TURKMENISTAN: FIFTH INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS EXHIBITION / CONFERENCE (TIOGE '2000)
01 FEB 00
SOURCE US EMBASSY ASHGABAT
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL
SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 2000. ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
SUMMARY
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1. INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND EXHIBITIONS LTD. (ITE) AND
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF TURKMENISTAN HAVE ANNOUNCED
THAT THE FIFTH ANNUAL TURKMENISTAN INTERNATIONAL OIL AND
GAS EXHIBITION (TIOGE '2000) WILL OCCUR IN ASHGABAT ON
MARCH 15-17, 2000. AN ASSOCIATED OIL AND GAS '2000
PROJECT CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE MARCH 16-17, 2000. TO
INCREASE AMERICAN COMPANY PARTICIPATION IN TIOGE '2000,
THE U.S. EMBASSY IN ASHGABAT IS SPONSORING, FREE OF
CHARGE, A CATALOG SHOW FOR THOSE AMERICAN COMPANIES THAT
CANNOT ATTEND THE CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION. FOR CONTACT
AND DEADLINE INFORMATION SEE PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 7. END
SUMMARY.
2. TIOGE '2000 IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
CURRENT CONDITIONS AND PROSPECTS FOR INVESTMENT IN
TURKMENISTAN. FIRST ORGANIZED IN 1996, TIOGE '2000 IS
TURKMENISTAN'S ONLY IN-COUNTRY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
THAT ADDRESSES OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
SECTORS IN A SINGLE FORUM. IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR AMERICAN COMPANIES TO MAKE CONTACTS WITH BOTH TURKMEN
POLICYMAKERS AND LEADING OIL AND GAS COMPANIES.
3. ON MARCH 16, THE FIRST DAY OF THE OIL AND GAS' 2000
CONFERENCE, THE GOTX PLANS TO ANNOUNCE A TENDER FOR
RIGHTS TO DEVELOP HYDROCARBON FIELDS WITH THE HIGHEST
PROBABILITY OF YIELD IN THE TURKMEN SECTOR OF THE CASPIAN
SEA. ITE, AN ORGANIZER OF THIS EVENT, EXPECTS THAT OVER
300 SENIOR LEVEL DELEGATES WILL ATTEND THE CONFERENCE AND
A FURTHER 3,000 TRADE PROFESSIONALS WILL VISIT THE
EXHIBITION. THE HIGH-RANKING TURKMEN OFFICIALS WILL
ADDRESS THE CONFERRENCE PROVIDING DETAILS ON THE TENDER
AND THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND REVIEWING PREVIOUS
LICENSING ROUNDS. IN TOTAL, THERE WILL BE OVER 30
SPEAKERS FROM THE GOTX, THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT, THE
EUROPEAN COMMISSION, EBRD, AND HOST OF TOP LEVEL
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY EXPERTS. APART FROM VALUABLE
TENDER INFORMATION, KEY ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED ARE
PROSPECTS AND POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S
RESOURCES AND TRANSPORTATION FROM TURKMENISTAN TO THE
WORLD ENERGY MARKETS, ESPECIALLY THE TRANS-CASPIAN
PIPELINE PROJECT.
CATALOG SHOW FOR U.S. COMPANIES
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4. FOR THOSE AMERICAN COMPANIES IN THE OIL AND GAS
SECTORS WHO CANNOT ATTEND TIOGE '2000, THE COMMERCIAL
SECTION OF THE U.S. EMBASSY-ASHGABAT IS ORGANIZING A
CATALOG SHOW WHICH WILL PROVIDE AMERICAN COMPANIES WITH
THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY THEIR CATALOGS FREE OF CHARGE.
THIS YEAR, ITE WILL ARRANGE AN AMERICAN GROUP BOOTHWHICH
WILL INCLUDE THE U.S. OIL AND GAS COMPANY CATALOG SHOW.
THE AMERICAN GROUP STAND WILL PROVIDE THOSE COMPANIES WHO
DO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EXHIBITION BUT MAY NOT
WISH TO TAKE AN INDIVIDUAL SPACE TO SHARE THE COST OF A
BOOTH AND EXHIBIT OFFICIALLY AT TIOGE '2000 AT A LOWER
COST.
5. U.S. COMPANIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND THEIR CATALOGS
(MAXIMUM FIVE COPIES) AND VIDEO-TAPES (NTSC) OF THEIR
COMPANY'S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO THE U.S. EMBASSY IN
ASHGABAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE U.S. MAIL ADDRESS IS:
COMMERCIAL SECTION
AMERICAN EMBASSY-ASHGABAT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20521-7070
TEL:(993)(12)35-00-45
FAX:(993)(12)51-13-05
E-MAIL:BEGJANOVAIK@STATE.GOV
THE MATERIALS MAY ALSO BE SENT VIA INTERNATIONAL COURIERS
(DHL, UPS AND ASE-EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CURRENTLY
PROVIDING SERVICES TO 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; ANNUAL SALES; MARKETING OBJECTIVES, SUCH AS
SALES LEADS, REPRESENTATION LEADS, AND LICENSE/JOINT
VENTURE LEADS, AND EQUIPMENT LINES OR SERVICES TO BE
PROMOTED. AT THE CLOSE OF TIOGE '2000 COPIES OF THE
BROCHURES AND VIDEOTAPES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE
TURKMENISTAN MINISTRY OF OIL AND GAS AND MINERAL
RESOURCES AND VARIOUS STATE COMPANIES FOR THEIR
REFERENCE.
7. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF CATALOGS IS MARCH 10,
2000. COMPANIES INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE
CATALOG SHOW SHOULD MAIL THEIR CATALOGS AND VIDEOTAPES AS
EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT THE EMBASSY RECEIVES
THEM IN TIME.
8. THOSE U.S. COMPANIES WHICH PLAN TO ATTEND
TIOGE '2000 OR THE CONFERENCE WILL BE INVITED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE U.S. EMBASSY ENERGY BREAKFAST ON MARCH
17.
9. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR
IN TURKMENISTAN, PLEASE DIRECT INQUIRIES TO THE ATTENTION
OF:
MR. DAVID WHIDDON, POLITICAL/ECONOMIC OFFICER
MS. ALLA ANNANIYAZOVA, ECONOMIC ASSISTANT
E-MAIL: ANNANIYAZOVAAH@STATE.GOV
MS. IRINA BEGJANOVA, COMMERCIAL ASSISTANT
E-MAIL: BEGJANOVAIK@STATE.GOV
TEL: (993)(12) 35-00-45
FAX: (993)(12) 51-13-05