Introduction of Working Committee 3: Gas Transmission
Working Committee 3 (WOC3) purpose is to gather information and analyse the development of technology, legislation and economics behind pipeline transmission systems.
In the past, IGU has adequately approached this topic as a system which integrates these issues, whereby any development on a given area will have an immediate impact on the rest, and it is our intention to continue doing so during the 2006-2009 triennium.
Furthermore, and recognising that the gas industry is encompassed within the larger system of the global society it services, we intend to include environmental aspects and other issues related to sustainable development, continuing the trend established by our Union during the past triennia.
The recent decades has witnessed a robust development of the natural gas infrastructure to face an increasing market, and the continuing trend of this energy demand compel us to keep a vigilant attitude to both asset management, and the challenges for future expansion, in the goal of ensuring security of supply, within safe and environmentally friendly set of practices.