IEF Special Gas Market Dialogue
28 October 2021, Virtual Event
The recent rise in global natural gas and power prices along with low inventory levels represent a challenge to energy security and market stability, with impacts that will be costly and potentially dangerous for consumers.
As the winter season of peak demand approaches in the northern hemisphere, the crisis will likely deepen.
As a result, there is a need for enhanced international dialogue between gas producers and consumers, and greater cooperation to strengthen the resilience of energy systems, protect the vulnerable and mitigate the risks to the global economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the IEF Special Gas Market Dialogue, energy ministers of both producing and consuming countries gave their assessments of the current situation. Leading figures from industry and research institutes provided their expert views into the causes of the crisis, its impact and the outlook.
This meeting was part of the IEF’s commitment to convene global energy dialogue between producer and consumer nations to enhance energy security and market stability.
Guest Speakers
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Joseph McMonigle
Secretary General, International Energy Forum -
H.E. Dr Tawfiq e-Elahi Chowdhury Bir Bikram
Adviser (Minister) to the Prime Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs of Bangladesh -
H.E. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs, India -
H.E. George Niculescu
State Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Romania -
H.E. Kamal Abbasov
Deputy Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan -
H.E. Dr. Yury Sentyurin
Secretary General, Gas Exporting Countries Forum -
Dan Yergin
Vice Chairman, IHS Markit; Chairman CERAWeek -
Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman & CEO, TotalEnergies -
Charif Souki
Executive Chairman of the Board, Tellurian Inc
