Kazakhstan, Astana, Sept.7. / Trend K. Konyrova /
SOCAR (Sate Oil Company of the Azerbaijan) head, Rovnag Abdullayev, has confirmed that he is participating in the fourth Euro-Asian energy forum KAZENERGY, Adviser to the KAZENERGY Association, Meriuert Baffina, said at a news conference on Sept.7.
U.S. Former Vice-President, Richard B. Cheney, (currently a member of the Council of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute), and former German chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, (Member of the Board of Directors of Nord Stream AG), have also confirmed their participation in the forum, Baffin said.
Answering a question from Trend , Baffina said that Gerhard Schroeder and Richard B. Cheney's readiness to take part in the forum is one of the most significant pieces of evidence of the forum's high prestige and its perception as a major interactive platform on a worldwide scale.
The Forum's foreign speakers are Thailand's Energy Minister, Wannarat Channukun, President of the World Petroleum Council, Randall Gossen, Chairman of the Management Committee, Gazprom, Alexey Miller, the heads and representatives of the World Energy Council, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank, as well as oil and gas companies Chevron, Exxon Mobil , Royal Dutch Shell, BG Group, ConocoPhillips, large investment companies, banks, pricing agencies, including JP Morgan Plc, HSBC Bank Plc, Platts and others.
Kazakhstan Energy Week will be held in the Independence Palace in Astana on September 21-26, said the Kazakh Association of Oil-Gas & Energy Sector Organizations (KazEnergy). In addition to the Energy Forum, the Kazakh Petroleum Exhibition and Award Ceremony is expected to take place. The finest companies and specialist in the Kazakh oil and gas industry will be awarded the "Golden Prometheus". The association plans to organize a series of conferences, roundtables and presentations during the week.
The Association of Legal Entities and the Kazakh Association of Oil, Gas & Energy Sector Organizations (KazEnergy) are the main founders and the Kazakh exhibition company Expo.kz is the project organizer. The Kazakh Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources are the project's main supporters.
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