quick facts exhibitors 200 visitors 7,000 participating countries 22 sponsors 7 delegates 474 speakers 58
event overview the 16th uzbekistan international oil gas ogu exhibition was held on 15 17 may 2012 at the uzexpocentre the exhibition attracted 104 exhibitors and 7,000 visitors the ogu conference took place alongside the exhibition on 16 17 may 2012 at the intercontinental hotel in tashkent 58 seniorlevel speakers presented to over 474 local and international oil and gas professionals a roundtable entitled `the impact of energy exports from central asia on the prospects of political and economic development of the region also took place on 15 june 2012 leading industry experts discussed the state of the current resource base and the prospects for energy exports from central asia.
ogu exhibition the 16th uzbekistan international oil gas exhibition was held on 15 17 may 2012 attracting 104 exhibitors and 7,000 visitors ogu is one of the leading business platforms in uzbekistan major oil and gas companies from 21 countries participated at this year s event including uk greece egypt ireland malaysia kazakhstan korea uae romania singapore usa uzbekistan ukraine france south africa and many others 80 of the 1,913 sqm exhibition space was taken up by international exhibitors with national groups coming from germany italy china and russia.
visitor profiles visitor breakdown by job titles · officials of ministry/public authorities · director/head · head of representative offices · sales specialist s · technicians/engineers · marketing specialists · planners · chief engineers · scientists · technologists · embassy officials · purchasing specialists · plus many others business activities of visitors · ministry/public authorities · geology and geophysics · oil and gas field exploration and production · oil and gas transport and storage · oil and gas processing/petrochemicals · oil and gas equipment · oil and gas construction · shipping and logistics · pipes and pipelines · research and planning institutes · consulting/finance/juridical services · education · plus many others
ogu opening ceremony ogu 2012 s opening ceremony featured speeches from gulomjon ibragimov deputy prime minister and chairman of the board of uzbekneftegaz and michael hartley nonexecutive director of ite group plc gulomjon ibragimov discussed the real progress made in uzbekistan s oil and gas industry including the opening of 110 fields the construction of facilities for major oil and gas processing and petrochemical products along with the achievements of several key projects michael hartley also emphasised that ogu has become an integral part of the local and international oil and gas community due to ongoing support from the uzbekistan government and uzbekneftegaz.
ogu conference ogu attracted a host of influential figures within the regional and international oil and gas community key presenters included · shokir fayzullayev chairman `uzbekneftegaz deputy chairman of the board national holding company `uzbekneftegas · lakshmi venkatachalam vice president private sector and cofinancing operations asian development bank · ulrich benterbusch director of global energy dialogue international energy agency · faouzi bensarsa senior advisor energy european commission · vladimir lapikov adviser to the minister ministry of energy of the russian federation · azrul osman rani business director uzbekistan gtl llc
ogu conference the 16th uzbekistan international oil gas conference also took place as part of the event and attracted 474 local and international delegates modernisation of uzbekistan s oil and gas industry was a key topic with many speakers highlighting the importance of developing close cooperation between uzbekneftegaz and major international oil and gas companies delegates gained insights on how to develop strategic partnerships with uzbekistan s companies and for major projects within the region for more information about the ogu conference go to www.oilgas.uz
testimonials a very well organised and professional event which provided us with some good networking contacts and hopefully future business within uzbekistan daniel jordan business development manager air products great conference well motivated speakers and technically competent national hosts a great location much better than [the competitive event in turkmenistan george whitfield business development manager anadarko petroleum corporation i was very happy to participate at ogu 2012 luigi iperti president chamber of commerce italy uzbekistan vice president techint italy 86 of delegates surveyed stated that they planned to attend ogu again next year