The annual International Caspian Oil & Gas exhibition will start in Baku today. It is the 21st exhibition and it is considered the best one in the oil and gas industry in the Caspian Sea basin.
Iteca Caspian company, organizer of the exhibition, said that this year 402 companies from 29 world countries will take part at the exhibition this year. 386 companies from 28 countries took part at the Caspian Oil and Gas-2013.
Growth of the exhibition constituted 10% against last year. The main achievement is annual increase in number of local companies, which constitute 35% of all participants this year.
The exhibition will be held from June 3 to 6 at the Expo Centre in Baku. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will attend the exhibition opening.
This year UK, Germany, Italy, China, Russia, USA and France will present their stands at the exhibition.
Dynamics of participation of companies from various counties at the Caspian Oil & Gas exhibition:
years | Number of companies | Number of countries |
1994 | 150 | 12 |
1995 | 160 | 14 |
1996 | 190 | 20 |
1997 | 250 | 25 |
1998 | 431 | 30 |
1999 | 309 | 29 |
2000 | 300 | 27 |
2001 | 335 | 25 |
2002 | 300 | 31 |
2003 | 330 | 28 |
2004 | 338 | 28 |
2005 | 331 | 29 |
2006 | 380 | 33 |
2007 | 360 | 32 |
2008 | 380 | 33 |
2009 | 250 | 22 |
2010 | 280 | 26 |
2011 | 285 | 27 |
2012 | 304 | 35 |
2013 | 386 | 28 |
2014 | 386 | 29 |
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