Welcome to the 15th issue of the Global Voice of Gas magazine, an International Gas Union publication, produced in collaboration with Natural Gas World (NGW). In the anticipation of the upcoming International
Gas Research Conference 2024 happening in Banff, Canada, this May, the issue explores clean technology advances and innovations in gaseous energy, especially those supporting the decarbonisation of gas supply. [To Download, Scroll Down]

In this GVG issue we feature an introductory article with Tim Egan, the President and CEO of the Canadian Gas Association hosting IGRC2024, who shares his views that innovation is more than pure tech, pointing to its very important social dimensions, with examples from Canada. We also interviewed Paula Gant, CEO of GTI Energy, a key US actor advancing energy technology innovation. Paula highlights that public-private
partnerships and collaboration have been key in the net-zero innovation dynamic. We also spoke with Shamairi Ibrahim, Vice President of LNG Marketing & Trading at Petronas, about how Malaysia’s national LNG exporter is leveraging technology and innovation to provide lower-carbon energy, including through the pioneering use of floating LNGs, carbon capture and storage, zero flaring and upgraded LNG carriers.

Turning to Africa, we spoke to Osam Iyahen, Senior Director of the Africa Finance Corporation, established in 2007 to be the catalyst for private sector-led infrastructure investment across Africa. Now with almost two decades of experience and over $13bn in investment portfolio, AFC continues to deliver on its vision to be a leading energy infrastructure solutions provider – from renewables to gas projects. Next, Rami Shabaneh, Research Fellow at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, stresses the strong value proposition of blue hydrogen as a tool for decarbonisation, and the need for developing an internationally-accepted standard for certifying low-carbon hydrogen.

Start-up company’s such as Alberta-based Qube Technologies continue to provide continuous methane monitoring solutions that are low-cost and scalable, helping oil and gas operators detect and
eliminate methane leaks quickly and effectively, its COO Eric Wen explains in an interview.

Given the decarbonisation imperative, our authors also consider key takeaways of the COP28 summit in Dubai: what were its key successes and which areas
lacked progress?

GVG continues to follow critical developments impacting the natural gas market, and in this issue we share a review of risk exposure to potential critical maritime chokepoints, as shown all too clearly by
events in the Red Sea region. We also take a look at the upcoming US presidential elections and what implications the result might have for policy affecting natural gas. In a year in which at least 64 countries,
plus the EU, are holding votes on governments and legislatures, the US election is perhaps the most critical and divisive one for energy.