Gas Technology Asia 2008 exhibition next June

KUALA LUMPUR: The first-ever Gas Technology Asia (GTA) 2008 exhibition will be held in the same week as the Petronas Asia Oil and Gas Conference (AOGC) 2008 from June 11 to 13 here.

In a statement, the organiser Malaysian Exhibition Services Sdn Bhd (MES) said the exhibition, which is well-placed to tap the rapidly expanding inter-regional trade in natural gas, would showcase and profile Malaysia as the region’s hub for gas-to-liquid (GTL) technology and products as well as LNG transportation systems.

The three-day event, fully supported by the Malaysian Gas Association (MGA), is expected to attract over 300 exhibitors from 30 countries involved in drilling and completion, production and operations, pipeline installation, equipment and maintenance, process and production engineering, as well as LNG/LPG production, transportation and storage.

Aside from highlighting the extraction, production, transportation and processing of gas, GTA 2008 will also feature NGV technology befitting Malaysia’s role as a key driver in the development of technology relating to natural gas for vehicles.

Said MES general manager, Alun Jones, “With Indonesia, Malaysia and China boasting substantial natural gas reserves and fellow Asian nations of Brunei, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam housing sizeable reserves, the Asian market for GTL technology and transportation is immense.

“Malaysia’s strategic location between China, India and Japan makes it the region’s leader in natural gas exports and accounts for 15% of the world’s total LNG exports. With three times more gas than oil reserves and the largest LNG fleet in the world by volume, Malaysia represents the ideal regional hub.”

Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, Petronas is expected to invest some RM43.8 billion in oil and gas exploration, development and production activities to enhance the long-term supply of oil and gas and upgrade the oil and gas supply infrastructure.

By The EDGE MALAYSIA