
The central
event of the first day of the Russian Energy Week was the ‘Energy Partnership
for Sustainable Growth’ plenary session attended by President of the Russian
Federation Vladimir Putin. Along with the Russian leader, the speakers included
Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary General, Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC); Darren Woods, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
Exxon Mobil Corporation; Robert Dudley, Group Chief Executive, BP; Rainer
Seele, Chairman of the Executive Board, Chief Executive Officer, OMV AG; Pekka
Lundmark, President, Chief Executive Officer, Fortum Corporation. The discussion
touched upon the issues of global energy market, challenges facing the global
energy and key problems of international cooperation in the energy sector.
“This year,
and we mark that with satisfaction, we have a record high number of
participants, which means that the Forum has been gathering pace. I am certain
that the foundation of this interest is our resolve to cooperate and build
confidence. All that is aimed at technological progress in the energy sector,
at energy security and environmental safety of our planet… It is of importance
to employ all the mechanisms to balance the market, bearing in mind interests
of all stakeholders, and find mutually acceptable solutions,” noted Vladimir
Putin in his speech.
The Russian
Energy Week was organized by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
and the Roscongress Foundation, with the support of the Government of Moscow.
1. REW 2019 business programme
The Forum
business programme was based on discussions touching upon digital transformation
of the industry, development of the coal market, nuclear energy, new pricing
trends at international oil markets, prospects of cooperation between fuel and
energy companies and defense industry complex for import substitution,
technological development and environmental security of the energy market.
On 3
October, one of the key REW events was held – the 21st Ministerial Meeting of
the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). It is the only intergovernmental
organization in the global natural gas sector. The meeting was attended by
Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak and heads of
energy agencies representing Algeria, Bolivia, Venezuela, Egypt, Iran, Qatar,
Libya, Nigeria, the UAE, Trinidad and Tobago, Equatorial Guinea, Azerbaijan, Angola,
Iraq, Kazakhstan, Norway, Oman, Peru and other countries. Delegates discussed
dynamics, trends and prospects of the development of the natural gas market and
considered the GECF Global Gas Outlook 2050 prepared by the organization.
The Russian
energy track agenda was widely presented at such sessions as ‘Towards
Leadership in the Global Energy Mix: Priorities of the Gas Industry’, ‘Digital
Transformation Cannot Be Stopped: How Can We Ensure Critical Infrastructure
Security?’, ‘The Development of Global Energy and the Future of Coal’, ‘Nuclear
Energy as an Integral Element of the Sustainable Future Agenda’, ‘Further
Regulation of the Russian Power Grid: Target Model and Amendments to the
Development Strategy’. The sessions featured representatives of both Russian
and foreign companies, including: Alexey Likhachev, Chief Executive Officer,
State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM; Viktor Zubkov, Chairman of the Board
of Directors, Gazprom; Pavel Livinsky, General Director, Chairman of the
Management Board, Rosseti; Carlo Palasciano Villamagna, General Director, Enel
Russia; Gerhard Schroeder, Chairman of the Shareholders’ Committee, Nord Stream
2 AG, and others.
As part of the Forum business programme, the following events were held: All-Russian Meeting on ‘National Projects: State Priorities and Opportunities for Growth’, All-Russian Meeting on the ‘Preparation of the Electric Power Industry for Autumn and Winter 2019/2020’, All-Russian Meeting on the Promotion of Energy Conservation and Information Transparency in the Fuel and Energy Industry, announcement of results and awards ceremony of the All-Russian MediaTEK Competition 2019 for media organizations, press services of energy companies and regional administrations, the Global Energy Prize Award Ceremony.
“The issues
of energy preservation and efficiency became an integral part of the Russian
Energy Week agenda. In fact, they have turned into new trends for energy sector
development. Suggestions on further informational transparency and the best
projects positively assessed by leading experts will be implemented in our
regions," said Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Deputy
Chairman of the Organizing Committee Anton Inyutsyn.
On the
#TogetherBrighter Youth Day the following events were organized: interactive
sessions on starting youth projects to develop and promote the Russian energy
sector; youth predictions for the future of global energy development; CASE–IN
International Engineering Championship; the final of the All-Russian contest of
graduate qualification projects in the fields of power and electrical
engineering, and many others. During the traditional Open Dialogue young people
had the chance to meet Minister of Energy Alexander Novak and Minister of
Science and Higher Education Mikhail Kotyukov.
