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18 ogu 2011 15 « » 500 27 2 broad prospects for successful business on 18 may the 15th ogu international conference entitled product diversification a new stage in the development of uzbekistan s oil and gas industry opened in tashkent about 500 delegates from 27 countries came together to discuss the current status and prospects of the global energy market the development of uzbekistan s oil and gas sector the use of the country s rich resource and investment potential and the development of international cooperation to improve the efficiency of hydrocarbon exploration production transportation and processing as rustam makhmudov deputy director of the centre for political studies of the republic of uzbekistan noted in his paper due to the instability in the major oil and gas regions in the middle east and north africa and the slow recovery of the continued on page 3 · · · contents · conference review · exhibition review · social events

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1 faouzi bensarsa energy counselor european commission ogu «» «» «» ogu 2011 «» dr.gaybulla abdullaev director of the institute of geology and oil and gas field prospecting « » dr.bertrand malmendier chairman centre for social conservative politics of the political party united russia in the european union luigi iperti president italian-uzbekistan chamber of commerce ciuz 2

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continued the beginning on page 1 developed economies in the global energy market certain problems have arisen that require greater cooperation in order to solve them mr faouzi bensarsa counsellor for energy of the directorate-general for development and cooperation at the european commission called for the development of partnerships in particular between uzbekistan and eu countries he also pointed out the achievements in the modernisation of uzbekistan s oil and gas industry and overall economy mr bensarsa emphasised the importance of the visit of president islam karimov to brussels during which cooperation in the energy sector was discussed the interest in such cooperation among european countries was confirmed by the participation in the ogu international exhibition of dozens of companies from germany italy france britain austria denmark poland and several other countries the other papers presented during the conference were no less interesting and informative the conference s foreign participants especially those at ogu for the first time were interested in the papers on the development prospects of uzbekistan s pipeline infrastructure including to the east the projects being implemented by nhc uzbekneftegaz and its partners in the navoi free industrialeconomic zone and the investment climate and legal framework of investment activity in uzbekistan this should help the conference participants to decide on establishing cooperation with uzbekneftegaz and possibly participating in specific investment projects many conference participants expressed the view that uzbekistan is a key player not only in the regional gas market but also in the global gas market and the modernisation of the oil and gas industry will only strengthen the country s leading position in this area that is why many companies want to establish mutually beneficial cooperation with uzbekistan in this field success in this would mean that one of the main goals of the organisers of ogu 2011 to attract new partners and investors to the country s oil and gas industry and entire economy has been achieved tethys petroleum limited dr david robson chairman president and chief executive officer tethys petroleum limited vladimir lapikov minister counselor ministry of energy of the russian federation angus miller caspian energy adviser foreign commonwealth office government of the united kingdom rustam mahmudov deputy director centre for political studies 3

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gu ­ « » ­ ogu ogu «» ­ ­ « ­ ogu» 2007 ogu ­ «» ­ ergen tursynbaev head of the division for execution unified technical policy department chgief department of nhc uzbekneftegaz « ­ ogu 2011» «» ogu 4

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ogu ­ a part of our lives ergen tursynbaev organising the regular ogu exhibition and conference is always stressful but very interesting we have a big team galina pak and sanzhar berdiev chief specialists in the unified technical policy department of the main directorate elena kim press secretary umid israilov head of foreign economic relations and investment nosir igamberdiev head of business affairs khamidulla safaev chairman of the trade union committee margarita fuzulova head of the editorial board of the uzbekistani magazine oil and gas khamid umarov head of the base department of nti jsc uzlitineftgaz rano khusandzhanova deputy chairperson of the uzbekistan scientific-engineering society of the oil and gas industry and leyla ponomareva chief specialist of the main financial and economic directorate the main generator of ideas is shavkat mazhitov chairman of the ogu organising committee who by his personal example inspires us all within ogu there will be a number of business meetings with the management of nhc uzbekneftegaz which will go on for the whole day and require a lot of effective work it is difficult to overestimate the importance of this event for our country as a whole and for individual businesses in particular it always presents the latest equipment and technologies which can be learnt about without leaving uzbekistan ­ after all there is not always the opportunity to go abroad and most importantly there are meetings between business partners which lead to cooperation i recall that even after the first few exhibitions an uzbek-malaysian joint venture was set up of course organising the event requires a lot of effort and you have to efficiently address numerous organisational issues and other problems but you see the result and that is pleasing every year the number of exhibitors and visitors grows and this means the interest in the event in our country s oil and gas sector and in uzbekistan is increasing so our work has not been without purpose another memory is when i won a raffle at one of the exhibitions the prize was a trip for two to london at first i couldn t believe that i had had such luck but then when people began to congratulate me i realised it was true it was especially pleasing that my colleagues and friends were delighted with my win and viewed it as a reward for hard work rano khusandzhanova deputy chairperson of the uzbekistan scientific-engineering society of the oil and gas industry the national holding company uzbekneftegaz makes a significant contribution to the organisation of the ogu international exhibition and conference representatives of its various divisions are usually involved in every stage of the important and difficult organisational work among those involved this year are ergen tursynbaev head of the unified technical policy department of the main directorate of nhc uzbekneftegaz and rano khusandzhanova deputy chairperson of the uzbekistan scientific-engineering society of the oil and gas industry who have participated in the organisation of ogu since it was established in tashkent here they share their impressions of this important event rano khusandzhanova i think i am not mistaken when i say on my own behalf and on behalf of my colleagues that the preparations for the annual ogu international exhibition and conference and participation in it are always a top priority and every event is remarkable for something for example since 2007 the number of exhibiting companies has increased every year even the global financial crisis was not a hindrance such interest is very pleasing and we for our part do everything to organise it effectively and work with enthusiasm we think over every step every detail down to the gifts we give to participants for many preparing for ogu is not just a work responsibility or social burden but a part of life where everything is closely intertwined at the exhibition business partners who have known each other for many years become friends now during the fifteenth anniversary of the event i remember an interesting episode where we managed to organise a trip on the opening day of the event for the children of uzbekneftegaz employees who of course knew about the event from their parents but wanted to see it with their own eyes the children s interest was genuine they asked the representatives of the exhibiting companies various questions about the problems of exploration and drilling and using the latest equipment and technology and they in turn enthusiastically answered all the children s questions perhaps meeting the exhibitors inspired the children in their choice of profession in any case several of them followed in the footsteps of their parents and now work in the country s oil and gas sector 5

