1. “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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Since Research Institutions
Around 100 official invitations have been sent out via post and 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

8. Workshop Photos

10. COLLABORATION