OREANDA-NEWS. May 03, 2011. The 15th Uzbekistan International Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference (OGU) will take place on 17-19 May 2011 in the UzExpocentre and InterContinental Hotel in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The regional and international oil and gas industry will converge at OGU for the country’s leading oil and gas event. The exhibition and conference is an important place for the domestic oil and gas sector to develop strategic partnerships and engage in business opportunities with international energy companies.

In 2011, the exhibition is expected to attract a global audience of over 8,000 trade visitors from around 30 countries.

This year, around 200 exhibitors from domestic and international oil and gas companies will be featured at the UzExpocentre Centre in Tashkent. The exhibition will be an important hub for local operators to meet with global suppliers, to do business and grow the country’s oil and gas market.

OGU is supported by some of the biggest players in the global oil and gas industry, and is officially supported by the national oil and gas company, Uzbekneftegaz. Their participation ensures relevant issues, and the latest developments affecting the industry are addressed through presentations by representatives from Uzbekneftegaz.

The two-day OGU conference will feature around 70 speakers comprising international regulatory agents, directors of major oil and gas companies, and representatives from the Uzbek Government, such as the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of External Economical Relationship, Investment and Trade. Around 500 delegates are expected to attend the event.

Speaking at the OGU this year are key players from the international oil and gas industry, such as Faouzi Bensarsa, Energy Counsellor, European Commission and Directorate of the General Development and Cooperation Department of EuropeAid; Dr. Bertrand Malmendier, Chairman of the Centre for Social?Conservative Politics in the European Union; Dilmurod Turdiyev, the First Deputy Minister from the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Shavkat Tulyaganov, the Deputy Minister from the Ministry of External Economical Relations, Investment and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Shokir Faizullayev, Chairman, Vice?Chairman of the Board of Directors “Uzbekneftegaz”; Dr. David Robson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tethys Petroleum Limited; and Robert Brunck, Chairman of CGGVeritas.

Having gained an UFI approved status in 2009, OGU has evolved from strength to strength, benefitting from 30% growth in the same year, despite the global economic downturn.

This year, OGU is sponsored by a host of leading oil and gas companies such as CGGVeritas, Delta Oil Company, Lukoil, Mubadala, Repsol, Technip, Tenaris, Tethys Petroleum, Uzbekneftegaz, Wartsila and WorleyParsons.

OGU 2012 will take place on the 15-17 May at the UzExpocentre and InterContinental Hotel in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.