“As one of
the global fuel and energy leaders, Russia greatly contributes to the
development of the global energy agenda. Such events as the Russian Energy Week
International Forum are a key platform for discussing the future of the
industry. This year, at the Forum, with our partners we discussed joint plans
for fuel and gas sector development until 2024 in the changing world, as well
as prospects of the energy sector related to the implementation of large-scale
projects,” underlined Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander
Novak.
The
educational programme featured events on occupational guidance for school
children, while university students talked to representatives of energy
companies and institutes, and attended workshops on CV building, job
interviewing, and the finding the dream job.
The main
programme of the Forum included over 70 events in various formats, such as the
plenary session, panel sessions, roundtables, lectures, meetings of industry
experts etc. 417 speakers took part in the Forum business programme.
“The
Russian Energy Week provides its participants with a unique opportunity to
discuss prospects of industry development, share experience in technology and
innovation in fuel and energy sector, as well as listen to viewpoints by
leading global experts. It is of particular importance these days, when the
agenda is formed by the issues of energy security and integrity of the energy
sector ecosystem. Russia has a reputation of a reliable energy supplier and is
a strategic partner for the global energy market. That is why sustainable
development of both Russian and global energy sector depends on our proactive
position,” said Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation Anton
Kobyakov.
At their
stands, REW partner companies presented their cutting-edge developments and
achievements in fuel and energy sector in a multimedia format. Among them were
Gazprom, Rosseti, NOVATEK, ROSATOM, Fortum, Transneft, Power Machines, Rosneft,
and the Government of Moscow.
2. Participants
In 2019,
the four-day Forum was attended by over 10,000 participants and media
representatives from Russia and 115 other countries and territories. For the
first time representatives of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of the Congo,
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Ossetia, Somalia, and the Czech Republic
took part in the Forum.
More than
3,000 guests participated in the Youth Day, and around 3,500 were
representatives of Russian and international business, including employees of
900 Russian companies and 235 companies from 68 countries and territories, such
as Austria, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Angola, Afghanistan, Belize, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the UK, Hungary, Venezuela, Virgin Islands,
British Virgin Islands, Gambia, Ghana, Germany, Denmark, Egypt, India,
Indonesia, Jordan, Iraq, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Cyprus, China, the
Republic of the Congo, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mongolia,
Nepal, Nigeria, the Netherlands, Norway, the UAE, Oman, Bailiwick of Guernsey,
Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Abkhazia, Belarus, the Republic of Korea, El
Salvador, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, the USA, Taiwan (China), Thailand,
Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, the Philippines, Finland, France, Croatia,
Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, the Republic of South Africa, Japan.
Forum
business events were attended by heads of international organizations and associations:
Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary General, Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC); Yury Sentyurin, Secretary General, Gas Exporting
Countries Forum (GECF); Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary, United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
Jean-Marie Dauger, Chairman, World Energy Council; Sun Xiansheng, Secretary
General, International Energy Forum (IEF); Francesco La Camera,
Director-General, IRENA.
Moreover,
15 foreign ministers and 44 heads of diplomatic missions participated in Forum
events. Among Russian officials were Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian
Federation Dmitry Kozak; Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation,
Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev; Aide
to the President of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov; Minister of Energy
of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak; Minister of Construction, Housing
and Utilities of the Russian Federation Vladimir Yakushev, as well as heads of
3 federal agencies.
24 Russian
regions were represented by governors and heads of administration, including
Governor of the Vladimir Region Vladimir Sipyagin; Governor of the Leningrad
Region Alexander Drozdenko; Governor of the Perm Region Maxim Reshetnikov;
Governor of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area–Yugra Natalya Komarova; Governor of
Chelyabinsk Region Alexey Texler, Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region
Dmitry Artyukhov, Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov;
Governor of the Kemerovo Region–Kuzbass Sergey Tsivilev; Governor of the Kursk
Region Roman Starovoyt; Governor of Nenets Autonomous Region Alexander
Tsybulskiy; Head of Administration of the Tambov Region Alexander Nikitin; Head
of the Republic of Adygea Murat Kumpilov; Governor of the Altai Territory
Viktor Tomenko; Governor of Belgorod Region Yevgeny Savchenko; Governor of the
Voronezh Region Alexander Gusev; Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb
Nikitin; Governor of the Novosibirsk Region Andrey Travnikov; Governor of the
Orel Region Andrei Klychkov; Head of Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Aysen Nikolaev;
Governor of the Novgorod Region Andrei Nikitin; Governor of the Rostov Region
Vasily Golubev; Governor of the Saratov Region Valery Radayev; Governor of the
Ulyanovsk Region Sergei Morozov; Head of the Chuvash Republic Mikhail Ignatiev.
