ICCG-17 International Conference on Gas Geochemistry 2026
Xi’an, China, 11-17 September 2026
Second Circular (Update)
The International Conference on Gas Geochemistry (ICGG) is an international forum where the latest research and technological advances related to gas geochemistry are presented and discussed. This is the 17thmeeting of the ICGG series which started in 1982 to unite experts in gas geochemistry, working on various geological and environmental issues. The objective of the ICGG-17, which is to be held in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China, is to promote international and interdisciplinary exchange of information, to foster co-operation among researchers in academia, research institutes, private companies, and industry, and to stimulate growth and advances in the field of gas geochemistry.
About Xi'an:
Xi’an is a major city in Northwest China and one of the oldest cities in the country, having served as the capital of thirteen ancient Chinese dynasties. As the eastern starting point of the ancient Silk Road, Xi’an holds a unique place in Chinese history and culture. The city is best known for the Terracotta Warriors, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as other historical landmarks such as the Ancient City Wall and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In addition to its rich cultural heritage, Xi’an is renowned for its distinctive local cuisine, shaped by centuries of cultural exchange along the Silk Road.
Today, Xi’an is a modern, well-connected city with a strong academic and research environment, offering an ideal setting for international academic exchange.
Iconic Attractions and Traditional Food in Xi’an
Conference Theme：
The theme of ICGG-17 will be "Gas Geochemistry and Carbon Neutrality under Multi-Sphere Interactions." This conference will explore the interactions between various Earth spheres (atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere) and their influence on gas geochemistry, with a particular focus on the role of gases in the global carbon cycle. The theme will also address how these interactions can contribute to understanding and advancing carbon neutrality goals.
Scientific issues including but not limited to (ICGG-17):
1. Gases in volcanic systems
2. Gases in seismic and tectonic settings
3. Deep and high maturated gases in sedimentary basins
4. Abiotic gas under multi-sphere interactions
5. Gases in geothermal exploration and exploitation
6. Searching for hidden H2 reservoirs
7. Environmental and health impact of gaseous emissions
8. Helium in different geological scenarios
9. Gas-biota interactions
10. Advances in gas measurements and techniques
11. Gas industry application technology
Date and Venue
The conference will take place in Xi`an, Shaanxi Province, China, at the Shaanxi Guesthouse Conference Center on September11-17, 2026 (including a field trip). Accommodations are arranged in Shaanxi Guesthouse. These venues offer comfortable lodging options close to the conference location.
Agenda
ICGG-17 will start with an ice-breaker session following registration during the late afternoon and early evening of Friday11thSeptember, 2026.
We foresee 3 days of oral and poster sessions (Saturday to Monday) with a daily on-site lunch-break and various social events. Each day will feature an invited Keynote Lecture.
September 11, 2026 (Friday): On-site registration and conference icebreaker (evening)
September 12-14, 2026 (Saturday-Monday): Conference sessions (3 days)
September 15-17, 2026 (Tuesday-Thursday): Conference fieldtrips (optional)
Field trips:
A field trip is proposed to explore helium system in the Weihe Basin including the basement granite outcrops and geothermal-associated drilling, as well as the natural gas system in the Ordos Basin including the main source rocks of Triassic oil shale and Carboniferous-Permian coal measures, which are the main sources of the conventional and unconventional oil and gases. We will also have chance to visit bauxite outcrops in the same day, which is recognized a source of helium gases in natural gas accumulations. The detailed field trip instruction will come in detail in the following circulars.
(a) Granite outcrops in the Mount Hua at the southern margin of the Weihe Basin; (b–c) bauxite and oil shale outcrops in the interior of the Weihe Basin.
Important Dates
January 1th, 2026: Registration and Abstract Submission open
July 1st, 2026: Abstract Submission deadline
September 11, 2026 (Friday): On-site registration and conference icebreaker (evening)
September 12-14, 2026 (Saturday-Monday): Conference sessions (3days)
September 15-17, 2026 (Tuesday-Thursday): Conference fieldtrip (optional)
Abstract submission and paper publication
All participants are kindly requested to submit their abstract by July 1st, 2026. The online submission and the format or template of the abstract will be available in January 2026. The authors will be notified by July 31, 2026 about the acceptance of their contributions.
The International Scientific Committee and Organizing Committee will contact international SCI journals for special issues for the conference papers.
Conference fees
International Participants (EUR):
Full registration before July 1st, 2026: 350 €
After July 1st, 2026: 400 €
Student before July 1st, 2026: 150 €
After July 1st, 2026: 200 €
Accompanying person: 200 €
Domestic Participants (CNY):
Full registration before July 1st, 2026: 2800 ¥
After July 1st, 2026: 3200 ¥
Student before July 1st, 2026: 1200 ¥
After July 1st, 2026: 1600 ¥
Accompanying person: 1600 ¥
Payment Notice
The online payment system is currently under adjustment and may be temporarily unavailable this month. Normal online payment is expected to resume next month. Participants are encouraged to complete their payment after the system reopens and before the registration deadline. Alternatively, payment can be made on site during conference registration
Field-trip fees
Field trip, September 15-17, 2026 cost 400 € (3200 RMB) (including 3-days lodging, meals, transportations and entry fees)
July1st, 2026: Confirmation of field trip participation
Registration & Payment
All participants are required to complete online registration and payment through the official conference website. Please select the appropriate registration category and complete the registration and payment before the corresponding deadline.
