US State Dept. official to visit Azerbaijan

The US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy at the Department of State in the Bureau of Energy Resources, Amos J. Hochstein will visit Azerbaijan, spokesman of the US Embassy in Azerbaijan, Jonas Stewart told Trend news agency on May 21.

The aim of Hochstein's visit is to attend the annual Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference.

The event will be held from June 4 to 7 at the Baku Expo Center, ITE Group PLC said.

Over the 20 years since its launch as the first specialised exhibition of its kind in Azerbaijan, Caspian Oil & Gas has become a key industry forum. It brings together professionals and leaders of the sector from around the world to present advanced technologies for extracting and processing oil and gas, transport and logistics, and services.

The General Sponsor of Caspian Oil & Gas 2013 is SOCAR, the Gold Sponsor is BP Azerbaijan, and other sponsors of the exhibition include Azfen-Tekfen, Azeri MI Drilling Fluids, Bos Shelf, Caspian Drilling Company, Caspian Marine Services, Cross Caspian Oil and Gas Logistics Global Energy Azerbaijan, McDermott Caspian Contractors, Inc. and. Nobel Oil.

The regular Caspian Oil & Gas Conference will take place on June 5-6 at the Jumeirah Bilgah Beach Hotel. Presentations from key oil and gas players will examine international cooperation in increasing extraction levels; diversifying supply; using innovation in constructing offshore platforms, drilling rigs and offshore pipelines; and new projects for extraction and transportation of oil and gas in the Caspian region. Over 500 delegates are expected at the conference.

The General Sponsor of the conference is SOCAR, the Gold Sponsor is BP Azerbaijan, and other sponsors of the conference include Caspian Geophysical JV, Conoco Phillips, Cross Caspian Oil and Gas Logistics, Wartsila, Statoil and Nobel Oil.


/AzerNews.Az/