1. New Age of Natural Gas

Showcasing innovations that advance safety, operational efficiency, energy security, affordability and system resiliency, while reducing environmental and social impacts. The topics address developments and real-world applications across the full natural gas value chain – including production, transport, distribution, storage and utilisation of natural gas. Focusing on core systems safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.

▎ The New Age of Natural Gas theme will bring together professionals involved in the development of, and interested in, new technical solutions and research-driven applications. Sessions will address advancements, challenges, and emerging opportunities in the following areas:

  • Cleaner, More Efficient Production:
    Innovations in exploration, drilling, completions, processing, and reservoir management; reserve and resource evaluation; enhanced recovery; improved economics; solutions for new geographic and geologic challenges.

  • Resilient Gas Systems:
    Hybridisation of Gas and electric systems; micro-grids; distributed energy resources, and demand-side management to enhance reliability for residential, commercial, and industrial users.

  • Decarbonisation & Low-Emission Pathways:
    The role of natural gas in industrial decarbonisation; electrification and diesel displacement; integrating Carbon Capture; hydrogen-natural gas blending and related new business models.

  • Energy Efficiency & Circularity Across the Gas Value Chain:
    Improving efficiency from production to end-use; reducing waste, reusing by-products, and advancing circular resource use; waste heat recovery and water-use reduction.

  • Modernising Infrastructure & Distribution Networks:
    Distribution network optimisation and asset management, including digitalisation, smart metering, predictive maintenance, and adaptation of legacy networks for future fuels such as hydrogen blending and evolving system needs.

  • Underground Storage & System Flexibility:
    Enhancing energy security, affordability, and operational resilience through optimised Gas storage solutions.

  • Fast-Cycle Power & Integration with Renewables:
    Natural gas solutions to meet peak and short-cycle power demand - especially for data centre expansion and AI-driven electricity needs, and integration with variable renewables. Examples include behind the fence power and short cycle solutions.

  • Integrated Future Energy Systems:
    Combining Gas, power, heat, carbon capture, and emerging low-emission gases for efficient, flexible, and sustainable energy systems.