Caspian Energy Forum Baku– 2018 held

The 7th International Caspian Energy Forum Baku-2018 (www.caspianenergyforum.com) has been held today (September 20). At the opening ceremony First Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Caspian European Club Telman Aliyev said that the 7th International Caspian Energy Forum Baku-2018 was held with the support of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Caspian European Club. On behalf of the Forum attendees and the member companies and organizations of the Caspian European Club Telman Aliyev thanked all the government officials and executives of the companies for their attention and participation in Caspian Energy Baku Baku-2018. The Forum speakers are Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mukhtar Babayev, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Azerbaijan Matin Karimli, Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elsevar Aghayev, Deputy Chief of the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan Parviz Musayev, Chairman of the Board of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan Orkhan Mammadov, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan Samir Nuriyev, Executive Director of the Financial Market Supervisory Authority of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ibrahim Alishov, Deputy Chairman of the State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jamil Malikov, Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan Igbal Babayev, Chief Executive Officer of Caspian Energy USA Elgar Baghirov, Member of the Board of Caspian European Club Vugar Eyvazov. The Forum also hosted the presenting of the International Caspian Energy Award prize to the companies that have made a special contribution to the development of the Azerbaijan economy. The winners of the Caspian Energy Award - 2018 in the following nominations: • Forum Sponsor – ZIRAATBANK AZERBAYCAN – CORPORATE BANK OF THE YEAR • Forum Partner – Azneft PU – OIL&GAS PRODUCTION UNION OF THE YEAR • Forum Partner – Azpetrol Ltd - FILLING STATION CHAIN OF THE YEAR • Forum Partner - FREGAT LLC - COMPANY OF THE YEAR IN THE FIELD OF MARITIME TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE • Forum Partner – RISK Company - COMPANY OF THE YEAR IN INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE PRODUCTION AND EXPORT • Forum Partner - Atena CJSC - FOR APPLYING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN DAIRY PRODUCTION Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan is the Sponsor of the Forum. Brücke GmbH is the European Partner. The Forum Partners are SOCAR FUGRO, New Technologies CJSC, ABB, SOCAR AZNEFT PU, Azpetrol Ltd, the Representative Office of KPMG AZERBAIJAN LIMITED in the Republic of Azerbaijan, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, FREGAT LLC, NARIMANFILM, RISK COMPANY, Nabucco A&C, Atena CJSC. The delegates of the Caspian Energy Forum Baku-2018 are the heads of government structures, ministries, public committees, public agencies, public services, as well as executives of large public and transnational companies, international financial institutions, leading analytical centers, investment companies and rating agencies of the Caspian-Black Sea and Baltic region states, and representatives of diplomatic and international missions accredited in Azerbaijan. The Caspian Energy Forum is held a few times a year in the countries of the Caspian-Black Sea and Baltic regions, and serves as a traditional platform creating favorable conditions to speed up a business-to-government dialogue, establish a close contact between the companies of the oil and non-oil sectors, arrange meetings between transnational companies and small and medium business representatives, as well as investors, experts and analysts interested in global cooperation between businessmen. The Caspian European Club, Caspian, which brings together more than 5,000 member companies and organizations from 70 countries around the world, was established in June 2002 with the support of the largest oil and gas companies working in the Caspian-Black Sea region and with the active involvement of Caspian Energy International Media Group. The Caspian American Club (established on 24 December 2016) and Caspian Asian Club (26 January 2018) will be managed by the Members of the Board of the Caspian European Club for 2 years. All companies that join the Caspian European Club as members get an automatic membership within the Caspian American Club, Caspian Asian Club and vice-versa. His Excellency President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has been the Chairman of the Caspian European Club since the very establishment of the Club. * The reference to the Caspian European Club, Caspian American Club and Caspian Asian Club event is mandatory when publishing materials, information, articles or preparing audio and video plots.