The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has taken part in the European Gas Conference held in Vienna. Head of the SOCAR Austria Office Gulmirza Javadov delivered a report on increasing role of the oil and gas industry in Azerbaijan.
The conference agenda included issues of European gas supply security, new alternative energy sources and transport potential, Russia's role in providing Europe with gas, and the Caspian region in the context of European energy security.
During his address, Javadov noted Azerbaijan's increasing role in the context of regional and global energy security, as well as the successes achieved by the republic in this field.
Meanwhile, the White Stream, Nabucco, ITGI and TAP project managers noted the significance of the concept of the South Corridor for the EU.
The conference was held on Jan. 25-28. It was attended by Austrian Federal Minister for Economy R. Mitterlehner, former German Foreign Minister J. Fischer, Turkish Deputy Energy Minister S. Cimen, Russian State Duma Deputy Chairman V. Yazev, Secretary General of the Energy Charter, A. Mernier and others.
Source: http://en.trend.az
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