21st World Petroleum Congress

On the 15th of May, 2013, at the House of Government of the Russian Federation the meeting of the Organizing Committee of the 21st World Petroleum Congress took place. It was headed by Deputy Prime Minister A. Dvorkovich. The meeting was attended by the top management of the largest oil companies in the country. The main topic of discussion was the preparation of the 21st WPC and participation of major oil and gas companies in the most global industry event.

Director of the Russian National Committee of World Petroleum Council Vladimir Kornev made a report on the progress of preparation for the congress, describing what has been done for today. Preparations are in full swing - the extensive program of the Congress is ready (it includes four major unit topics and forums, round tables and sessions of best practice); places in the best hotels of Moscow are booked for the delegates; "Crocus Expo" is choosen as a venue; a global promotional campaign is also in progress. At the moment Call for Papers for the Congress is open.

Due to the size, scale and prestige of the upcoming event, a meeting was held in a whole year in advance. As noticed the chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 21st WPC A. Dvorkovich, this event is a common deal of all russian oil companies and the government of the Russian Federation, as the international prestige of the country depends on the level of the Congress.

Russia won the right to hold the 21st WPC in a secret ballot of the World Petroleum Council in 2010 in Beijing, ahead the United States and Colombia on the number of votes. The Congress will be held in Moscow from 15 to 19 June, 2014. At the moment, most of the largest Russian and foreign oil companies have expressed the intention to participate or have already confirmed it.

Members of the Organizing Committee of 21 World Petroleum Congress took part in the Program Committee meeting, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 -17 april in Hotel Royal Tulip. Director of Russian National Committee of the World Petroleum Council Vladimir Kornev made a presentation on the meeting. He spoke of the Congress preparation  process and the main steps, which have been done in this direction.

Representatives of the 21-st World Petroleum Congress organizing committee visited Turkish gas and petrochemical industry exhibition and conference, TUROGE-2013, April 9-10, at the hotel «Sheraton», Ankara, as a part of global promo-campaign.

This is an annual big event, which brings together key industry players and provides an opportunity for regional and international oil and gas community to share experiences and networking. The conference was organized by international company ITE, Turkish Petroleum Corporation, the Turkish Association of Petroleum Geologists  and UCTEA – Chamber of Geophysical Engineers were a co-organizers.

21st World Petroleum Congress in conjunction with the Turkish Association of Petroleum Geologists presented their stand. Accompanied by the President of the Turkish Association of Petroleum Geologists Ismail Bakhtiar the stand was visited by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz and other guests from the U.S., Canada, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Poland, Israel, Turkey, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Russia.

21^st WPC Organizing Committee Chairman and Russian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Energy, Arkady Dvorkovich, sent a personal letter of invitation to over 150 industry leaders worldwide. This list included the heads of all the largest national and international oil and gas companies, as well as the most important service companies. The initiative demonstrates the support of the Russian Government for the 21^st WPC, and encourages all major oil and gas organisations worldwide to support and participate actively in the most prestigious event of the industry.

World Petroleum Congress in Moscow:  Call for Papers is announced

On February 22, 2013, the city of Moscow held a press-conference with the 21^st World Petroleum Congress Organizing Committee Chairman and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich, Deputy Organizing Committee Chairman and Board of Directors AFK Sistema Chairman Vladimir Evtushenkov, and the director of the non-profit partnership Russian National Committee of the World Petroleum Council Vladimir Kornev.

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