September 2010|1 - KazEnergy

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more than 800 participants from 15 countries of
the world the fourth Eurasian forum KazENErgy
access to energy supplies for all countries
was one of the most important conditions for
stability in eurasia.
at the heart of the matter was the proper
coordination of a balanced and mutually
beneficial energy policy shared by countries
of the region.
eight plenary meetings and sessions were
held in total. in just two days of the forum,
discussion took place on issues of developing
the electric energy industry and transporting
energy resources, developing infrastructure
projects, reclaiming the Kazakhstani sector of
the caspian sea, and generating new perspectives
on oil and gas chemistry and refining.
in addition, ways of forming common and
coherent policy options for interaction were
addressed, and new financial instruments for
investment were sought.
among the fourth forum speakers were
Karim massimov, the prime minister of
Kazakhstan; nurlan balgymbayev, the
president’s councillor of Kazakhstan; sauat
mynbayev, the minister of energy and mineral
resources; nurgali ashimov, the minister of
environment protection; Timur Kulibayev,
the chairman of the Kazenergy association;
Kairgeldy Kabyldin, the president of the
national company «Kazmunaigas» jsc, and
others.
among the foreign speakers were gerhard
shroeder, the 33rd chancellor of germany
and member of the board of directors of
nord stream ag; randall gossen, the president
of the world oil council; Traicho Traikov,
bulgaria’s minister of economy, energy
and Tourism, and other well-known figures.
The fourth Kazenergy eurasian forum
resulted in decisions to deepen cooperation
between Kazakhstan and its key international
partners; to form regional mechanisms for
mutual support to overcome the consequences
of the global economic crisis on the energy
industry; to promote ecological issues in the