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Gas Infrastructure World Caspian-2010 international conference starts in Baku- PHOTOSESSION

Gas Infrastructure World Caspian-2010 international conference starts in Baku- <font color=red>PHOTOSESSION </font>

15 September 2010 08:15 (UTC +04:00)

According to APA-Economics, Eldar Shiriyev, Deputy Director, Oil and Gas Department, Ministry of Industry and Energy informed about oil and gas project in the opening ceremony.

Kamal Abbasov, General Manager of Gas Exports, SOCAR noted that Caspian region plays an important role in the energy supply of world.

One of the main directions of Azerbaijani gas strategy is to deliver Azerbaijani gas to European markets. â€œWe discuss the important commercial projects. One of the interesting diversification projects is to transport Azerbaijani gas to Syria through Turkeyâ€ SOCAR official informed.

K. Abbasov also noted that they discussed the transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Bulgaria through Black Sea. Technical-economic issues on this project are discussed. Hungary has also expressed its interest to LNG project.

SOCAR official emphasized that Azerbaijan will increase the natural gas export to Russia to 2 bln cubic meters.

The role of Caspian Sea in the achievement of long-term energy safety, increasing of production to meet the worldâ€™s need for energy, aiming of production to export, infrastructure, logistics, transportation, cooperation opportunities of international and national oil-gas companies and other issues will be discussed at the conference.

The representatives of Azerbaijani Ministry of Industry and Energy, SOCAR, Georgian Energy Minister Alexander Khetaguri, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH. President Reinhard Mitschek, Trans Adriatic Pipeline TAP MAnaging Director Kjetil Tungland, Senior Advisor to the CEO, KazMunaiGas Ross Stobie and officials of other international companies and financial institutions will attend the conference.

Note that the conference will be organized by Great Britainâ€™s Terrapin Company. APA (Azeri Press Agency) information agency is conferenceâ€™s official media partner.