Released on = March 16, 2007, 1:04 pm

Press Release Author = Marcelo Toledo / IBC

Industry = Energy

Press Release Summary = The Gas Summit Latin America new edition will be the meeting
point for the Latin American community for natural gas, bringing together government
representatives from several countries, international entities, associations and
executives from all Latin American LNG industry chain.

Press Release Body = Scheduled for 21st to 23rd May, in São Paulo, the event will be
organized by IBC to discuss the regional politic and economic overview, private
investments and real conditions of the LNG supply in the continent, with the
participation of Jose Sergio Gabrielli, president of Petrobras, and Rafael Ramírez,
the Venezuelan Minister of Energy and PDVSA´s president.

Regarding the initiative, the conference manager Igor Tavares says: "this new
edition of Gas Summit will be more representative than the last, with a substantial
grow of structure for debates and awareness by major players of its importance for
the sector". The support of Olade, UN, IGU and Cadal for the event indicates its
relevance, concludes Tavares.

Other organizations which support the Gas Summit Latin America 2007 are CBH
(Bolivia), AGN Chile, Naturgas (Colombia), Acigra and IEA (Argentina), CSPE, Anace,
Abegás, CTDUT, Abraget, APMPE, ABGNV, Apine and Onip (Brazil). The list of keynote
speakers also includes the director of Brazilian ANP, the president of Argentinean
Enargas, the president of Comisión Reguladora de Energía (México), the president of
Total Southern Cone and the infrastructure director for Cepal (UN). For the complete
agenda of the event, please visit www.gassummit.com.br.

ABOUT IBC
IBC - International Business Communications - is an Informa business,
www.informa.com (INF:FTSE250), a leading provider of specialist information to the
global academic & scientific, professional and commercial communities via
publishing, events and performance improvement. Since 1996, IBC operates in Brazil
www.ibcbrasil.com.br, organizing more than 180 events per year in the Latin America
and the Caribbean region.

TO THE EDITORS
IBC has the support of a variety of newspapers, magazines and websites to promote
its conferences. To become a media partner of the Gas Summit Latin America 2007,
please contact Ms. Adriana Maia by adriana.maia@ibcbrasil.com.br.

Web Site = http://www.gassummit.com.br

Contact Details = Marcelo Toledo, Communications Advisor da IBC, + 55-11-3017-6857,
or ibc@ibcbrasil.com.br, Web site: www.ibcbrasil.com.br