Baku, May 23, AZERTAC

A press conference of the 16th Baku Energy Week, the most prestigious energy event of the Caspian region, was held here on Wednesday.

The event was attended by press secretary of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jahid Mikayilov, press secretary of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Orkhan Huseynov, sales director of "Iteca Caspian" company Orkhan Ahmadov, project manager of "Iteca Caspian" company Aynura Nazarli, and project manager of "Iteca Caspian" company Naila Aliyeva.

Representatives of the mass media and members of the organizing committee of the exhibitions were also present at the press conference.

Between 31 May and 3 June, Azerbaijan is hosting Baku Energy Week, combining three prestigious events under one name. The 28th International Caspian Oil&Gas Exhibition (Caspian Oil & Gas), the 11th Caspian International Power and Green Energy Exhibition (Caspian Power), and the 28th Baku Energy Forum will be held in the framework of the Baku Energy Week.

The Baku Energy Week is traditionally held with the support of the Ministry of Energy and the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR).

Some 326 companies from 37 countries have confirmed their participation in the events of Baku Energy Week. In addition to Azerbaijan, the United States, Germany, Austria, Belarus, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, China, Algeria, the Philippines, Finland, France, Georgia, Spain, Israel, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Uzbekistan, Romania, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam will be represented at the event. Caspian Oil & Gas and Caspian Power are taking place at the Baku Expo Center, while the Baku Energy Forum is hosted by the Baku Convention Center, built in an ecological concept.

The reputation and high status of Baku Energy Week are also confirmed by the expanding list of sponsors. With SOCAR as the main sponsor of Baku Energy Week, the event is supported by sponsors such as Abu Dhabi Port, ACWA Power, Ansaldo Energia, AZEL SYSTEMS, Azeri M-I Drilling Fluids, AZFEN, Baku Steel Company, bp, Caspian Drilling Company, Caspian Marine Services, Equinor, EP Absheron, Intertek, Global Energy Azerbaijan, GL, Inpex, KOLIN Construction, MASDAR, Tekfen, Total Energies, Turkish Petroleum, Uniper, and Ural Steel. Boston Consulting Group is an intellectual partner of the Baku Energy Forum. Representing the BMW brand, Improtex Motors will present a new electric car model at the forum.

The event is organized by Iteca Caspian and Caspian Event Organisers with ICA Events and CEM FZ LLC as their international partners.