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The 9th RAO/CIS Offshore International Conference and Exhibition devoted to Oil and Gas Resources Development of the Russian Arctic and CIS continental Shelf will be held on September 15 - 18, 2009 in St. Petersburg.

The RAO/CIS Offshore Conference and Exhibition is held every two years and obtains strong position among the world offshore oil and gas exhibitions and conferences. Along with the largest relevant events in Aberdeen, Stavanger, Houston and Baku, RAO/CIS Offshore is considered to be the industry central event of the Russian and international scale. Plenary sessions, round table discussions, the Exhibition and Business Communication Center will be organised within the framework of RAO/CIS Offshore event.

RAO/CIS Offshore will be opened by the Plenary Session at the Congress Hall of Smolniy Cathedral on September 15th. Representatives of the largest oil and gas companies from Russia and abroad, government authorities and well-known scientists will make a speech at the session.

For the four-day RAO/CIS Offshore Business program that will take place at the Grand Hotel Europe will feature round table discussions on the following topics: exploitation and development of North, South and Far East Offshore Fields, Shtokman Gas Condensate Field Development opportunities. The issues of industrial and ecological safety, economy and legal base aspects, opportunities of international and interregional cooperation will be also given consideration.

The Business program will run concurrently with the Exhibition of Offshore Resources Development Projects: drilling equipment, floating and underwater facilities, technologies for offshore oil and gas facilities construction, ice-machines, shipbuilding, ecology safety means organised at Mikhailovskiy Manege.

The RAO/CIS Offshore 2009 event is planned to be participated by over 100 largest offshore oil and gas companies from Russia, Finland, Norway, the UK, France, Germany, China, Japan and other countries.

Producing and service companies, research centers and engineering departments as well as suppliers of equipment for offshore field development have already applied for participation in the Exhibition and Conference: StatoilHydro ASA, ExxonMobil, Total SA, Itochu, Shell, Gazprom, Lukoil, Rosneft, Sevmorneftegas, United Shipbuilding Corporation, State-owned Oil Company of Azerbaijan and others.

The event will be held with the support of Federation Council Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and the Government of St. Petersburg. The RAO / CIS Offshore Organisers are Ministry for the Natural Resources and ecology of the Russian Federation, Federal Subsoil Resources Management Agency, Gazprom, StatoilHydro ASA, Lukoil, Rosneft, Sevmorneftegas, Research Institute of Natural Gases and Gas Technologies (VNIIGAZ) and RESTEC Exhibition Company.

RAO/CIS Offshore Organizing Committee
Tel./fax: +7 (812) 320 8091, 320 9660
E-mail: rao@restec.ru, offshore@restec.ru
www.rao-offshore.ru

Labels: CIS Offshore, Conference, Exhibition, Gazprom, Lukoil, oil gas, oil gas russia, RAO, Rosneft, St Petersburg

posted by The Rogtec Team @ 14:43  0 Comments

With the EAGE St.Petersburg taking place in April - what are you looking to achieve through this event?

We hope, as in 2006, that this will be a very successful meeting for all involved. With the current buzz surrounding the regions geo market we hope more people will be find the solutions they seek for their businesses. Basically, we are looking to put the latest technologies from the region and around the world in front of the end users.

What technologies do you think will steal the headlines at this year show?

Well that's a tough question . . . I think that simultaneous pre-stack migration, Q-technologies and sparse surveys are found to be the most important in geophysics - these will be among the technologies to look out for at the show.

With more and more international players looking to enter the regions geophysical sector, how do you see them integrating with local Russian competitors?

There are different methods to get integrated in the Russian geophysical sector and different companies chose different strategies. It looks likely that partnership with Russian companies may be a good option and we see more and more international companies taking this route.

What major investments are planned for exploration in 2008? And are there any state incentives for growth in this area?

Investments into exploration are numerous with most majors planning some sort of exploration spend. It also seems that the State is going to accelerate exploration in East Siberia to make sure that sufficient amount of oil is available the East Siberia - Pacific Ocean pipeline. It is a tremendously ambitious project which needs a lot of investments, hard work and luck in exploration and related activities

What regions do you see as being a hotbed of exploration activity in the coming couple of years?

Aside from East Siberia mentioned in the previous answer, a number of areas will prove to be exploration "hotbeds" in the coming years including Timan-Pechora, offshore Far East and Caspian - I think these areas are likely to of key interest in terms of exploration.

With the Russian artic being touted as the final frontier for hydrocarbon exploration, will the harsh and remote environment hold back exploration studies?

On the contrary, as I know almost all major oil companies are involved in studies of exploration potential of the Russian Arctic.

Of course explorers are going to face the most difficult, sensitive and challenging environment ever found, let's not forget the difficulties of working in such conditions. But despite these issues, interest in the hydrocarbon potential of this area will grow massively, providing new and exiting opportunities for regional majors and providing a huge market to the local and international geo-industry.

Even with such interest and potential, it will take no less than a decade to evaluate the full potential of this area.

Is there a demand for geophysical technologies on current brown field sites?

Demand for geophysical technologies in brown field developments will be on the rise for years to come. This is due mainly to the current state of affairs in brown field site and of course the strong oil price.

How will the marketplace have changed before EAGE St.Petersburg 2010 takes place?

I think it is clear that exploration developments are on the rise and that the oil business will be supporting many of us by EAGE 2010 and well beyond.

The Russian oil industry will become more consolidated and quality G&G services will be in greater demand with many new and exiting projects underway. Additionally the development of Russia's harsh and sensitive regions, a lot more emphasis will be placed on correct geo technology development.

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posted by The Rogtec Team @ 15:23  0 Comments