At some point, SPIGF became a pioneer in import substitution, and it is still a driver of its development. This topic will be cross cutting for the entire Forum, and a special emphasis will be made on it in the framework of the corporate exposition. The main goal is to show a way to technological independency of the country through demonstration of high-tech competitively viable Russian equipment.

A collective exposition Modern National Technologies in the Gas Industry will demonstrate a set of equipment and technologies used for gas recovery, transportation, distribution, underground storage and processing. The theme of the exposition will encompasses the main fields of the oil and gas industry: from hydrocarbon extraction to gas distribution.

The topic of import substitution will run like a golden thread through all the events of the Business Program at SPIGF-2022 to be a key one at the discussion of all the crucial issues of the industry such as deep conversion, additional gasification of Russian regions, Arctic development and development of the continental shelf and many others.

OMR 2022, the International Exhibition and Conference for Shipbuilding and Equipment and Technologies for Development of the Arctic and Continental Shelf, which is integrated into SPIGF this year, will be dedicated to the Arctic agenda as well.

The novelties presented at the Forum include the world’s first controllable explosion-proof luminaires, a developmental prototype of the software and hardware package of the remote control system for industrial safety of hazardous production facilities, a hardware and software suite of the industrial Internet of Things, a KG-03 vehicle with an increased gas motor fuel reserve with an option to transfer the fuel to other vehicles (GTM), innovative equipment for well completion and other technologies that don’t have analogues in the world.

Gazprom, KAMAZ, Gazprom Gas-Engine Fuel, Severstal, Gazprom LNG Technologies, Vega-GAZ, Gazprom Energy Holding, RariTEK, Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, INTRA Service Company, Gazenergokomplekt and other companies and organizations.

Gazprom will serve as a general partner of SPIGF-2022, Pipe Metallurgy Company – as a general sponsor.

Partners of SPIGF 2022 are Zagorsky Pipe Plant, Gazprombank JSC, JSB Rossiya, Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern, HMS Group, Comita Group of Companies, Salavat Catalyst Plant, United Metallurgical Company, Gazprom Bureniye, SibBurMash, Gazprom GNP Holding, UEC, RUMO Plant, Technotecs, EKM Holding, GazTechExpert, Northern Technologies, Kosmos-Neft-Gaz.

Representatives of 22 foreign countries are expected at the Forum. The SPIGF-2022 business program is based on nineteen thematic tracks. The program comprising 80 events will cover all areas of the industry: from geological exploration and gas recovery to transportation, consumption and processing.

The partner of SPIGF 2022 is Kyrgyzstan. Business dialogs Russia-Kazakhstan and Russia-Africa will take place on the venue of the Forum in terms of the prospects for interaction development.

In the framework of the cultural program of the Forum, a Billiard Tournament for executives and top managers of oil companies will be held for the winner to get the Cup of the President of the Russian Gas Society, and Folks of Russia: Porcelain Faces, the exhibition of Imperial Porcelain Factory sculptures will be held. Also, an autograph signing session with participation of a football star from the Zenit club will be arranged. On September 15, participants of SPIGF-2022 will traditionally meet at the official reception.

Future leaders of the industry and leading experts of oil and gas companies will meet in the framework of the Youth Day as per tradition. The finish of Gas for Engines 2022, a motor rally for gas-engine vehicles featuring KAMAZ-5490 NEO tow cars with LNG engines will become a dramatic event of the Forum.

See details and a schedule of business events of the Forum on the official website of SPIGF.