OREANDA-NEWS. October 04, 2010. Ukhta saw the opening of the International Scientific-Practical Conference “Effective Project Management in Oil and Gas Industry EPMI-2010”, timed to the 50th anniversary of the branch of Gazprom VNIIGAZ, hold by the branch of Gazprom VNIIGAZ and the Ukhta State Technical University.

The Conference is organized by Gazprom VNIIGAZ, Gazprom pererabotka, Gazprom transgaz Ukhta and supported by Gazprom.

The Conference brought together about 200 people, including representatives of Gazprom subsidiaries, industrial research and design centres, international companies – Wintershall, Total, Shell, Shlumberger, Cameron, Weatherford and leading Russian oil and gas Institutes.   

The plenary session and technical sessions of the Conference will present advanced research and developments in the methodology of project management in oil and gas provinces development, gas transmission and offshore gas production. The Conference will summarize the experience in successful project management of leading global oil and gas companies, review challenges and ways of implementation of managerial decisions using up-to-date information technologies and automation means on the examples of current and future projects.

A close interest in this event in the industrial business community is caused by the relevance of the topic. Many projects implemented under contemporary market conditions become international and are connected with certain risks. Thus, development of an efficient management strategy becomes a critical factor.