Registration and Payment page: https://website.iceriverbj.com/mobile/#/2160?lang=zh
International Scientific Committee ICGG 17
Prof. Andrzej Solecki, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
Dr. Arndt Schimmelmann, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, United States
Prof. Bernard Marty, Université de Lorraine, CNRS, CRPG, Nancy, France
Prof. Calin Baciu, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Prof. Ching- Chou Fu, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Dr. Francesco Italiano, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Sgonico, Italy
Prof. Galip Yüce, Department of Geological Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
Prof. George Papatheodorou, University Patras, Oceanus-Lab, Department of Geology, Patras, Greece
Prof. Guodong Zheng, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Dr. Giovanni Martinelli, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Palermo, Italy
Dr. María Asensio Ramos, Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Dr. Bettina Strauch, GeoForschungs Zentrum, Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Dr. Kyriaki Daskalopoulou, University of Potsdam, Institute of Geosciences, Potsdam Golm, Germany
Dr. David Vincent Bekaert, Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
Dr. Nemesio Peréz, Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Prof. Yunpeng Wang, State Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Processes and Resources, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Prof. Yuji Sano, Marine Core Research Institute, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
Prof. Daniele Pinti, Geotop, Centre de Recherche sur la Dynamique du Système Terre, Montreal, Canada
Prof. Karunakara Naregundi, Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Radioactivity, Mangalore University, Mangalore, India
Dr. Yuri Taran, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russian Federation
Prof. Hardy Pfanz, Angewandte Botanik & Vulkanbiologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Dr. Giuseppe Etiope, National Institute Geophysics and Volcanology, Section Rome 2, Rome, Italy
Dr. Heiko Woith, GeoForschungsZentrum, Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Prof. Heinz Surbeck József and Erzsébet Tóth Endowed Hydrogeology Chair, Department of Geology, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Dr. Didier Klein, CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
Prof. Ilona Hunyadi, Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia, Budapest, Hungary
Prof. Nuria Segovia, Geophysics Institute, Cd. Universitaria, Mexico City, Mexico (
Dr. Pascal Doremus, Institut de Radioprotection et de Suretè Nucleaires, Fontenay Aux Roses, France
Prof. Antoine Kies, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Prof. Stanislaw Chalupnik, Główny Instytut Górnictwa, Katowice, Poland
Prof. Hardev Singh Virk, Department of Physics, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, World University, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India
Dr. Jens Heinicke, Institute of Geophysics and Geoinformatics, Freiberg, Germany
Local Academic Committee:
Chairman: Zhijun Jin (Academician, Peking University)
Vice chairman: Pingan Peng (GIGCAS), Fang Hao (UPC), Caineng Zou (PetroChina), Shuichang Zhang (PetroChina), Jianxing Li (Xian Geological Survey center, CGS), Quanyou Liu (Peking University)
Members:
Wenhui Liu (Northwest University): Natural Gases
Jianfa Chen (China University of Petroleum): Natural gases
Zhengfu Guo (IGGCAS, Beijing): Volcano gas
Mingjie Zhang (Lanzhou University, China): Volcano gases
Daniel Xia (ConocoPhillips, Huston): Non-conventional gases
Yuhong Li (Xi'an Geological Survey Center, CGS)
Tongwei Zhang (United States Geological Survey)
Geoffrey S Ellis (United States Geological Survey)
Zheng Zhou (Lancaster University, UK)
Xiaomei Wang (PetroChina)
Deyu Gong (PetroChina)
Jian Cao (Nanjing University, China)
Hui Tian (GIGCAS, Guangzhou)
Wanglu Jia (GIGCAS, Guangzhou)
Yanbing Yao (China University of Geosciences, Beijing)
Bo Liu (Northeast Petroleum University)
Jingqiang Tan (Central South University)
Shu Jiang (China University of Geosciences, Wuhan)
Dongya Zhu (Sinopec)
Qingqiang Meng (Sinopec)
Shuangbiao Han (China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing)
Yuanyin Zhang (Peking University)
Kaiqiang Zhang (Peking University)
Xiaofeng Wang (Northwestern University)
Qiaohui Fan (Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, CAS)
Yunpeng Zhang (Xi'an Geological Survey Center, CGS)
Qingyong Luo (China University of Petroleum, Beijing)
Di Zhu (Nanjing University)
Ying Li (Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, CEA)
Sheng Xu (Tianjin University)
Shang Xu (China University of Petroleum, Qingdao)
Ziqi Feng (China University of Petroleum, Qingdao)
Haikuan Nie (Sinopec)
Xiaoqi Wu (Sinopec)
Xuan Tang (China University of Geosciences, Beijing)
Detian Yan (China University of Geosciences, Wuhan)
Xiaowen Guo (China University of Geosciences, Wuhan)
Peng Cheng (GIGCAS, Guangzhou)
Renbiao Tao (Center for High Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research)
Huaiyu He (IGGGAS, Beijing)
Yongli Wang (IGGGAS, Beijing)
Wang Zhang (IGGGAS, Beijing)
Jilei Li (IGGGAS, Beijing)
Huiyuan Xu (IGGGAS, Beijing)
Organizer:
Institute of Energy, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University
Xi'an Center, China Geological Survey, MNR
Shaanxi Gas Group Corporation Limited
Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry (CSMPG)
Co-Organizers:
Oil and Gas Research Center, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, CAS
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (GIG-CAS)
Department of Geology, Northwest University
Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration
Commission on the Rapid Interdisciplinary Investigation of Significant Earthquakes, International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (RI2SE-IASPEI)
Commission on Gas Geochemistry, CSMPG
Contact:
Conference E-mail: icgg2026@163.com
Website: https://energy.pku.edu.cn/tzgg/ggxx/7d3c347b6e6e452488748eee0fca4b17.htm
Prof. Quanyou Liu
Institute of Energy
School of Earth and Space Sciences
Peking University
Beijing 100871, China
E-mail:liuqy@pku.edu.cn