The list of
participants included distinguished representatives of Russian and
international business: Darren Woods, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Exxon
Mobil Corporation; Pekka Lundmark, President, Chief Executive Officer, Fortum
Corporation; Rainer Seele, Chairman of the Executive Board, Chief Executive
Officer, OMV AG; Leonid Mikhelson, Chairman of the Management Board, Member of
the Board of Directors, NOVATEK; Gerhard Schroeder, Chairman of the
Shareholders’ Committee, Nord Stream 2 AG; Vagit Alekperov, President,
Executive Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Management
Committee, LUKOIL; Dmitry Konov, Chairman of the Management Board, SIBUR
Holding; Nikolay Shulginov, Chairman of the Management Board, General Director,
RusHydro; Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive
Officer, PJSC Gazprom Neft; Andrey Murov, Chairman of the Management Board, FGC
UES; Vladimir Bogdanov, General Director, Surgutneftegas; Igor Sechin, Chief
Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board, Deputy Chairman of the
Board of Directors, PJSC Rosneft; Vladimir Rashevsky, Chief Executive Officer,
Chairman of the Management Board, JSC SUEK, and others.
The Forum venue was attended by over 400 Russian fuel and energy companies’ representatives.
From 2 to 5
October, more than 250 volunteers were working with REW participants and guests
at the Forum venue.
3. Agreements
During the
Forum a number of agreements were signed, including signing of the Protocol on
amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation
and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on cooperation for supplying
natural gas, oil products and rough natural diamonds to the Republic of
Armenia.
The most
significant signed documents:
·
Memorandum
on cooperation between GECF and OPEC;
·
General
contractor agreement on the turnkey construction of the CCGT-250 between
Kazanorgsintez and Siemens
·
Cooperation
agreement between the Financial University under the Government of the Russian
Federation and RusHydro;
·
Agreement
between the Support Fund for the Reform of the Housing and Utilities Sector and
the Government of the Perm Territory;
·
Joint
memorandum of cooperation between the Government of the Ulyanovsk Region, the
Ulyanovsk Region Technological Development Agency Autonomous Non-Profit
Organization of Continuing Education, and the German Energy Agency (DeNa);
·
Cooperation
agreement between ROSATOM and Rosseti;
·
Agreement
of intent between Tatneft and the United Rocket and Space Corporation of
Roskosmos.
4. Media
Media
representatives received 645 badges, 566 of which – to Russian citizens, and 79
-–to foreign citizens. Badges were granted to media representatives from 26
countries (excluding Russia): Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, the UK, Hungary,
Venezuela, Ghana, Germany, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Spain, Italy, Qatar, Latvia,
Nigeria, the UAE, Pakistan, Belarus, Saudi Arabia, the USA, Turkey, France,
Estonia, South Sudan, Japan.
REW 2019
media partners were represented by 14 federal media agencies: Russia 24,
Business FM, Rambler, TASS, Rossiya Segodnya, Interfax, Izvestia, Kommersant,
Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Expert magazine, Snob, Pro Business
TV channel, News.ru, and 24 industry media, including Geoenergetics online
magazine, Power and Industry of Russia newspaper, Ruscable portal, Neftegaz.ru,
Camelot Publishing, Automatization and IT in Energy Sector, Energy Policy,
Electric Power. Transmission and Distribution, Energosberezhenie, Energypolis,
Energy without Borders, Elektrotekhnicheskiy rynok, Neftegazovaya Vertikal,
Energetik, Electric Power News, Electrical Stations, Oil and Gas Field
Engineering, Exposition Oil and Gas, Energy of Unified Grid, Rynok
Elektrotekhniki, RBG, Oil and Capital, Last Mile, and Technical Opponent.
International media, such as S&P Global Platts, Thomson Reuters, Refinitiv,
also provided information support to the Forum.
5. Information services
REW 2019
mobile app (rew 2019) is the best way to get the latest information about the
events and available services.
The app
served as a tool for work and communication planning at the Forum.
During the Forum the app was downloaded over 2,500 times, which is two times more than last year.
Live
broadcasts of business programme events were available at the Forum website in
the Programme
section, and they have been saved in the archive after the event. During the
Forum the service was used over 20,000 times.
REW photo
bank. The Roscongress Foundation provided photography services for all REW
business programme events. All Forum photo materials are published and
available for free download in high resolution at http://photo.roscongress.org/ru.
They can be used with a link to the Roscongress Foundation. During the Forum
the REW photo bank service was used by 3,800 people, with around 40,000 views.