ANKARA (AA) - The 15th International Petroleum and Natural Gas Congress and Exhibition (IPETGAS 2005) will take place in Ankara from May 11th to 13th.
Organizing Committee Chairman Cetin Mumcuoglu said on Tuesday, ''the objective of the IPETGAS 2005 is to bring geoscientists and engineers in oil and gas industry together in order to share their experiences in the petroleum industry and discuss and discover the petroleum potential of the frontiers of Turkey (Black Sea, Marmara Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea) and the Turkish part of the Arabian Plate and its extension to the neighboring countries Iran, Iraq and Syria.''
''The participants will have the opportunity of discussing Turkey's domestic and international petroleum and natural gas marketing, infrastructure and strategies. Also, recent developments in new and renewable energy resources of Turkey (geothermal, wind power and gas hydrates) will be elaborated. With this objective, there will be a wide range of activities including but not limited to panel discussions, invited speaker presentations and poster presentations. This topic will be covered not only with technical presentations but also with economic and legal discussions,'' he noted.
Mumcuoglu added, ''Turkey, located at the cross-roads of Europe and Asia has a major advantage of serving markets in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Caspian and the Commonwealth of Independent (CIS) countries. Turkey has become a major natural gas consumer in the areas of home heating as well as electricity generation during the last 15 years. The steady natural gas supply from Central Asian countries as well as from her neighbors enhances the developments in energy sector and speeds the shift towards natural gas usage, decreasing dependence on other fossil fuels. On the other hand, there is also a remarkable trend in developing new and renewable energy resources in Turkey such as geothermal energy and wind energy.''
(UK-MS)
2005-05-10