The International Gas Union (IGU) was founded in 1931. It is a worldwide non-profit organisation with the Secretariat based in London, UK. The mission of IGU is to advocate gas as an integral part of a sustainable global energy system, and to promote the political, technical and economic progress of the gas industry. The more than 150 members of IGU are associations and corporations of the gas industry representing over 90% of the global gas market, across all continents and segments. The working organisation of IGU covers the complete value of gas chain from exploration and production of natural gas, renewable and low-carbon gases and hydrogen, transmission via pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) as well as distribution and combustion of gas at the point of use IGU encourages international trade in gas by supporting non-discriminatory policies and sound contracting principles and practices, promoting development of technologies which add to the environmental benefits of gas and further enhance safe production, transmission, distribution and utilisation of gas.