Gastech 2026 concluded in Bangkok with record attendance and an estimated $40 billion in energy deals announced or progressed during the four-day event.

The conference attracted 59,468 attendees from more than 150 countries, including energy producers, buyers, governments, investors, technology companies and infrastructure providers.

Discussions and agreements focused on energy supply, infrastructure investment and meeting rising global demand.

Major agreements included a 20-year sales and purchase agreement between China Gas Holdings and Venture Global LNG for 0.5 million tonnes per annum of US LNG from 2030. 

GE Vernova and B.Grimm Power also signed agreements covering natural gas turbine supply and long-term services for power-generation capacity in Malaysia and Thailand.

Meanwhile, PETRONAS, PTTEP JDA and the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority formalised a 35-year production-sharing contract and natural gas sales agreement aimed at supplying gas to both countries.

More than 20 energy ministers and senior executives from companies including Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, PTT, EGAT, Eni, PETRONAS and TotalEnergies attended the event.

The Strategic Conference concluded with discussions on policy, infrastructure and investment priorities needed to address growing electricity demand, industrial development and emerging demand from AI infrastructure.

Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Global Research Scholar, Columbia Centre on Global Energy Policy, highlighted the value of the conversations and connections advanced during Gastech 2026: “There has been a lot of excitement among energy suppliers this year. They see a new window of opportunity. I listened to the Prime Minister of Thailand’s speech, and he talked a lot about energy security, electrification, and sustainability. These were the conversations that shaped this year’s Gastech.”