BP, SOCAR Turkey, KazMunayGas to speak at the CA and Caspian Oil & Gas Security Forum

BAKU. KAZINFORM The Central Asia & Caspian Oil & Gas Security Forum will take place on 8th-9th April at the landmark Flame Towers Fairmont Hotel in Baku, with a senior level speaker line up including key security figures from the regional and international oil and gas industry.

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The Deputy Director of Economic Security from the Department of Internal Security at KazMunayGas EP, one of the most prominent oil producers in Kazakhstan, will present on ensuring the security of strategic oil and gas objects and successfully mitigating potential tension with local communities, the IRN said. IRN is also delighted to welcome on board the Security Director of TANAP as a speaker. This consortium (SOCAR, TPAO and BOTAS) is responsible for the new natural gas pipeline project between Azerbaijan and Turkey. The Regional Security Advisor for Maersk Oil will also speak on the first day of the conference on "Implied security during conflict". The Operations Security Manager for BP's offshore and onshore activities and the General Manager for SOCAR Security Turkey will join a highly topical panel discussion on the second day of the meeting. The panel will address issues around "Improving the security of teams, assets and infrastructure through greater information sharing and communication with industry peers". Other key security experts speaking at this forum include the Head of Security for North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC), the Cluster Security Manager for Russia, Caucasus, Central Asia, Belarus for ABB Russia, the Director of Group Security for MOL Group and the Regional Director, Security & Crisis Management at GE Oil & Gas, to name a few. The Central Asia & Caspian Oil & Gas Security Forum is organised by IRN and sponsored by DSIT, Avencom, Elta Systems, POLUS-ST, Waterfall, Checkmarx and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The Israel - Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce and Industry is supporting officially the forum. More information can be found on the website