6th Russian Petroleum and Gas Congress 2008

The 6th Russian Petroleum and Gas Congress will be held on 24—26 June 2008 at Expocentrе, Moscow alongside the Moscow International Exhibition NEFTEGAZ 2008 (Equipment and Technologies for the Oil and Gas Industry). The Russian Petroleum and Gas Congress is one of the most significant world oil & gas events and the “must attend” meeting point for key players of the oil and gas industry and global economy. The organiser of the event is ITE Group PLC - the leading exhibition organiser in Russia.
The Russian Petroleum and Gas Congress will be attended by approximately 700 representatives of the Russian and international oil and gas industry, branch ministries and departments, international oil and gas associations and financial institutions from over 30 countries worldwide, including Russia, UK, Germany, Italy, China, Norway, USA, Finland, France, Switzerland and others.
The key topics covered by the Congress are: Russia’s oil & gas industry: outlook and development prospects; international energy security: Russia’s role; Russia’s state policy for onshore and offshore field exploration; intensification of oil field development and enhanced oil recovery; developing and operating fields in harsh and remote environments; strategic alliances and joint ventures in the Russian oil & gas sector; development strategy for Russia’s gas industry; Russia’s gas export policy and strategy – reliable and secure supplies; strategic prospects of LNG projects in Russia; oil and gas pipeline projects.
The Congress programme will feature Oil Day (25 June) supported by Rosneft and Gas Day (26 June) supported by the International Gas Union (IGU).

Among the invited speakers are: Alexey Varlamov, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation; Sergey Bogdanchikov, President of Rosneft; Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Gazprom; Valeriy Yazev, Vice Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation; Dmitriy Akhanov, Head of the Federal Energy Agency of the Russian Federation; Anatoly Dmitrievskiy, Academician, Director of the Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Renat Muslimov, Advisor to President of Tatarstan Republic on Subsoil Use, Oil and Gas issues; Matthew Sagers, Senior Director, Energy Economics, Eurasia and Eastern Europe of CERA; Ruben Gaspariants, First Vice President of VNIIST; Christian Cleutinx, Director in DG TREN, EU Commission, Coordinator of Russia-EU Energy Dialogue; Torstein Indrebø, Secretary General, International Gas Union; Sergey Konovalov, Deputy Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Region; Bogdan Budzuliak, Member of the Board of Gazprom; Stanislav Tsygankov, Head of Department of Foreign Economic Relations of Gazprom; Rainer Seele, Member of the Board of Directors of Wintershall AG; Matthias Warnig, Managing Director of Nord Stream AG; Reiner Hartmann, Head of Representative Office of E.ON Ruhrgas AG; Marco Alverà, Senior Vice President of Eni S.p.A.

Partners of the Congress include: IGU/International Gas Union, OGP/International Association of Oil and Gas Producers, EAGE/European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, SEG/Society of Exploration Geophysicists, AAPG/American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Association of European Businesses in Russia, Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Council of Federation of the RF, Union of Oil and Gas Industrialists of Russia, Union of Oil and Gas Equipment Manufacturers of Russia, Russian Gas Society.

Please, check the official Congress website www.rpgc.ru for the updated Draft Programme of the 6th Russian Petroleum and Gas Congress.

ITE Moscow
Oil & Gas Department
Phone: +7 (495) 935 7350
www.rpgc.ru