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Dear Friend:
The Venezuelan
Gas Processors Association (AVPG), the Gas Processors Association
(GPA), cordially invite you to participate in the XVIII INTERNATIONAL
GAS CONVENTION to be held at the Tamanaco Hotel in Caracas, May
27 to 29, 2008. Under The motto "Natural Gas, Energy for
development & Integration".
For our
XVIII Convention, we expect some 300 to 600 delegates to attend,
with the active participation of prominent national and international
speakers from the natural gas industry and related energy fields.
We want you to joint us during May 2008 to share AVPG’s relevant
experience during the ongoing process of the natural gas industry
development in Venezuela, and its perspectives.
Looking
forward to having you with us, below please find information of
the event, as well as the forms for Convention registration.
Very Truly Yours,
Venezuelan Gas Processors Association (AVPG)
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Sebastiano
Rizzo
President Organizers Committee
XVIII International Gas Convention
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Nicolas
Bracho
President AVPG Board of Directors
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Disseminate and
exchange leading-edge technological information on natural gas
processing and related activities.
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Show new advances in
applied technologies, the state of the art in design, construction,
operation & maintenance of natural gas facilities, and the
convergence of gas with other industries and business.
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Expand current
knowledge on the giant natural gas resource base of Venezuela, and
present its real potential as a global supply source, in terms of the
trends and perspectives of international geopolitics.
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Present in detail the
National Gas Plan of Venezuela, and the portfolio of business
opportunities available for private investors.
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Promote the growth in
Venezuela of a private natural gas industry with world class capability
and competitiveness, with emphasis on massive gas distribution on a
national scale.
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Discuss the necessary
evolution of legal, regulatory and fiscal frameworks towards achieving a
modern and globalized national market, key to developing our local
private gas sector.
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Present updates about
off shore and on shore projects. Perspectives

The event in particular, is a must for all those professionals whose work is
directly related to the natural gas sector, especially those individuals,
companies and institutions active in:
- Exploration,
production and management of gas reservoirs.
- Gas handling,
compression, treatment and processing.
- Gas gathering,
storage, transmission and distribution.
- Commercialization and
export of gas and it’s products
- Petrochemical and
downstream transformation.
- Manufacturing, sales,
leasing and operation of gas equipment.
- Research and
development of applied gas technologies.
- Applications in
natural gas for vehicles.
- Consulting, design,
engineering, and construction of gas projects.
- Health, safety, and
environmental aspects of gas processing.
- Gas utilization, and
conversion to gas for electric power generation.
- Developing national
and international gas markets.
- Financing natural gas
projects.
- Legal, regulatory and
fiscal aspects.
- Development of free
gas reserves.
- Convergence of gas
with telecommunications and other industries.
And in general
all those persons interested in learning about the characteristics, business
potential, legal, regulatory & fiscal frameworks, and business
environment related to the increasing development of the natural gas industry
in Venezuela.
The
Venezuelan Gas Processors Association (AVPG) announces the Call
for Papers for its "XVIII
International Gas Convention" to
be held in Caracas, May 27 to 29, 2008.
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