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OFFICIAL VIP GUESTS: OPENIING • Natig Aliyev, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan CEREMONY • Rovnaq Abdullayev, President of SOCAR • Sir Andrew Wood, Senior Advisor, ITE Group PLC • Iulian-Robert Tudorache, Deputy Minister of Energy of Romania • José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos, Minister of Petrolium of Angola 2017 • Mahdjouba Belaifa, Head of Gas Market Analysis Department, Gas Post Event Details Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) • Alisher Sultanov, Board Chairman, Deputy Governing Board Chairman of Uzbekneftegaz Date: 1 – 2 June 2017 Venue: JW Marriott Absheron The Caspian Oil & Gas exhibition and Edition: 24th conference is prestigious event and it is traditionally held in Baku, as an indication of Frequency: annual the immense interest in the country’s oil industry and the energy sector in general. I am confident that the exhibition will offer extensive discussions and detailed analysis, and that new project will be developed and effective proposals presented to ensure the development of fruitful cooperation in the coming years. I would like to express my gratitude to the Organizers, who have been cooperating with Azerbaijan for 24 years, contributing to the development of the oil and gas industry and showcasing the country´s industrial achievement on the world stage. Ilham Aliyev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Next Event: 30-31 May 2018, Baku www.oilgasconference.az MORE THAN 450 Domestic delegates: 193 International delegates: 286 DELEGATES Participating Countries: 30 2017 Post Event Details KEY TOPİCS: • Role of Azerbaijan in global energy, status of major projects and a look to future strategic growth Date: 1 – 2 June 2017 • Identifying key operators ‘plans in developing onshore and offshore oilfields. Expansion Venue: JW Marriott Absheron of international cooperation in oil and gas projects Edition: 24th • An overview the refining and petrochemical industries in Azerbaijan Frequency: annual • Diversifying supply routes from the Caspian region. Azerbaijan as transportation and logistics hub of Caspian region • BP a long-term partner for Azerbaijan for the last 25 years • Cost optimization and improving the efficiency of upstream development with advanced technologies • The use of digital process and technologies for personnel development • Ensuring environmental and industrial safety Next Event: 30-31 May 2018, Baku www.oilgasconference.az MORE THAN 40 Delegates: 479 SPEAKERS Sessions: 8 Speakers: 44 2017 Post Event Details SPEAKERS: • Andrea Cattaneo, President & CEO, Zenith Energy Date: 1 – 2 June 2017 • Ashild Hanne Larsen, Senior VP of IT, Statoil Venue: JW Marriott Absheron • Ashley Sherman, Senior Caspian Analyst, Wood Mackenzie Edition: 24th • Bacho Pilong, VP, International Assets, Petronas Frequency: annual • Bahram Huseynov, VP for geology and geophysics, SOCAR • Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli, VP for Communications, External Affairs, strategy & region, BP Azerbaijan Georgia – Turkey • Benjamin Hunter, Head of Data and Information Services, Siemens plc • Bernard Clement, Vice-President for Europe & Caspian Region, Total • Claudio H. Steuer, Founder & Director, SyEnergy • Elmar Gasimov, Rector, Baku Higher Oil School • Fred Baars, Senior Process Director, Fluor • Giorgi Vashakmadze, Adviser to Prime Minister of Georgia, Office of the Prime Minister (State Administration) • Gregory Riley, Exploration Vise President, BP Azerbaijan Georgia – Turkey • James Hogan, Managing Partner, Dentons • Joe Murphy, VP, BP • John Harkins, Executive Director & President, Greenfield Petroleum • Kevin Widdows, Project Director, KBR BP Caspian Projects • Khalik Mammadov, VP of HR, IT and regulations, SOCAR • Khayal Jafarov, Director, Carbamide (Nitrogen Fertilisers) Plant, SOCAR • Khoshbakht Yusifzade, the First VP, SOCAR • Larry Bates, CEO, Nobel Upstream Next Event: 30-31 May 2018, Baku www.oilgasconference.az MORE THAN 40 SPEAKERS SPEAKERS: • Lars Christian Bacher, Executive VP, Statoil • Martin Simmonite, Vice-president of Operations EMEA, KBR • Matthew Bryza, Lamor AB 2017 • Muharrem Ince, Director, Schlumberger Production Management New Ventures Post Event Details • Mustafa Babanly, Rector, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University • Nazim Abdullayev, Senior Exploration Geoscientist, BP Azerbaijan • Novruz Quliyev, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan • Nusrat Rza, Business Development Director, Huawei Azerbaijan Enterprise Business Group Date: 1 – 2 June 2017 • The RT Hon Charles Hendry, Chairman, Former British Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan Venue: JW Marriott Absheron • Sarkhan Abbasov, Project Manager, McDermott Edition: 24th • Tibor Bacso, Solutions Lead for Oil&Gas Industry, CEE region, Microsoft • Tofig