Over 100 senior oil and gas officials from around the world have toured the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center and Convention Center as part of the preparations of LNG2019, the flagship event for the world’s global LNG industry.
The LNG2019 Exhibitor Briefing, held on Thursday 15 November, brought together senior executives from international oil companies including Chevron, ExxonMobil, Anadarko and Tellurian with local exhibitors, including CNOOC, CNPC, China Gas, Towngas, Jiangnan Shipping Yard and Shenergy. Attendees were given an update on preparations for the conference and exhibition, which takes place in Shanghai on 1-5 April 2019, the first time the triennial event has been held in China, the world’s fastest growing LNG market.
Attendees learnt more about the event, which is the only LNG event owned by the industry and run for the industry, toured the venue with the event organisers – CWC Group from London, ETF from Australia and ITPC from Shanghai – and enjoyed a press reception with Chinese media outlets, including LNG168, GasTank, China Energy Forum, Xinhua (Shanghai branch) and China News Service.
The full Conference Programme is now available on LNG2019’s website, featuring almost 40 Plenary Speakers, including the CEOs of the world’s major LNG players, including Darren W. Woods (Exxon Mobil Corporation), Mike K. Wirth (Chevron Corporation), Ben van Beurden (Royal Dutch Shell), Alexey Miller (Gazprom) and Wan Zulkiflee (PETRONAS), plus over 150 speakers in the paper and forum sessions. In addition to the conference, the 40,000m2 exhibition will host more than 250 international exhibitors from 80 countries covering the entire spectrum of the LNG industry, including specialist pavilions such as the Marine Technology Pavilion.
Delegate registration for the world’s largest event dedicated to LNG is now open – find out more at www.lng2019.com/registration.
About LNG2019
The 19th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas is presented by the IGU, GTI and IIR and is the only LNG event owned by the industry, run for the industry.
The event is supported by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government and hosted by the China LNG Association, China Gas Society, The Chinese Association of Refrigeration and the China Gas Association. It will be the largest LNG event ever to be held in China – the world’s fastest growing LNG market.
From 1-5 April 2019 Shanghai will host over 11,000 attendees and 250 exhibitors representing 550 companies from more than 80 countries.