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By Aynur Karimova

The 22nd international Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Caspian Power 2015 and 5th Anniversary Caspian International Power and Alternative Energy Exhibition opened in Baku on June 2.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva are attending the event.

The 22nd largest event of the energy sector of the Caspian region is attended by over 250 companies. The event is divided into sections, including new technologies in oil extraction and energy resource transportation, storage systems for oil and gas, current and future oil and gas projects in the region and other important fields.

As an internationally recognized platform and a major event in the oil and gas industry in the region, for over 20 years the exhibition and conference have attracted the most senior level directors to discuss key oil and gas projects in the Caspian region and to ensure energy security.

For the first time ever, Caspian Oil and Gas will host the art exhibition “The Nobel Brothers and Baku Oil. The Prize” sponsored by BP.

The International Caspian Oil and Gas Conference, which is an important part of the business program, will be held at the JW Marriott Absheron Baku hotel on June 3-4. Over 500 delegates from more than 30 countries will take part in the annual conference. More than 50 representatives of state bodies, leading experts in the oil and gas industry and chief executives of major oil and gas companies from different countries will speak at the conference.

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