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the challenges of the times expert views countries mr iperti suggests we perceive the world as a network in which we share common challenges resources knowledge and a common environment to overcome these shared challenges people have to learn together share ideas and create innovative products together among the possible areas for closer cooperation the president of the italianuzbek chamber of commerce identified engineering companies that offer services for the establishment of industrial plants manufacture of equipment and development of small and medium-sized businesses the shale alternative the prospects for increasing uzbekistan s hydrocarbon resource base with a view to implementing investment projects were among the other important topics of the first day of the conference gaybullo abdullaev director of the institute of geology and oil and gas field prospecting noted that the total area of prospective oil and gas bearing fields in uzbekistan had reached 208,900m2 the expert from uzbekistan stressed that the development of the country s hydrocarbon potential would enhance fuel and energy independence provide for the work of oil and gas companies in the future however the overall tone of the discussion on the measures to increase traditional gas production and its transportation routes was somewhat changed by the paper of john roberts an expert on energy security at platts he outlined the challenges russia and the caspian region countries may face in the near future in the form of competition from shale gas which is increasingly being presented as a cheap alternative to the traditional blue fuel only time will show whether this is in fact the case in the meantime the conference participants are discussing technologies for the production and processing of hydrocarbons including oil shale balanced energy supplies are the basis of global security at present and will be in the future the challenges of creating a long-term energy resource base for different countries are the focus of the 15th ogu conference hydrocarbon resource base and diversification of exports but also environmental protection and the development of alternative energy sources security together establishing a reliable and comprehensive system of energy security is one of the strategic objectives of most leading world economies with the lack of stability in the hydrocarbon markets of concern to both energy providers and consumers uzbekistan s oil and gas industry is pursuing a course of product diversification this strategy is multifaceted and includes not only the expansion of the country s today the oil and gas sector analysts of the world s leading countries increasingly agree that energy security and the globalisation of the energy sector should be inseparable concepts this idea in particular could be traced in the paper of the president of the italian-uzbek chamber of commerce mr luigi iperti who spoke about closer cooperation in the gas industry between the two 7

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ogu « » 2003 ­ «» « » 2010 «» «» «» «» » ogu 2011 « » ogu daily news « » yury skrynnik hms group s strategic marketing director keeping pace with the times its established in the region and are grateful for the trust shown in us and every opportunity to contribute to the implementation of significant projects in uzbekistan what is the programme of your participation this year hms group develops and manufactures a wide range of equipment including pumps skid mounted container equipment metering stations and oil and gas metering systems at the exhibition we are presenting our ability to carry out a whole range of work for the oil and gas industry from the design manufacture and supply of equipment to the construction of turnkey facilities in 2010 giprotyumenneftegaz one of the largest design institutes in russia and the cis which carries out design and research work for the infrastructural development of oil and gas fields became part of hms group giprotyumenneftegaz has further strengthened the position of hms group as a provider of integrated solutions representatives of hms group from hydromashservice and nasosenergomash will participate in the international conference uzbekistan s oil and gas which is traditionally held during the exhibition our staff will participate in discussions on current topics related to modern equipment and technology what would you like to wish the organisers and exhibitors of ogu 2011 on behalf of hms group i would like to wish the event further growth as a platform for face-to-face communication experience sharing and informing industry professionals about new developments and effective solutions russia s hms group is very active in uzbekistan s oil and gas industry developments are in demand with a broad range of customers ogu daily news put its questions to mr yury skrynnik hms group s strategic marketing director mr skrynnik how has your participation in the ogu exhibition and conference affected your company s activities hms group has participated in the ogu exhibition since 2003 throughout this time the exhibition has served as a platform at which we can present new developments and solutions for the oil and gas industry as well as maintain personal contact with our customers hms group s commercial company hydromashservice has been successfully operating in uzbekistan for a long time and has a permanent representative office in tashkent which works effectively with customers in recent years the group has supplied a large number of modern pumping units and other equipment to the country s oil and gas industry in particular the mubarek gas processing plant we value the relationships we have 8

