SVAP board of directors chairman I.I. Shaporin made a report «Efficient engineering solutions for pipeline protection” at 19-th International conference “TURKMENISTAN OIL AND GAS” held in Ashgabat on November 18-20 2014. This conference, also co-sponsored by SVAP, annually gathers the largest oil and gas projects participants from all parts of the world.

The meeting was traditionally hosted by Ministry of oil and gas industry and mineral resources of Turkmenistan and Chamber of commerce and industry of Turkmenistan.

Innovative solutions of BP SVAP LLC applicable to pipeline protection werte demonstrated during the exhibition.

International conference “Oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan: the present, future development and international cooperation” is held at this time every year. During 19^th Conference “TURKMENISTAN OIL AND GAS” BP SVAP representatives has had a meeting with management of main national organizations engaged in oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan. BP SVAP demonstrated its latest solutions as well as technological protective coatings for pipelines. The following companies became permanent participants:

• GK «Turkmenneft»
• GK «Turkmenhimiya»
• OAO «Gazprom»
• GK «Turkmengeologia»
• Statoil
• GK «Turkmenneftegasstroy»
• OAO «NK «Rosneft»
• OMV Gas
• GK «Turkmengaz»
• Shell
• Total
• BP SVAP
• Petronas and many others.

The conference was held at Ashgabad exhibition palace «Sergi Kosgi». Issues for oil and gas storage, production, transportation, exploration, distribution and refining were discussed during the conference:

· Development of national, regional and world oil and gas sector: estimates.

· Petro-chemical, oil and gas refining industry: present and future opportunities.

· Turkmenistan oil and gas industry: investments in international cooperation development.

· Turkmenistan oil and gas infrastructure: development plan and investment perspective.

Turkmenistan oil and gas: advanced technology and production/exploration methods.