Liquid Gas Week Istanbul 2026 – 38th World LPG Forum

Liquid Gas Week is the World Liquid Gas Association's annual gathering of the global LPG and liquid gas industry, and in 2026 it hosts the 38th World LPG Forum in Istanbul under the theme "Resilience in a Changing World". The week combines conferences, side events and business meetings with an exhibition at the Istanbul Congress Center. Türkiye is one of the world's largest Autogas markets, with more than 4.8 million vehicles running on LPG.

The week's programme

Each day has its own focus, and the exhibition is the centre of the week.

• Tuesday: Global Technology Conference (GTC)
• Wednesday–Thursday: 38th World LPG Forum
• Global LPG Outlook and Trading Day
• Autogas Day
• Friday: Global Science Conference (GSC)
• Thematic tracks
• Excellence Awards 2026
• World LPG Challenge'26

World LPG Forum sessions

The forum opens on Wednesday 14 October with a keynote by IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol and a high-level round table on resilience, followed by a three-part Trading Day on supply and demand, shipping and logistics, and regional flows. Thursday looks at policy, permitting and competition in mature markets and demand growth in emerging ones.

Who attends

Producers, distributors, traders, shipowners, equipment makers, policymakers and researchers from across the liquid gas value chain. Visitor, student and government passes are offered alongside full delegate passes.

Tickets & passes

• Intelligence Pass (non-members) — EUR 3,630: Standard rate excl. VAT; €3,810 onsite
• Exclusive Intelligence Pass (WLGA members) — EUR 2,830: Standard rate excl. VAT; €2,970 onsite
• Government Pass — EUR 1,590: For officials; €1,640 onsite
• Learning Experience Pass (students) — EUR 55: €65 onsite
• Discovery Pass (visitors, 3 days) — EUR 55: Exhibition access; €65 onsite