Eurogas is an association representing the European gas wholesale, retail and distribution sectors towards the EU institutions. The association aims to strengthen the role of gas in the
energy mix
The energy mix is a group of different primary energy sources from which secondary energy for direct use - such as electricity - is produced. Energy mix refers to all direct uses of energy, such as transportation and housing, and should not be c ...
by establishing an ongoing dialogue with European industry players, global gas producers and relevant institutions. Eurogas was founded in 1990, with its members currently including 44 companies and associations from 22 countries.
The association supports a robust European gas market that encourages competitiveness, supports security of supply, delivers benefits to customers, stimulates energy efficiency and plays a significant role in reducing CO
2 emissions. Its members work together, analysing the impact of EU political and legislative initiatives on their business, to communicate their findings to the EU stakeholders and to suggest improvements. The association also provides statistics and forecasts on gas consumption in Europe.
History
Eurogas was founded in 1990 to strengthen the representation of interests of the gas industry. It replaced the informal grouping called COMETEC-Gas (Committee for Economic Studies of the Gas Industry), a Brussels-based union representing the European gas industry.
List of Presidents:
* Juan Badosa, former Chairman of
Enagás
Enagás, S.A. (, originally an initialism for ) is a Spanish energy company and European transmission system operator (TSO), which owns and operates the nation's gas grid. The firm also owns four liquefied natural gas regasification terminals ...
(1990)
* François Guttman, former chairman of
Gaz de France
Gaz de France (GDF) was a French company which produced, transported and sold natural gas around the world, especially in France, its main market. The company was also particularly active in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, and other Europea ...
(1990-1994)
* George Verberg, former CEO of
Gasunie
N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie (short form: Gasunie) is a Dutch natural gas infrastructure and transportation company operating in the Netherlands and Germany. Gasunie owns the Netherlands gas transmission network with a total length of over and long ...
(1994-1998)
* Burckhard Bergmann, former Chairman of the Board of E. ON Ruhrgas AG (1998-2000)
* Pierre Gadonneix, former president of Gaz de France (2000-2004)
* Simon Lewis, former Communications and public policy director of
Centrica
Centrica plc is a British multinational energy and services company with its headquarters in Windsor, Berkshire. Its principal activity is the supply of electricity and gas to consumers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
It is the largest su ...
(2004)
* Enrique Locutura former CEO of
Gas Natural
Naturgy Energy Group S.A''.'', formerly ''Gas Natural Fenosa'' (), is a Spanish multinational natural gas and electrical energy utilities company, which operates primarily in Spain. The company's administrative headquarters are in Barcelona, while ...
SDG (2005)
* Willy Bosmans, former CEO of
Electrabel
Electrabel SA is a Belgian energy corporation. It is a subsidiary of French multinational utility company Engie S.A. (formerly GDF Suez).
History
Electrabel was established in 1905. Its actual name originates from 1990, after the regrouping of th ...
(2006-2008)
* Domenico Dispenza, former COO of
ENI
Eni S.p.A. () is an Italian multinational energy company headquartered in Rome. Considered one of the seven "supermajor" oil companies in the world, it has operations in 69 countries with a market capitalization of US$54.08 billion, as of 11 Ap ...
SpA (2008-2010)
* Jean-François Cirelli, former Vice-Chairman and President of
Engie
Engie SA is a French multinational utility company, headquartered in La Défense, Courbevoie, which operates in the fields of energy transition, electricity generation and distribution, natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy and petroleum. ...
(formerly knows as GDF SUEZ) (2010-2014)
* Gertjan Lankhorst, CEO of
GasTerra
GasTerra is a Dutch partially state-owned company that is active in the worldwide trade and supply of natural gas. It is owned by Royal Dutch Shell (25%), ExxonMobil (25%) and the Dutch government (50%). Its history dates back to 2005, when the c ...
(June 2014 to 2016)
* Klaus Schäfer, CEO of Uniper (2016 to 2019)
* Philippe Sauquet, President Gas, Renewables & Power and Executive Vice President, Strategy & Innovation of
Total
Total may refer to:
Mathematics
* Total, the summation of a set of numbers
* Total order, a partial order without incomparable pairs
* Total relation, which may also mean
** connected relation (a binary relation in which any two elements are comp ...
(2019–present)
List of Secretary Generals:
* Peter Claus (1990-2002)
* Jean-Marie Devos (2002 – 2011)
* Beate Raabe (2011 to 2019)
* James Watson (2019–present)
Missions
Eurogas oversees the operation of the gas market and is devoted to strengthen the role of gas in the energy mix, by establishing an ongoing dialogue with European industry players, global producers of gas and EU relevant institutions.
Eurogas aims to strengthen the role of gas in the European energy mix, promote the smooth functioning of the European internal gas market, and provide structured support to its members on EU policy issues.
The association's objectives include:
* Promoting the interests of its members involved in gas supply, trading and distribution.
* Promoting the development of gas in Europe in the legal, economic, technical and scientific areas to prepare studies and to promote cooperation within the gas industry.
* Promoting the smooth functioning of the internal gas market and undertaking, in its field of competence, any activity which may contribute to the sustainable development of Europe.
* Helping to improve knowledge of gas, of its performance and its use in Europe .
* Taking stance on issues of common interest to the European gas industry with respect to international and supra-national organisations, including, but not limited to, the European Institutions, and to public opinion.
* Supporting information exchange on gas issues of general interest between public and private players and European gas industry representatives.
Activities
Eurogas focuses its activities on the following areas of the European energy policy:
* Energy efficiency
* Climate change policies and environmental protection
* Renewable energy
* Energy statistics and economic forecasts
* Energy supply security
* Energy market design
* Gas market competitiveness
* Storage and supply of
liquefied natural gas
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volu ...
* Energy taxation
* External Relations and EU-Russia Dialogue
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* President: Philippe Sauquet, President Gas, Renewables & Power and Executive Vice President, Strategy & Innovation of
Total
Total may refer to:
Mathematics
* Total, the summation of a set of numbers
* Total order, a partial order without incomparable pairs
* Total relation, which may also mean
** connected relation (a binary relation in which any two elements are comp ...
* The General Assembly meets once a year to define the priority tasks of the association.
* Governing Board: chaired by the President, with an elected Board composed of representatives of its member companies, associations and federations.
* Groups / Working Groups: industry experts from the member organisations respond to questions concerning the gas market. The General Secretariat is responsible for managing its panels and coordinating their work.
* The General Secretariat: it is responsible for advocacy, coordination and daily management of the association.
See also
* Eurogas website: http://www.eurogas.org
References
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