Caspian Business Journal

GIOGIE 2010

The Caspian Business Journal will be attending this years GIOGIE conference in Tbilisi, Georgia from March 24 – 25.  GIOGIE brings together business leaders and entrepreneurs in the engineering, logistics and oil and gas industries working in Georgia and the South Caucasus.  According to ITE Group, the organizers of GIOGIE 2010, the following topics will be covered:

“The first day will discuss oil & gas transportation; the potential for new pipeline projects; diversification of gas supply, etc

• Recent developments in Georgia’s oil, gas, and energy sectors
• Southern Gas Corridor – updates on securing gas supplies and transit issues (The White Stream gas transportation project; Development of Nabucco gas pipeline;  ITGI pipeline)
• Inter-governmental cooperation to secure exportation of Caspian gas & potential for further supply
• Caspian Oil transportation through Georgian Transport Corridor
• Transition from Regional to EU structure and Energy efficiency

Day two will discuss energy efficiency; energy mix developments and investment in the Caspian, Caucasus and Black Sea regions.”

• Energy mix developments in Caucasus region – Energy Security Strategy & Power Generation
• Georgia Hydro Power developments
• Black Sea Regional Transmission Project (BSTP)
• Electricity distribution & investment opportunities
• Renewable energy sources

GIOGIE 2010 is one of over a hundred events organized by ITE Group throughout the year to promote direct contact between local business, representatives of government and international investors and business representatives to encourage trade and investment into the Caspian Sea region.  While the focus is on the oil and gas sectors, many of these events are aimed at the small business sector, particularly privately held oil service firms as well as on the logistics sector, crucial to linking this resource rich region with its trading partners around the globe.

Details of the conference can be found by clicking here or by visiting: http://www.giogie.com/2010/home.html.  Stay tuned for a full report of GIOGIE 2010 later next month from the Caspian Business Journal.