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Anniversary Exhibition in Ufa: New Impressions and Achievements
From May 24 to 27, the largest event of the year, the 30th-anniversary exhibition-forum "Gas. Oil. Technologies," took place at VDNKh-EKSPO Ufa.
Over the years, the exhibition has become one of the most significant events in the petrochemical sector of Russia. It is included in the business schedule of the heads of the largest companies in the industry.
Today "Gas. Oil. Technologies" is one of Russia's largest expositions, where presentations of new technologies and petrochemical complex equipment are traditionally held. The exhibition is certified by the UFI Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. In addition, it has the official status of UFI Approved Event and certification by the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs.
The opening ceremony of the anniversary exhibition-forum, which became a meeting place for leading industry experts, was attended by Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan A.G. Nazarov, Minister of Industry, Energy and Innovation of the Republic of Bashkortostan A.N. Sheldyaev, representatives of the government and state corporations from Karakalpakstan and Belarus, heads of industry associations of Russia, and other honored guests. Prime Minister Andrey Nazarov noted that this exhibition is a visiting card of Bashkortostan since the petrochemical and gas industries are the core of the republic's economy. The forum is particularly important this year when the 90th anniversary of Bashkir oil is celebrated.
After the opening ceremony, the event's honored guests inspected the expositions.
Exhibition and Forum figures
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250 participating companies from 35 regions of Russia, including 138 large companies in the industry, 205 permanent participants, and 45 companies that participated for the first time.
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1,650 representatives of companies worked at the stands.
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12,300 sq. m. of expositions.
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22,130 specialist visitors.
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45 industry events: panel discussions, round tables, technical sessions, scientific and practical conferences.
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431 speakers from 4 foreign countries (Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan) and 28 regions and cities of Russia.
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The business program was attended by representatives of 13 industry alliances (associations and unions) and 21 scientific institutions.
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5,983 delegates of the business program.
Participants of the exhibition
Traditionally, the largest Russian companies, leaders of the country's oil and gas complex, took part in the exposition.
Most exhibitors (82%) are permanent participants of the exhibition, and 18% of participants chose the Ufa platform for the first time to demonstrate their achievements. The undoubted advantage of the exhibition "Gas. Oil. Technologies" is that most participants are manufacturers presenting their equipment live.
A large-scale exposition of manufacturers from the Republic of Belarus, organized by the Belinterexpo of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was presented at the exhibition. Such companies as Grodno Azot, Mineral Wax Plant, Mozyr Oil Refinery, Belshina, Seismotechnika, Lakokraska, Polotsk-Fiberglass, Belneftekhim-ROS were represented at it.
The petrochemical cluster of Bashkortostan was presented by the enterprises Bashneft, Transneft Ural, Gazprom Transgaz Ufa, Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, Bashkir Soda Company, Gazprom Gas Distribution Ufa, Bashneftegeofizika, etc.
The latest developments in domestic engineering were presented on the open square in front of the VDNKh-EKSPO exhibition complex.
Within the exhibition framework, targeted B2B meetings of the exposition participants with representatives of the largest oil and gas and industrial enterprises of the Republic of Bashkortostan were held. As part of the negotiations, presentations of the companies' products were held, preliminary supply agreements were concluded, direct contacts were exchanged, and additional meetings were scheduled to work out the details of further cooperation. The central event of the business program was the strategic session "Oil and Gas complex of Russia: development trends, challenges and forecasts" with the participation of the Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan, A.G. Nazarov.
Organizers and support
The event is organized by the Government of Bashkortostan, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Innovation of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Bashkir Exhibition Company, with the traditional support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation.
Reviews of the exhibition-forum
Gennady Shmal, President of the Russian Oil and Gas Producers Union:
"For many years, the Ufa exhibition has been a serious platform for demonstrating the latest technological processes and equipment of the petrochemical industry and discussing topical scientific and technical aspects of the use of domestic and foreign high-tech in the Russian oil and gas complex, expanding business partnership and scientific and technical cooperation."
Anna Agafonova, General Director of the Kurgan Region Investment Agency:
"The event is of a very high level of expositions organization and business meetings. Therefore, it is effective for working and solving tasks for the development of the industrial cluster of the region as a whole, and individual companies in particular."
The organizers thank all participants of the 30th-anniversary exhibition-forum "Gas. Oil. Technologies"! See you next year! The 31st International exhibition-forum "Gas. Oil. Technologies" will be held on May 23-26, 2023.
The Organizing Committee of the exhibition:
(347) 246-41-77, 246-41-93, gasoil@bvkexpo.ru
Business Program Organizing Committee:
(347) 246-42-81, 246-42-85