3rd Basra International Oil and Gas show ends successfully

The 3rd Basra International Oil & Gas, organized by Expotim International Fair Organizations INC and Pyramids  International Group, ended on the 9th of December, after hosting a record number of exhibitors and visitors. The largest oil & gas show in Iraq opened its gate to 18,000 visitors from over 35 countries in 2012, proving itself as an effective international exhibition. The event turned out to be the largest event in Iraq’s oil & gas sector this year as it was in last year. A great portion of the participants of this year's Edition came respectively from the Iraq, UAE, Turkey, Germany, Jordan, to list the top five countries. The UK and the USA follow these five in the list of countries providing highest numbers of participant companies.

Consisting of exhibition and conference, the event, which received the official support of the Ministry of Oil, achieved a significant impact as being the foremost platform of the oil & gas industry of Iraq. Some of the leading companies in the industry being hosted during the 3rd Basra Oil & Gas were Bertling, Cameron, China Petroleum Technology, CNPC, Emerson Process Management, FMC Techonologies, Honeywell, Mitsubishi, Mott Mc Donald, Rumalia, Samsung, Scania, Shell, Siemens, Tenaris and Volvo. Additionally, Ministry of Oil Companies such as South Oil Company, South Gas Company, Iraq Drilling Company, State Company for Oil Projects, Missan Oil Company and Baghdad Training Institute have taken effective role in the event by networking with the private company representatives about today and future of Iraq Oil & Gas Industry.

As well as international and local industry professionals, officials from state companies and ministries (Ministry of Oil and State Company for Oil Projects) joined this important summit. Keynote speakers were the senior level managers from Gulf Energy, General Electric, Shell, South Gas Company, and Mott Macdonald who put forward their views on their current operations in Iraq, technology , health & safety  and many other topics related to the conference theme “Iraq: The Hub of Future Energy.” They discussed the recent developments and difficulties encountering the Oil & Gas Industry  while sharing their experiences and enhancing their networking.

Following the impressive success of the 3rd Basra Oil & Gas, it is our pleasure to announce that over 90% of the exhibitors are satisfied with the visitor profile, more than 80% of the exhibitors consider the exhibition to be truly efficient and 95% of the participants are willing to participate in the 4th edition of the event between 5-8 December 2013. Mott Macdonald, our Platinium Sponsor attending Basra event for three years, points out: “Since we took part in the first event in 2010 we have always had a positive experience in Basra – this is why we decided to be Platinum Sponsor for the third year running. The event offers a good balance between networking opportunities, industry insights and expert discussions at the conference. Basrah is the focal point of the energy industry in Iraq and we are confident it will become soon one of the oil capitals in the world.”

3rd Basra Oil & Gas was not only highlighted through the deals and contracts concluded by key buyers and decision makers of Iraq oil & gas industry, but it also turned out to be the preferred choice of the manufacturers to showcase their newest products due to the high reputation of the event in the oil & gas industry in Iraq. Therefore, the event is now a key component of the promotional campaigns of numerous companies in the sector.

We would like to invite all companies to join 4th Basra Oil & Gas event in order to take advantage of the immense business opportunities that Iraq offers. In order to get the “early bird discount” and for further information, please contact info@basraoilgas.com.