BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 13. SOCAR President
Rovshan Najaf participated in the 28th International Oil and Gas
Exhibition and Conference of Uzbekistan (OGU-2026) held in
Tashkent, Trend
reports via the SOCAR.
Within the framework of the event, President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received SOCAR President Rovshan
Najaf, bp Executive Vice President Ariel Flores, and Giovanni
Cristofoli, bp Regional President for Azerbaijan, Georgia, and
Türkiye.
Rovshan Najaf conveyed the greetings and best wishes of President
of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed his gratitude for the
greetings conveyed by President Ilham Aliyev and asked that his
greetings also be extended to the President of Azerbaijan.
Together with bp Executive Vice President Ariel Flores and bp
Regional President for Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye Giovanni
Cristofoli, SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf held trilateral meetings
with Minister of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan Jurabek
Mirzamakhmudov and Chairman of the Board of Uzbekneftegaz Abdugani
Sanginov.
During the meetings, it was noted that the Ustyurt project is being
successfully implemented in line with the visionary policies
defined by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The discussions focused on the implementation of exploration,
development, and production activities within the Ustyurt
investment blocks, as well as on issues related to expanding
cooperation among the parties.
Following the trilateral meetings, documents were signed on bp’s
accession to the Production Sharing Agreement for the exploration,
development, and production of the Ustyurt investment blocks.
During SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf’s meeting with Zsombor Marton,
Executive Vice President of MOL Group, satisfaction was expressed
with the long-term partnership between the companies, and the
implementation status of jointly executed projects was
reviewed.
As part of the event, Rovshan Najaf also visited the OGU-2026
exhibition.
SOCAR is represented at the exhibition with its own pavilion. The
stand presents information to visitors on SOCAR’s various areas of
activity, operations carried out in Azerbaijan and abroad, oil and
gas pipeline systems, green energy initiatives, digital solutions,
and other strategic projects.
It should be noted that SOCAR’s pavilion received the “Top National
Stand Design” award at the OGU-2026 international exhibition.
SOCAR President participates in 28th International Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference of Uzbekistan (PHOTO)
