3th International Conference Oil and Gas Industry Supply Chain, Neftegazsnab-2008, March 11, 2008, Summary

March 11, 2008, at the address: Moscow, 2 pl Europe, Radisson Slavyanskaya, 3th Conference "Supplies in oil and gas complex" (NEFTEGAZSNAB – 2008) will take place.

The task of the annual conference of the heads of materials management services in oil and gas complex is to form a transparent and open system of oil and gas companies suppliers selection. The conference is for experience exchange and discussion of materials management of different companies in the industry. The event is particularly relevant in the context of the cost optimization program in many oil and gas enterprises.

The Heads of Procurement Departments of major oil and gas enterprises (Gazprom, Transneft, Rosneft, LUKOIL, Surgutneftegaz, Gazprom neft, Tatneft, Russneft, Bashneft, Novatek, SIBUR, etc.) will take part in the event. Procurement officers tell about Procurement System used by their companies and answer the questions of participants of the conference. NEFTEGAZSNAB is the only platform that regularly gathers the heads of procurement departments of oil and gas complex enterprises.

Main discussion issues:

• The main business lines of centralized provision of Gazprom with material and technical resources
• Procurement system of Gazprom Neft
• Corporate investment programs and competitive procurement of affiliates of SIBUR Holding
• On the system of orders for product delivery placing in Gazprom and its development perspectives
• Complex approach to oil and gas companies procurement
• Supply of oil and gas field and drilling equipment on leasing conditions
• Equipment for automation systems of oil and gas production complex
• System of unified requirements to Industry vendors and contractors and vendors certification based on it
• Standardization as a method of production efficiency improvement
• Organization of material and technical support management in Tatneft Group of Companies
• Provision of oil and gas companies with spare parts, units and assemblies of drilling equipment
• Special aspects and ways of solution of complex equipment supplies for energy supply of oil and gas complex enterprises
• Procurement activity implementation procedure in NOVATEK Company