8th Georgian International Oil, Gas, Energy and Infrastrucure Conference and Showcase will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia on 2-3 April 2009. The conference is officially supported by the Prime Minister of Georgia, Ministry of Energy of Georgia, Ministry of Economic Development, Georgian Oil & Gas Corporation (GOGC) and The British Georgian Chamber of Commerce. Senior level delegations from USA, UK, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Ukraine attend GIOGIE.

Conference topics in 2009's programme included:

• Recent developments in Georgia’s oil, gas, and energy sectors.
• The White Stream gas transportation project
• Doing business with Georgia: a recipe for success.
• Diversifying the supply of Oil & Natural Gas to Western and Eastern Europe.
• Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution .
• Encouraging Western investment in the development of additional transport routes.
• Exploiting Georgian oil and gas reserves
• Roundtable debate: Developing the Georgian energy sector
  
  

Traditional sponsors and participants include:

BP, SOCAR, KazTransGas, StatoilHydro, BOTAS, TPAO, Canargo, Batumi Oil Terminal, Cross Caspian, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Shell Global Solutions, Total , Georgian Int'l Energy Corp. (GIEC), Seacor Environmental Services, Hi-Force, Georgian Steel, Kentech, GeoEngineering, Mannesmann Fuchs Rohr, McDermott, Silk Road Group, Millennium Challenge Georgia (MCG), EBRD, Bank of Georgia, AmCham, Wintershall, Wissol Petroleum, World Bank and many others.

Come to GIOGIE 2009 - learn about business opportunities and enjoy traditional Georgian hospitality, picturesque sights and a wonderful cuisine!

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