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ogu 2011 ogu 2011 plenty to choose from 15 « ­ ogu 2011» tenaris tenaris ogu ­ 15 ­ ogu ­ pietro fiorentini «» «» hina international marine containers group technip «» 2011 socar «» «» « 1 9 -13,6 3,5 33,97 %» there is a great atmosphere at the 15th anniversary ogu exhibition over the past two days the exhibitors and visitors have been holding active business negotiations for some this is a continuation of previous meetings others have come to tashkent for the first time at the stand of italy s tenaris an employee of a kokand business showed great interest in the company s products tenaris presented itself in an interesting and attractive way large stands with photographs of the latest equipment a video demonstrating the equipment s features and commentary from leading experts as the representatives of tenaris noted they are participating in ogu for the first time the purpose of their visit to uzbekistan is to find partners and open an office here ­ they are already present in 15 countries in a neighbouring space is the iranian company oeos which provides oil and gas exploration services it is their fifth time in tashkent and each trip has had positive results bringing the company new business partners we think that in uzbekistan we can expand our business opportunities which is why we regularly participate in ogu said a representative of oeos this year many major companies have large stands including italy s pietro fiorentini russia s united engine corporation gazprom and lukoil china international marine containers group and malaysia s technip the national holding company uzbekneftegaz has significantly increased the size of its stand compared with last year and most importantly radically changed its design now in form and content it corresponds to the main principle of ogu 2011 product diversification the uniqueness of the products presented by azerbaijan s socar has attracted the attention of both exhibitors and visitors for the first time in world practice it has used nanotechnology in drilling technologies namely the nanonef and nanobitum systems the information at the company s stand reported that these systems have already been implemented at seven wells furthermore these wells have seen an increase in linear velocity of 1.9 to 13.6 and energy savings totalling 3.5 to 33.97 9

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« ­ ogu 2011» ­ «» ­ ­ «» 20 ogu « » «» « » «» «» «» ogu 2011 ogu 2011 15 smith bits a schlumberger company kwangshin machine industry co ltd oil exploration operations company dressta co ltd ogu 2011 awards presented to for 15 years of support and co-operation nhc uzbekneftegaz cabinet of ministers of the republic of uzbekistan for dedicated support lukoil oil company for co-operation centre for political studies of the republic of uzbekistan for the most innovative stand design smith bits a schlumberger company oil and gas systems kwangshin machine industry co ltd for the best corporate stand design gazprom jsc oil exploration operations company special award for overall participation state oil company of the azerbaijan republic for the best designed stand by a national oil company uzbekneftegaz nhc loyalty and support award dressta co ltd for long term cooperation ergen tursynbaev head of the division for execution unified technical policy department chgief department of nhc uzbekneftegaz rano khusandzhanova deputy chairperson of the uzbekistan scientific-engineering society of the oil and gas industry receptions to celebrate ogu s 15th anniversary the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the ogu exhibition and conference continued in one of the most luxurious hotels in tashkent the intercontinental the amir temur hall opened its doors in the evening to the event s attendees and guests of honour the guests were greeted by the strains of uzbekistan s national instrument the doira lukoil which was also celebrating another anniversary 20 years of activity in uzbekistan gave the guests a surprise huge screens on the walls of the hall showed the guests the history of the ogu exhibition the chronology of events presented the most significant moments in the exhibition s development a table with national dishes and eastern sweets attracted the attention of all the guests the ofarin national dance theatre put on a wonderful performance for the guests the performers colourful national costumes and amazing dance skills captivating the audience and the reception s extensive programme of events did not end there another pleasant surprise was the appearance on stage of a group which is rightly regarded all over the world as the calling card of uzbek music the legendary band yalla played its hits to the cheers of the guests the second day was marked by an equally celebratory reception in the crystal palace of the intercontinental hotel the participants of the fifteenth anniversary ogu conference were met by eastern beauties and invited to write their wishes on a banner set up specifically for this purpose virtually all the guests wished the exhibition further success in the hall the guests were able to enjoy delicious european and uzbek dishes and refreshing drinks for music fans there was a specially invited jazz quartet which played a range of classic numbers the music programme also included a performance by some guitarists whose virtuosity delighted the guests 10

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