OREANDA-NEWS  On 10 October was announced, that on 7-10 October 2008, Almaty is hosting the 16th edition of KIOGE. The exhibition at the Atakent Exhibition Centre will feature over 550 companies from 30 countries and will occupy with a total area of 25,000 square metres. More than 15,000 oil and gas industry professionals are expected to visit the exhibition this year. The conference will take place in The InterContinental Almaty, The Ankara Kazakhstan Hotel and will be attended by more than 1,000 delegates. Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Turkey, and the United Kingdom will be present with collective national stands.

Reports will be presented by representatives from governments and businesses from Kazakhstan, US, Russia, UK, Norway and others. Senior managers from 40 oil and gas companies will also discuss various aspects of the industry.

In his welcome letter to the participants at Oil & Gas Event - KIOGE 2008, Sauat Mynbayev, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, noted “The issues raised at the forum’s events cover today’s achievements and potential developments of the oil and gas industry in Kazakhstan and give an impetus to its further development”.

KIOGE has annual involvement with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Kazakhstan and KazMunaiGas National Company JSC. Official event support is provided by the Almaty City Akimat, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kazakhstan, and diplomatic missions from the participating countries.

This year, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation not only listed the event in the calendar of supported events but also actively promoted KIOGE to companies in all regions throughout Russia. Russia’s participation amounts to approximately 25% of the exhibition.

Oil & Gas Event - KIOGE 2008’s General Sponsor is Chevron. The event is sponsored by over 30 companies, including leading national and international organisations and world leaders in the oil and gas market holding prominent positions in the Caspian Region and Central Asia.

The exhibitors include companies such as: KazMunaiGas National Company JSC (together with its subsidiaries), ABS, Agip KCO, Baker Hughes, BG Kazakhstan, Cameroon, Chadbourne & Parke, Chevron, China National Petroleum Corporation, ConocoPhillips, Cross Caspian, DHL International Kazakhstan, Emerson, ExxonMobil, General Motors, GazProm, Gaz de France, Hydratight, Invensys, Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V., KazPetroMac, LUKOIL, McDermott Caspian Contractors, Mol Hungarian Oil & Gas Company Plc, National Oilwell Varco, PKN Orlen S.A., Polish Oil & Gas Company, Repsol Kazakhstan, Schlumberger, Shell, StatoilHydro, Tenaris, TengizChevroil, Tethys Petroleum, TOTAL, Weatherford, Siemens, Worley Parsons, and many others. The event is organised by one of Kazakhstan’s leading exhibition organising companies, Iteca (which is part of the UK based ITE Group plc) together with partners from Russia, Germany, Turkey and China.

Fact Sheet

Every year, Oil & Gas Event - KIOGE brings together hundreds of exhibiting companies from all continents of the world and thousands of scientists, technologists and managers representing all branches of oil, oil refining, petrochemical, and gas industries, oil and petroleum products transportation, as well as ecologists, representatives of humanitarian and social spheres and governmental agencies.

In 2008, KIOGE is held in Almaty on 7-10 October. The exhibition will be attended by more that 550 exhibiting companies from 30 countries: Austria, Azerbaijan, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, UK, Ukraine, and US.

The Oil & Gas Event - KIOGE organisers, Iteca of Kazakhstan together with ITE, a UK-based international group of exhibition companies, and partners from Russia, Germany, Turkey, China, and other countries, have prepared an extensive programme to include events of interest for a wide range of oil and gas industry representatives. During the exhibition specialised workshops and presentations by exhibiting companies will take place.

Alongside the exhibition, the 3rd Oil & Gas Job Fair boasts participation of approximately 20 major oil and gas companies and recruitment agencies. HR managers and staff recruitment consultants will be looking for people who want to work for regional and international oil and gas companies. Most applicants are young specialists, graduates from specialised higher education institutions and experienced oil and gas industry professionals. The 3rd Oil & Gas Job Fair will take place on 7-10 October in Pavilion 11 at the Atakent Exhibition Centre.

The Oil & Gas - KIOGE Conference will take place on 8-9 October at the InterContinental Almaty, The Ankara in Kazakhstan Hotel. Over 1,000 delegates regularly take part in the forum and this year, speakers will include representatives from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, KazMunaiGas National Company JSC, the Department of Trade and Industry of the United Kingdom, the Department of Energy of the United States, the Ministry of Oil and Energy of Norway, official representatives from the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Alberta (Canada) including the Aberdeen City Mayor (UK). The conference programme will feature reports from senior representatives from approximately 40 oil and gas companies.

The conference topics include: The Vital Role of Kazakhstan on the Global Petroleum Market; Exploration and Production in Kazakhstan; Infrastructure Development; Investments, Legislation, Taxation; Geopolitics as a Key Element in the Strategic Development of Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas Industry; Service Sector of Kazakhstan; Regional Development; Transportation of Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas.

In conditions of the growing consumption of energy resources globally, the significance of the Caspian Region as a major source of raw hydrocarbons is great. Over the past decade, the Caspian littoral nations have been increasing production of raw hydrocarbons at a rapid pace. In 2007, Kazakhstan produced 67.2 million tons of oil and gas condensate and over 29 billion m3 of gas. According to expert estimates, in some five or seven years, the regional volume of oil production may rise 1.5-2 times (to reach 180-240 million tons of oil), and gas production 2-2.5 times (200-250 billion m3), which will entail an increase in prospective hydrocarbon exports.

The KIOGE Exhibition and Conference has been noted by experts as most important information facility with regard to Kazakhstan’s energy industry and Kazakhstan on the whole.