Allied Expo organizes at the Patronage of Primer and Support of oil and Mineral Resources Ministry the 7th Syrian International Oil and Gas Exhibition SYROIL 2010 that will open its doors for its visitors of Experts and Businessmen from Syria and World at 5th to 8th of next April 2010.

About this Exhibition, its activities and its importance on the local , regional and international levels .. Syria –oil interviewed Nawar Sukar Chief of Allied Expo Board who spoke as usual, frankly and transparently:

Q: SYROIL Exhibition is one of the most important fair in the region.. Could you please give us a comprehensive idea about it since its start till now?

R: Preparations are under way to launch the exhibition of SYROIL 2010 as usually to commensurate with the importance of this event and in line with the number of participating companies and their quality and hardly ..the exhibition will be accompanied by a symposium included 44 lectures by technicians and specialists from the state oil companies and joint ventures, oil service companies and companies Operating in Syria participating in the exhibition cover most of the issues and topics related to the areas of oil and gas in the presence of different and the participation of all actors of all companies and fields of it, which makes the scene of the seminars for discussion, dialogue and exchange of views among the participants, technicians and audience interaction in order to achieve constructive and fruitful Seminars.. There will be also a press briefing by Minister of Oil following the opening of the exhibition who will talk about many aspects of the oil and gas in addition to answering questions from journalists with regard to issues and various themes of oil and gas. And aides will attend the Minister of Oil and General Managers of the oil companies, all the exhibition since its inception and throughout the four days which will allow direct communication between the exhibitors and stakeholders in this sector.

Q: a selection of international oil companies and a large number of companies interested in oil and gas sector in Syria from around the world participate in the exhibition… What are the most important benefits and gains achieved by the participating companies, especially in light of the beginning of the end of the financial crisis and global economic?.
Answer: the event will be a lot of benefits by being the concourse of all oil and gas activities to achieve the significant interaction between the participants in addition to the experience gained through contact with exhibitors and visitors who go to the exhibition qualitative … Other interest, as reflected by highlighting the most important and the latest technologies in the world of oil, gas and refining industry, where companies offer their productions in the presence of visitors and participants who, in turn, learn about these technologies and access to the fields of production and work sites.
The importance of the current session of SYROIL exhibition specifically in light of the beginning of the end of the financial crisis and global economic is driven many Arab and international companies to explore investment opportunities offered by the energy sector in Syria, and the return of those companies to invest in the real economy and not the economy based on speculation.
Q: Syria’s oil policy has seen significant developments in terms of rearranging the form of dealing with foreign companies and give better investment conditions by introducing new sites for exploration and drilling … How will the exhibition highlight these developments and thus contribute to attracting investments in the oil and gas sector?.
Answer: oil and gas sector is one of economic sector more attractive for investment to achieve positive results in most cases, and the seminars will be held in the framework of the show will present the different areas of investment in Syria.
SYROIL exhibition coincides at its current session with the growing global demand for energy in general and Syria in particular, in addition to the growing interest of international oil companies to explore something to offer local and regional market arising from the promising investment opportunities in this vital area.
SYROIL exhibition is in a period of accelerating the pace of economic openness in Syria, with the Syrian government was keen on bringing in considerable foreign investments, and perseverance to put up large tracts of exploration areas across the country on land and sea, and coincided with a bunch of laws, regulations and legislation as a catalyst for the establishment of huge investments and safe and high rents.
In light of all, it is expected that Syrian oil industry concerned to promote SYROIL exhibition to attract more international oil companies, including supporting the ambitious plans of the Syrian government, which recently launched seven new fields of development and investment.
Q: What are the most important issues that characterize the functioning of SYROIL 2010 on previous exhibitions? Are you as the exhibition management thinking of converting it into an international conference in the field of oil and gas and refining industry, especially with the scarcity of such conferences in the Syrian arena?.
Answer: Firstly SYROIL exhibition is the only exhibition approved by the International Union of Exhibitions view of the commitment to the norms required for the exhibition by the Union and there is an increase in the number of participating companies to hit this session in the 260 companies which has necessitated opening a new hall at the exhibition / S1 / .. The characteristic of this session of the exhibition is also represented by controlling the process of registration of visitors careful to limit the number of visitors and their specialties as there will be improvement in the quality of services commensurate with the level of the exhibition which will be present during the show’s feed in addition to the restoration of service facilities and other addition will participate in the opening of the exhibition at its current session Yemeni Minister of Oil and Minerals, and the oil ministry in the United Arab Emirates and the Secretary-General of the Organization of OAPEC and Chief Executive Officer and Director-General of the Arab Company for Petroleum Investments APICORP.
Nawar Sukar
Chief Board of Directors of Allied Expo