gaz
                             Mr Adnene MASMOUDI

Turkey                       BOTAŞ
                             Mr Arif ATAMAN

Ukraine                      Naftogaz of Ukraine
                             Ms Natalia TRYGUB

United Arab Emirates         Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company ltd. (ADGAS)
                             Mr Adel Ghanem Ghanem

United Kingdom               BP Gas Marketing Ltd.
                             Ms Federica Berra

USA                          American Gas Association
                             Ms Karen A. Harbert

Vietnam                      Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation
                             Mr Cuong Uong Viet

1.2 Premium Associate members (14)

Beijing Gas Group Co. Ltd (BGG)                     Ms Yalan LI

Cheniere Energy                                     Mr Andrew Walker

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)         Mr Xia Yongjiang

Enagas                                              Mr Fransisco de la Flor

Engie                                               Mr Jean-Marc Leroy

Equinor                                             Mr Dominic Martin

ExxonMobil Gas & Power                              Mr Stanley S. Sokul

Istanbul Gas Distribution Co. (IGDAŞ)               Mr Yalcin Haberdar

Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS)                       Mr Tae-ki Kim

Naturgy                                             Mr Jose Luis Gil Sanchez

Royal Dutch Shell                                   Ms Ann Collins
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The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited Mr Alfred Wing Kin CHAN

Total Exploration and Production Singapore Pte.     Mr Andrew Seck

Total S.A.                                          Mr Vincent Picand

2. Charter members and Premium Associate members who connected and exercised the voting
rights for Council meeting agenda items excluding the Presidential Election (70)

2.1 Charter members (57)

Algeria                      Association Algérienne de l'Industrie du Gaz - AIG/ Sonatrach
                             Mr Fethi ARABI

Armenia                      Union of Gas Companies of Armenia (UGCA)
                             Mr Artur Mkhitaryan

Australia                    Australian Gas Industry Trust
                             Mr Graeme Bethune(Regional Coordinator - North East Asia & Australasia)

Austria                      Österreichische Vereinigung für das Gas- und Wasserfach
                             Mr Michael Haselauer

Azerbaijan                   State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)
                             Mr Nazim Aliyev

Bahrain                      National Oil & Gas Authority (NOGA)
                             Mr Jassim Isa Al Shirawi

Belarus                      Gazprom Transgaz Belarus
                             Mr Vladimir Mayorov

Bolivia                      Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB)
                             Ms Zulema Espejo Candia

Bosnia and Herzegovina       Gas Association in Bosnia and Herzegovina
                             Mr Slavo KRAJIŠNIK

Brazil                       Associação Brasileira das Empresas Distribuidoras de Gás Canalizado
                             Mr José Carlos Broisler Oliver

Cameroon                     Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures
                             Mr Jean-Jacques KOUM

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Canada                       Canadian Gas Association
                             Mr Timothy M. Egan(Regional Coordinator - North America)

Chile                        Chilean Natural Gas Association – AGN Chile
                             Mr Carlos Cortés-Simón

China                        China Gas Society
                             Ms Lingzi WANG

Colombia                     Naturgas
                             Mr Orlando Cabrales
                             (Regional Coordinator - Latin America and the Caribbean)

Cyprus                       Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry & Tourism
                             Mr Stelios Nicolaides

Czech Republic               Czech Gas Association
                             Ms Lenka Kovačovská

Denmark                      Danish Gas Association
                             Ms Thea Larsen

Egypt                        Egyptian Gas Association
                             Mr Khaled AbuBakr

Equatorial Guinea            Sociedad Nacional de Gas de Guinea Ecuatorial (SONAGAS GE)
                             Mr Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo

Finland                      Finnish Gas Association
                             Mr Hannu KAUPPINEN

France                       Association Française du Gaz
                             Mr Thierry CHAPUIS

Ghana                        Ghana National Gas Company
                             Mr Ben K.D. Asante

Germany                      Deutsche Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches e.V.(DVGW)
                             Mr Gerald Linke

Greece                       Public Gas Corporation of Greece (DEPA) SA
                             Ms Kyriaki Karakitsou

Iran                         National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC)
                             Mr Hedayat OMIDVAR

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Iraq                         State Oil Marketing Company / Ministry of Oil
                             Mr Ali Nazar Faeq Al-Shatari

Ireland                      Gas Networks Ireland
                             Mr Liam Nolan

Israel                       The Israel Institute of Energy and Environment
                             Mr Yosi ARIE

Italy                        Comitato Italiano Gas (CIG)
                             Mr Andrea Stegher (Regional Coordinator - Europe)

Japan                        Japan Gas Association
                             Mr Satoshi Yoshida

Korea, Republic of           Korea Gas Union
                             Mr Kyunghoon Lee

