Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, April 16 / Trend G. Hasanov /
Special attention will be paid to the following major topics, "International energy cooperation: challenges and opportunities", "Increase of reliability of energy resources supply" and "Stimulation of trade, investments and advanced methods of management" at the international energy conference in Ashgabat on April 23-24, organizers' press-release said.
Official representatives of governments, big international organizations, leading companies and financial institutes were invited to participate in the forum held by the Turkmen government with participation of UN. The conference aims to conduct dialogue on reliability of energy resources transportation, the organizers said. The conference named "Reliable and stabile transit of energy resources and its role in steady development and international cooperation ensuring" was conformable with UN resolution initiated by Ashgabat. Moreover, the forum must promote preparation of corresponding international normative documents.
"Leadership of our country is doing its best for the international forum of producers and consumers of energy resources to be a platform for weighted estimation of prospects, modern tendencies, technologies, as well as expanding cooperation in development of energy resource delivery, including security of pipelines," the press-release said. Problems and barriers hampering development and introduction of mutually beneficial coordinated energy policy of nations can be revealed during discussion. All this is necessary to determine further actions to overcome these problems and barriers.
A declaration is expected to be adopted as a result of the conference. The declaration will summarize results of its activity, determine directions of further activity and be able to affect global energy strategy positively, create the international system of cooperation based on economic advisability and strong competition.
The international conference was designed as practical meeting. The conference aimed to conduct informational exchange and contact of professionals in oil and gas market. This forum will be a unique opportunity for these professionals to study features and needs of oil and gas markets thoroughly, find direct suppliers of energy resources, determine useful contacts and establish mutually beneficial cooperation.
Just to remind you, the resolution "Reliable and stabile transit of energy resources and its role in steady development and international cooperation ensuring" was discussed and adopted at the regular meeting of UN General Assembly with complete consensus of 192 world countries in December 2008.
From one side, increasing demand for energy resources world-wide discovered new opportunities for countries producing hydrocarbon to increase output and oil and gas supply. From other side, demand stimulated development and realization of large scale projects on production and transportation of energy resources. There is necessity in introduction of the most advanced technologies and methods of management, the organizers said. "Development of general regulations in energy market and adherence of countries to fulfill these rules will create favorable climate to ensure energy security in this situation. These rules will also promote long-expected goals for steady social-economic development in all world countries and regions."
UN can be political-legal guarantee for construction of trans continental gas fields, safe and unhampered transit of stuff via main line inter-state pipelines by designing appropriate mechanism.
As it is known, Turkmenistan enters the number of the biggest energy suppliers on the world markets. As a result of audit conducted by Gaffney, Cline & Associates company in South Iolotan-Osman gas field, this field entered five biggest gas fields in the world.
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