Quick Facts

Sponsors and supporters: 30

Delegates: 600

Speakers: 37

Participating countries: 36

Event overviewThe 20th Turkmenistan international oil & gas conference OGT 2015 was held on 17-18 November 2015 at the Sergi Köşgi Exhibition Centre in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Yagshigeldy Kakayev, the newly appointed Deputy Chair of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Chair of the State Agency for Management & Use of Hydrocarbon Resources under the President of Turkmenistan, officially opened the conference with a welcome address from the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The President stressed the role of the conference in the oil and gas industry, saying that “The conferences for the international business community, both those that are held in our country and international forums abroad, give a real impetus to projects being implemented in Turkmenistan’s oil and gas sector.”

In addition, the President’s speech delivered important announcements for Turkmenistan’s oil and gas: “… the East-West Gas Pipeline will be commissioned in Turkmenistan in December this year,” and work on the third phase of the Galkynysh field development, one of the largest projects in Turkmenistan’s gas sector, is scheduled to begin soon.

ConferenceDay one commenced with Muhammetnur Halylov, Minister of Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan, leading discussions on the role in the changing global oil and gas industry that Turkmenistan and the wider Caspian Region play.

He was joined by Peter Kallos, CEO, Buried Hill Energy; Kirill Molodtsov, Deputy Energy Minister of the Russian Federation; Daniel Rosenblum, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Denis Daniilidis, EU Charge d’ Affairs, European Commission; The Rt Hon Charles Hendry, Chair, Eurasia Partners; Jim Gillett, Senior Advisor, Business Development, Gaffney, Cline & Associates and Deng Minmin, General Manager, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) International Turkmenistan.

Day one concluded with a session led by Andrey Yakunin, Head of the Industrial Engineering Department, Turkmengazawtomatika & Krohne. Representatives from Turkmenbashi Oil Processing Plants Holding Company, Shell, TurkmenChemistry National Petrochemical Company, GE Oil & Gas, Institute for Oil & Gas, TurkmenGas, Petro Trade Hormozan (PTH) Iran and Air Liquide gave presentations on monetising Turkmenistan’s hydrocarbons: a Turkmenistan government priority area for investment.

Keynote speaker Tachdurdy Begjanov, Chair, TurkmenOil National Oil Company, began day two by highlighting the importance of international collaboration and investment opportunities in Turkmenistan’s oil and gas industry.

He was joined by experts including: Mark McCrory, Country Chair Turkmenistan & Regional Manager Central Asia, Shell; Atadurdy Berdiniyazov, Chair, TurkmenGeology State Geological Company; Faisal Al Awadhi, General Manager, Turkmenistan, Dragon Oil; Nathalie Komatitsch, Exploration and Production Vice President for Turkmenistan, Total; Teh Yat Hong, CEO, PETRONAS Carigali (Turkmenistan) Sdn Bhd and Gregory Riley, Exploration Manager, Caspian Region, BP.

The conference was followed by the 2nd session on investment prospects and further development plans for Turkmenistan’s oil and gas infrastructure. Keynote speaker Ashirguly Begliyev, Chair, TurkmenGas National Gas Company, was joined by representatives from BP, CGG, the Institute of Geology, TurkmenGeology State Geological Company, Fircroft Group, Weatherford Oil Tool Middle East Ltd, Xi’an Brightway Energy Machinery Equipment Co. Ltd and Beicip-Franlab.

In the photo from left to right:Lyric Lu, Sales Director, Xi’an Brightway Energy Machinery Equipment Co. Ltd; Ridha Abid, MENA Regional Business Development Manager, Weatherford Oil Tool Middle East Ltd; Ashirguly Begliyev, Chair, TurkmenGas National Gas Company; Taganguly Ilamanov, Director, Institute of Geology, TurkmenGeology State Geological Company; Abdelkader Djeddou, VP Geomarket Director, Central Asia & Turkey, CGG; Yves Bourg, Director, Beicip-Franlab; and Johnathan Johnson, CEO, Fircroft Group.

Day two finished with a session led by Sergei Tazin, Regional Director Russia and CIS, GE Oil & Gas Group International.

The audience listened to presentations from Babageldi Annabayramov, Minister of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan; Wang Kun, Deputy General Manager, Huawei Turkmenistan Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Tech. Investment Co. Ltd; Arslan Sopyev, Chair, TurkmenNeftegasStroy National Oil & Gas Construction Company; Ibrahim Said Arinç, Deputy General Director, BOTAS; Victor Lisin, Сhief Geophysicist, Morinzhgeologia and Zabihullah Ziarmal, CEO, CEFE.

Over the event’s two days, participating companies got the opportunity to have face-to-face meetings with high ranking government representatives in Turkmenistan’s oil and gas sector.

Testimonials

“This was a great experience and we managed to get some good business out of this conference.” (Christophe Menger, Regional Director EU & CIS at Fircroft Group)

“The OGT conference is not only a working place where we exchange ideas, learn about new technologies, and get informed about new projects. It's also an enjoyable celebration for the petroleum community. Thanks to the Turkmen hospitality and Summit Trade Events’ excellent organisation.” (Abdelkader Djeddou, VP Geomarkets Central Asia, CGG)

97% of delegates surveyed would attend the conference again next year

Sponsors and Supporters

Official Supporter

Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry andMineral Resources of Turkmenistan

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Speakers’ PresentationsThe OGT 2015 speakers’ presentations are now available.

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