GTI was created in April 2000, by the combination of Gas Research Institute (GRI) and the Institute of Gas Technology (IGT). For decades, GRI and IGT were the major research and technology development organizations for the U.S. natural gas industry and its customers. (IGT was founded in 1941, GRI in 1976.)

The staff of 275 at GTI's headquarters in Des Plaines, Illinois (a Chicago suburb), includes engineers, researchers, program managers, and business analysts. Other staff in the Washington, DC, area study market and regulatory trends, evaluate policy issues affecting energy markets, and interact with government agencies and other energy-related organizations. GTI specialists in gas exploration and production technology are based in Houston, Denver, and Calgary, Alberta, as well as Des Plaines.

Gas Technology Institute (GTI) is an independent, not-for-profit technology organization that provides products, programs, information and services related to energy and the environment, with a focus on the production, delivery, use and environmental aspects of natural gas. More specifically, GTI:

• performs contract research, development and demonstration projects (in the laboratory or the field)
• plans and manages technology development programs for the gas industry and other clients
• provides technical services related to gas exploration and production
• offers education and training on technical and business topics related to natural gas
• commercializes new, energy-related technology through a variety of business arrangements.

http://www.gri.org