Malaysia                     Malaysian Gas Association
                             Mr Hazli Kassim (Regional Coordinator - South & South East Asia)

Mexico                       Asociación Mexicana de Gas Natural, A.C.
                             Mr Luis Vázquez Sentíes

Monaco                       Société Monégasque de l'Electricité et du Gaz (SMEG)
                             Mr Thomas BATTAGLIONE

The Netherlands              Koninklijke Vereniging van Gasfabrikanten in Nederland (KVGN)
                             Mr Pierre M. G. Bartholomeus

North Macedonia              Macedonian Gas Association
                             Mr Andreja Josifovski

Norway                       Petoro AS
                             Mr Ole Njærheim

Oman                         Oman LNG
                             Mr Mahmoud Al Baloushi

Peru                         PERUPETRO S.A.
                             Mr Daniel Hokama Kuwae

Portugal                     Associaҁao Portuguesa das Empresas de Gás Natural
                             Mrs Suzana Toscano

Romania                      S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A.
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                             Mr Adrian Mares

Russian Federation           PJSC Gazprom
                             Mr Alexander Kondrashov

Saudi Arabia                 Saudi Arabian Oil Company
                             Mr Wail Al-Jaafari

Singapore                    SP Group
                             Mr Lih Hong Tan

Slovakia                     Slovak Gas and Oil Association
                             Mr Richard Kvasňovský

Spain                        Spanish Gas Association (SEDIGAS)
                             Mr Narcis de Carreras Roques

Sudan                        The Ministry of Petroleum and Gas
                             Mr Elamin Ali Elamin Mustafa

Thailand                     PTT Public Company Ltd.
                             Mr Wuttikorn Stithit

Timor-Leste                  TIMOR GAP, E.P
                             Mr Francelino Boavida

Trinidad and Tobago          The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
                             Mr Mark Loquan

Tunisia                      Association Tunisienne du Pétrole & du Gaz
                             Mr Adnene MASMOUDI

Turkey                       BOTAŞ
                             Mr Arif ATAMAN

Ukraine                      Naftogaz of Ukraine
                             Ms Natalia TRYGUB

United Arab Emirates         Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company ltd. (ADGAS)
                             Mr Adel Ghanem Ghanem

United Kingdom               BP Gas Marketing Ltd.
                             Ms Federica Berra

USA                          American Gas Association
                             Ms Karen A. Harbert
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2.2 Premium Associate members (13)

Beijing Gas Group Co. Ltd (BGG)                     Ms Yalan LI

Cheniere Energy                                     Mr Andrew Walker

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)         Mr Xia Yongjiang

Enagas                                              Mr Fransisco de la Flor

Engie                                               Mr Jean-Marc Leroy

Equinor                                             Mr Dominic Martin

ExxonMobil Gas & Power                              Mr Stanley S. Sokul

Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS)                       Mr Tae-ki Kim

Naturgy                                             Mr Jose Luis Gil Sanchez

Royal Dutch Shell                                   Ms Ann Collins

The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited Mr Alfred Wing Kin CHAN

Total Exploration and Production Singapore Pte.     Mr Andrew Seck

Total S.A.                                          Mr Vincent Picand

Associate members (who attended the virtual session held on the 18th and 19th November)

Baker Hughes, a GE Company                          Mr Paul Doucette

EgoliGas                                            Mr Vishal Pooran

Gas Terra                                           Mr Anne Braaksma

Hermann Sewerin GmbH                                Mr Andreas Schweitzer

Indonesian Gas Society (IGS)                        Mr Rakhmad Dewanto

N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie                            Mr Han Fennema

Romet Ltd                                           Mr Roy A. Sutterfield

Russian Gas Society                                 Mr Roman Samsonov
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The Association of Oil and Gas Exploration Industries in Israel    Mr Amir Foster

Turboden                                            Ms Francesca Garofalo

Affiliated organisations (who attended the virtual session held on the 18th and 19th November)

ARPEL                                               Mr Pablo Ferragut

Energy Delta Institute                              Mr Marcel Kramer

GIIGNL                                              Mr Vincent DEMOURY

GTI                                                 Mr Ron Snedic

Marcogaz                                            Mr Manuel Coxe

WLPGA                                               Mr James Rockall

Honorary Officers (who attended the virtual session held on the 18th and 19th November)

Mr Hans Jørgen Rasmusen                             Honorary President

Mr Jérôme Ferrier                                   Honorary President

Mr Torstein Indrebø                                 Honorary Secretary General

Mr Pål Rasmussen                                    Honorary Secretary General

Mr Peter I. Hinstrup                                Honorary Member

Mr Roberto Brandt                                   Honorary Member

Mr Robert Doets                                     Honorary Member

Mr Menelaos Ydreos                                  Honorary Member

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