One of the key events in the North Caspian Region will open on the 1st of April

OILTECH Atyrau 2014, the 8th Atyrau Regional Petroleum Technology Conference, will take place between 1st and 2nd of April 2014 in Atyrau. Representatives of the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan and  Akimate of Atyrau Region will participate in the Conference as well as the key oil extraction and service companies, oil processing enterprises and petrochemical plants from Austria, Belarus, Germany, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands and Russia.

OILTECH Atyrau is an essential annual event for the West Kazakhstan Region, which unites nearly  150 professionals from different countries. The programme of the Conference covers the foremost issues and reflects the main tendencies in the development of the sector. The speakers at the conference sessions are managers and representatives of government bodies that will inspire discussions at the highest professional level.

The programme of the two-day Conference includes issues in the development of shelf deposits , increasing oil producing rates, industrial safety and state environmental control, the expansion of the oil processing and petroleum chemistry industries with particular attention given to drilling technologies.

Within the scope of the geological prospecting seminar, the audience will be able to discuss the most recent achievements in the area of oil-and-gas geology and to review current interesting and relevant projects.

Conference speakers include the senior managers of major companies including NC KazMunayGas JSC, Tengizchevroil, KazNIGRI JSC, Gazprom Neft JSC, Denton, Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft LLC and URALCHEM Holding P.L.C. as well as the members of professional unions and associations.

The event will take place with the support of the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Akimates of Atyrau Region and the city of Atyrau, NC KazMunayGas JSC, the Association of Petroleum Geologists of Kazakhstan and the KazService Association of Service Companies of Kazakhstan.

The Conference is sponsored by NCOC, Lotis, Endress+Hauser, FEI, Hempel.

OILTECH Atyrau 2014 will take place at Renaissance Atyrau Hotel. The event is organized by the Kazakhstan Exhibition Company Iteca and their international partners ITE Group PLC.