Gahramanov, VP for strategic development, SOCAR Frequency: annual • Ulrike Andres, Commersial and External Affairs Director, TAP • Vitaliy Beylerbekov, Deputy VP, SOCAR • Yashar Latifov, Vice President for Field Development, SOCAR • Yasuo Saito, Deputy Commercial Director in Yokogawa Electric CIS Next event: 30-31 May 2018, Baku www.oilgasconference.az REFERENCES 2017 Post Event Details I am sure that within the framework I believe that the conference Each year everyone wonders; will Date: 1 – 2 June 2017 of the exhibition and conference facilitates a process of the exchange the number of participants in the Venue: JW Marriott Absheron useful discussions will be held of ideas, allowing each of us to learn Caspian Oil & Gas exhibition and Edition: 24th among companies and something new, and also provides conference decrease? But the Frequency: annual implementation of new projects will an opportunity for us to share experience of recent years, as well be launched for further expansion of information with the participants as this year, answers: No! The cooperation. about Angola, one of OPEC’s interest in this sector of the member countries. economy remains invariably high. Natig Aliyev Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh José María Botelho de Minister of Energy of the Republic First Vice President of SOCAR Vasconcelos of Azerbaijan Angola’s Minister of Petroleum Next Event: 30-31 May 2018, Baku www.oilgasconference.az REFERENCES Ghaleb Maabreh, Chairman of the Board, National Petroleum Company of Jordan The conference is very impressive, it allows representatives of the region to communicate with colleagues from around the world and share their views on the situation in the oil and gas sector. 2017 Julian-Robert Tudorache Post Event Details Romania’s Deputy Minister of Energy We are pleased to be one of the regular participants here at the International Caspian Oil & Gas Conference. I congratulate the Organizers of the event and I want to assure you that we are already planning to attend the Conference next year. I think this Date: 1 – 2 June 2017 forum will give additional impetus to the development of Venue: JW Marriott Absheron Romanian-Azerbaijani relations. Edition: 24th Ulrike Andres, Commercial & External Affairs Director, Trans- Frequency: annual Adriatic Pipeline I came to this conference for the first time and was extremely impressed by the high level of this event in terms of the attendance, the audience, the importance of the issues raised, and the exchange of views and experience in the oil and gas sector of the Caspian region. Most of all, I was interested in topics which affect the future and strategic directions of the development of the oil and gas industry as a whole, as well as the relations between Azerbaijan and Europe. Matthew Bryza CEO of the Lamor Corporation For 15 years now I’ve been attending this event, which is extremely important for me, not only from the point of view of information, but also because of the people present here and, in general, due to its atmosphere! I still remember the times when this conference did not have such a grand scale. Now we are present at the largest specialized forum in the region. Next event: 30-31 May 2018, www.oilgasconference.azBaku REFERENCES Lars Christian Bacher, Executive Vice-President for Development and Production at Statoil I’m extremely glad to be back in Baku attending the Caspian Oil & Gas Conference. The guest speakers’ speeches, the many topics discussed and the opportunity to meet with important people from the sector and representatives of the Azerbaijani government are all of very special interest to me. 2017 Post Event Details Muharram Ince Schlumberger Production Management New Ventures I try to attend this conference annually, which allows specialists to keep track of current trends in the oil and gas industry. As always, this year the conference was useful for me and, I think, Date: 1 – 2 June 2017 for the other participants in understanding the current processes Venue: JW Marriott Absheron in the Caspian region and especially in Azerbaijan. In particular, it was interesting to learn about the innovations in the work of Edition: 24th operators engaged in oil production, about current and future Frequency: annual projects, and also get acquainted with the vision of SOCAR about the processes taking place in the country in this field. Ralf Winkler CFO for Siemens AG Azerbaijan I am visiting the Caspian Oil & Gas Conference in Azerbaijan for the first time. The event was very interesting; we were pleased to see among the participants of key industry players and to share our vision of business in the oil and gas industry with them. Absolutely all topics discussed at the conference seemed to me extremely interesting and relevant. Tibor Bacso, Head of Oil and Gas Industry Solutions, Central
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