“Geotechnological Problems of Oil, Gas and Chemistry” Azerbaijan Republic State Oil Academy The Scientific Research Institute “Geotechnological Problems of Oil, Gas and Chemistry” Workshop Socio – economic aspects of the energy corridor linking the Caspian Region with E.U. April 11-12th 2007 Baku Azerbaijan

The European Perspective Topics of Workshop Welcome address – Opening of Workshop : The European Perspective Session 1: Hydrocarbon potential of the Caspian Region Session 2: Socio – economic tools for analysis of the South Energy Corridor Session 3: Environmental impact of the South energy corridor Session 4: Geopolitical and institutional perspectives of the South energy corridor

Session 1 Hydrocarbon Potential of the Caspian Region Methodologies for prediction of future hydrocarbon production and methodologies for estimation of hydrocarbon extraction costs Optimization of hydrocarbon production, nanotechnology – prospects and direction in oil and gas production, Diagnostic of oil escape from sealine on the basis artificial neural network

Session 2 Socio-economic Tools for Analysis of the South Energy Corridor Oil and Gas Transportation Current Status and Outlook Optimization of energy corridor routes. Conduct of modeling, taking into account real factors affecting оil and gas transportation process and modeling of hydrocarbon transportation Provision of reliability of gas supply system in the conditions of probabilistically uncertain and insufficient information Diagnostics of normal operation of oil and gas pipeline systems

Session 3 Environmental Impact of the South Energy Corridor Estimation of hydrocarbon transportation externalities Methodologies for assessment of hydrocarbon production environmental impacts, estimation of risk Investigation of environmental consequences of impacts of man-made and natural factors on operation of trunk energy systems Forecasting of emergency situations in hydrocarbon systems

Session 4 Geopolitical and Institutional Perspectives of the South Energy Corridor Geopolitical issues of hydrocarbon transit through Turkey and Georgia, study of the cohesion of energy policies across the energy corridor Identification of institutional barriers in the hydrocarbon transportation through the South Energy Corridor Design of fuzzy regulators of gas supply regimes

Since Research Institutions Around 100 official invitations have been sent out via post and e-mail to the institutions and researchers in Azerbaijan, BSEC, EU and CIS countries. Ministries Universities Since Research Institutions Ministry of Education, Ministry of Industry and Energy Ministry. Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry of Foreign Affairs. State Oil Academy Baku State University Azerbaijan Technical University GPOGC Institute of Ecology AzNIPIGas Partners KEPA BSREC ISPE ESEMI Operating Companies SOCAR Azeri GAS Embassies Greece Romania Georgia Kazakhstan

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