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energy sphere; to accelerate the modernization
of existing oil refineries and oil and gas
chemistry enterprises, and the building of
new ones; and to increase local content in the
republic’s energy sector.
aWaiTiNg ThE fifTh KazENErgy
EuraSiaN fOrum
The theme of the Fifth Eurasian Forum will be
“Eurasian Energy Map: balance of risks and
new opportunities”, which directs attention
towards current conditions of and perspectives
on energy in Eurasia, including its
political and economic aspects, and the issue
of international cooperation.
Ensuring secure and stable cooperation in the
energy sector is a crucial long-term goal not
only for single countries but for the global
community.
Preserving the stability of worldwide and
domestic communities can be achieved first
through strengthening mutual understanding
and the complex processes of cooperation
between all actors in the global energy
sphere, whether states or corporations.
This is why delegates at the Fifth Eurasian
Forum KAZENERGY will so thoroughly
discuss the issues and opportunities involved
in Eurasian energy partnership, as well as
the combined containment of risks and more
problematic moments.
Supplying all countries with reliable energy
resources is an important basis of stability in
Eurasia. Countries within the region should
coordinate and balance their energy policies.
uNiTiNg mOrE ThaN 40 Of ThE mOST iNfluEN-
Tial playErS iN ThE Oil-gaS aND ENErgy mar-
KET Of KazaKhSTaN, ThE KazENErgy aSSOCia-
TiON haS STrENgThENED iTS pOSiTiON aS A KEY
iNstRumENt foR ENsuRiNG thE iNtERActioN
ANd coopERAtioN of stAtE ANd busiNEssEs.
The Forum will scrutinize the geopolitical
issues that play an increasingly important role
in energy policy. This issue is topical both for
Kazakhstan, which is actively strengthening
its position as an important energy centre in
Eurasia, and for the other countries involved.
As a result, delegates of the Forum during its
plenary meeting – “Energy geopolitics: the
role of Eurasia and balance of interests” – will
discuss key aspects of energy geopolitics as
a means of fostering effective and mutually
beneficial systems of international relations,
free of scaled risks and interstate contradictions.
Moreover, debate during the session entitled
“Energy security: balance between transit
routes, centers of supply and consumption”
will provide the opportunity to develop an
effective formula for supporting the balance
of interests between suppliers and consumers
of energy resources that is so crucial to the
continent’s energy stability.
Issues concerning the transportation of
energy resources, ecology and environment
protection, investment climate, renewable
energy and energy efficiency will also receive
thorough study.
For instance, participants of the Forum will
hold open debates on ‘new generation’
energy, the attractiveness to investors of Kazakhstan
and the Caspian region, along with
other aspects of these topics.
During the session “Lessons of the global
economic crisis: the role of energy industry
in the recovery of post-crisis economies”,
the Forum delegates will also try to find a
common vision for post-crisis development of
global energy, and ways of containing of risks
as the crisis continues.
It should be noted that the primary feature of
the KAZENERGY Fifth Eurasian Forum will be
a complex analysis of problems and aspects
of environment protection and climate
change, as well as consideration of how best
to prevent industrial catastrophes..
A sensitive attitude to environmental concerns
must be the priority during the stable development
of the energy industry.
Debate during such sessions as “Energy and
climate changes: global scenarios and risks”,
“Lessons of the Gulf of Mexico disaster”,
“Caspian Sea: ways of mitigating industrial
risks” will offer an opportunity to form new
approaches and make practical recommendations
concerning these important problems.
Such a large event as KAZENERGY Eurasian
Forum attracts the attention of key public
figures and companies, playing an important
role in developing the world oil-gas sector.
This year, as is traditional, the Forum is expected
to gather a high-level audience.
Leaders in Kazakhstan’s government and
state bodies, will participate alongside foreign
officials in the work of the KAZENERGY
Eurasian Forum. For instance, Karim Massimov,
the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan;
Sauat Mynbayev, Minister of Oil and Gas of