TURKMENISTAN: FIFTHINTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS EXHIBITION / CONFERENCE (TIOGE '2000)

 

01 FEB 00

SOURCE US EMBASSYASHGABAT

 

INTERNATIONALCOPYRIGHT, U.S. AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL

SERVICE AND U.S.DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 2000.  ALLRIGHTS

RESERVED OUTSIDE OFTHE UNITED STATES.

 

SUMMARY

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1.  INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND EXHIBITIONSLTD. (ITE) AND

THE CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE OF TURKMENISTAN HAVE ANNOUNCED

THAT THE FIFTHANNUAL TURKMENISTAN INTERNATIONAL OIL AND

GAS EXHIBITION(TIOGE '2000) WILL OCCUR IN ASHGABAT ON

MARCH 15-17,2000.  AN ASSOCIATED OIL AND GAS'2000

PROJECT CONFERENCEWILL TAKE PLACE MARCH 16-17, 2000. TO

INCREASE AMERICANCOMPANY PARTICIPATION IN TIOGE '2000,

THE U.S. EMBASSY INASHGABAT IS SPONSORING, FREE OF

CHARGE, A CATALOGSHOW FOR THOSE AMERICAN COMPANIES THAT

CANNOT ATTEND THECONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION.  FORCONTACT

AND DEADLINEINFORMATION SEE PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 7. END

SUMMARY.

2.  TIOGE '2000 IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARNMORE ABOUT

CURRENT CONDITIONSAND PROSPECTS FOR INVESTMENT IN

TURKMENISTAN.  FIRST ORGANIZED IN 1996, TIOGE '2000 IS

TURKMENISTAN'S ONLYIN-COUNTRY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

THAT ADDRESSES OILAND GAS EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

SECTORS IN A SINGLEFORUM.  IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY

FOR AMERICANCOMPANIES TO MAKE CONTACTS WITH BOTH TURKMEN

POLICYMAKERS ANDLEADING OIL AND GAS COMPANIES.

 

3.  ON MARCH 16, THE FIRST DAY OF THE OILAND GAS' 2000

CONFERENCE, THE GOTXPLANS TO ANNOUNCE A TENDER FOR

RIGHTS TO DEVELOPHYDROCARBON FIELDS WITH THE HIGHEST

PROBABILITY OF YIELDIN THE TURKMEN SECTOR OF THE CASPIAN

SEA.  ITE, AN ORGANIZER OF THIS EVENT,EXPECTS THAT OVER

300 SENIOR LEVELDELEGATES WILL ATTEND THE CONFERENCE AND

A FURTHER 3,000TRADE PROFESSIONALS WILL VISIT THE

EXHIBITION.  THE HIGH-RANKING TURKMEN OFFICIALS WILL

ADDRESS THE CONFERRENCEPROVIDING DETAILS ON THE TENDER

AND THE APPLICATIONPROCEDURE AND REVIEWING PREVIOUS

LICENSINGROUNDS.  IN TOTAL, THERE WILL BEOVER 30

SPEAKERS FROM THEGOTX, THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT, THE

EUROPEAN COMMISSION,EBRD, AND HOST OF TOP LEVEL

INTERNATIONALINDUSTRY EXPERTS.  APART FROMVALUABLE

TENDER INFORMATION,KEY ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED ARE

PROSPECTS ANDPOTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S

RESOURCES ANDTRANSPORTATION FROM TURKMENISTAN TO THE

WORLD ENERGYMARKETS, ESPECIALLY THE TRANS-CASPIAN

PIPELINE PROJECT.

 

CATALOG SHOW FORU.S. COMPANIES

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4.  FOR THOSE AMERICAN COMPANIES IN THE OILAND GAS

SECTORS WHO CANNOTATTEND TIOGE '2000, THE COMMERCIAL

SECTION OF THE U.S.EMBASSY-ASHGABAT IS ORGANIZING A

CATALOG SHOW WHICHWILL PROVIDE AMERICAN COMPANIES WITH

THE OPPORTUNITY TODISPLAY THEIR CATALOGS FREE OF CHARGE.

THIS YEAR, ITE WILLARRANGE AN AMERICAN GROUP BOOTHWHICH

WILL INCLUDE THEU.S. OIL AND GAS COMPANY CATALOG SHOW.

THE AMERICAN GROUPSTAND WILL PROVIDE THOSE COMPANIES WHO

DO SENDREPRESENTATIVES TO THE EXHIBITION BUT MAY NOT

WISH TO TAKE ANINDIVIDUAL SPACE TO SHARE THE COST OF A

BOOTH AND EXHIBITOFFICIALLY AT TIOGE '2000 AT A LOWER

COST.

 

5.  U.S. COMPANIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SENDTHEIR CATALOGS

(MAXIMUM FIVECOPIES) AND VIDEO-TAPES (NTSC) OF THEIR

COMPANY'S PRODUCTSAND SERVICES TO THE U.S. EMBASSY IN

ASHGABAT AS SOON ASPOSSIBLE.  THE U.S. MAIL ADDRESSIS:

 

COMMERCIAL SECTION

AMERICAN EMBASSY-ASHGABAT

U.S. DEPARTMENT OFSTATE

WASHINGTON, D.C.

20521-7070

TEL:(993)(12)35-00-45

FAX:(993)(12)51-13-05

E-MAIL:[email protected]

 

THE MATERIALS MAYALSO BE SENT VIA INTERNATIONAL COURIERS

(DHL, UPS AND ASE-EXPRESSINTERNATIONAL CURRENTLY

PROVIDING SERVICESTO TURKMENISTAN) TO THE FOLLOWING

ADDRESS:

 

COMMERCIAL SECTION

U.S. EMBASSY

9, PUSHKIN STREET

ASHGABAT,TURKMENISTAN 744000

 

6.  PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE THE COMPANY NAME,ADDRESS,

TELEPHONE AND FAX;CONTACT NAME; NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN

THE FIRM; ANNUALSALES; MARKETING OBJECTIVES, SUCH AS

SALES LEADS,REPRESENTATION LEADS, AND LICENSE/JOINT

VENTURE LEADS, ANDEQUIPMENT LINES OR SERVICES TO BE

PROMOTED.  AT THE CLOSE OF TIOGE '2000 COPIES OFTHE

BROCHURES ANDVIDEOTAPES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE

TURKMENISTANMINISTRY OF OIL AND GAS AND MINERAL

RESOURCES ANDVARIOUS STATE COMPANIES FOR THEIR

REFERENCE.

 

7.  THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF CATALOGSIS MARCH 10,

2000.  COMPANIES INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATINGIN THE

CATALOG SHOW SHOULDMAIL THEIR CATALOGS AND VIDEOTAPES AS

EARLY AS POSSIBLE TOENSURE THAT THE EMBASSY RECEIVES

THEM IN TIME.

 

8.  THOSE U.S. COMPANIES WHICH PLAN TOATTEND

TIOGE '2000 OR THECONFERENCE WILL BE INVITED TO

PARTICIPATE IN THEU.S. EMBASSY ENERGY BREAKFAST ON MARCH

17.

 

9. FOR MOREINFORMATION ABOUT THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR

IN TURKMENISTAN,PLEASE DIRECT INQUIRIES TO THE ATTENTION

OF:

 

MR. DAVID WHIDDON,POLITICAL/ECONOMIC OFFICER

MS. ALLAANNANIYAZOVA, ECONOMIC ASSISTANT

E-MAIL:[email protected]

MS. IRINA BEGJANOVA,COMMERCIAL ASSISTANT

E-MAIL:[email protected]

TEL: (993)(12) 35-00-45

FAX: (993)(12) 51-13-05