Recap of the 6th Russian Energy Week International Forum
The Russian Energy Week (REW)
International Forum took place for the sixth time on 11–13 October at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall in
Moscow. The Forum was attended by government officials from various countries,
heads of major energy companies and organizations, scientists, and experts. The
central theme of REW this year was ‘The New Reality of Global Energy: Building
the Future’.
“Russian Energy Week always
features specialized, industry-specific, targeted discussions with experts from
all over the world. There are no conversations about general topics. Everything
is very clear and to the point. This focus lets you get the most out of
face-to-face interaction with like-minded people who don’t need to waste time
trying to find a common language. It’s clear from the REW participants that
they miss such in-person interaction. The Forum once again brought together
everyone who is interested in the joint development of energy and people who
want to work together for the future. It’s great that foreign countries were
widely represented this year. I am confident that this platform will have a
direct impact on international relations as a whole and on the energy sector in
particular for many years to come,” Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian
Federation Alexander Novak said in comments following the Forum.
“The Forum’s business programme and REW Youth Day included over 70 events that were attended by more than 225 speakers. In total, over 5,000 delegates from 84 countries and territories took part in Russian Energy Week 2023. More than 2,000 participants took part in the Youth Day events. The Forum demonstrated the international business community’s great interest in cooperation with Russia in a broad range of energy sector areas. The extent to which other countries would like to play an active role in projects in conjunction with Russia could be seen from the discussions at the venue, the attitudes of the foreign participants, their readiness and openness for dialogue,” Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation and Executive Secretary of the REW 2023 Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov said.
Business programme
The Forum programme was built
on four pillars: ‘The International Agenda’, ‘The Development of the Fuel and
Energy Sector’, ‘Scientific and Technological Development, and the Digital
Transformation’, and ‘Sustainable Development and the Climate’. The Forum also
included bilateral meetings, negotiations, and business breakfasts.
The key event in the Forum’s
business programme was the plenary session, which was attended by President of
the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed
Shia’ Al Sudani. The
discussion was moderated by Al Ghad TV journalist Amr Abdelhamid.
The session ‘The Global Oil
and Gas Market: Navigating a Period of Turbulence’, with the participation of
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak,
generated significant attention among REW 2023 participants. The session was
also attended by Caretaker Federal Minister of Energy of the Islamic Republic
of Pakistan Muhammad Ali, Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska Radovan
Viskovic, Minister of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Iran Javad
Owji, Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Delcy
Eloina Rodriguez Gomez, and Minister of Energy of the Republic of
Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov.
Another key event was the
Global Energy Association’s session ‘Building the City of the Future’, which
was attended by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, Sberbank CEO and Chairman
of the Executive Board Herman Gref, as well as foreign guests: Deputy
Director for Information Technology of China’s State Grid Corporation Jiye
Wang and Point Systems Zrt Founder and CEO Laszlo Kovacs.
The Joint Intergovernmental
Russian-Saudi Commission held a meeting during Russian Energy Week. In
addition, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of the
Russian Federation Denis Manturov and Deputy Prime Minister of the
Russian Federation Alexander Novak held a meeting of the Coordinating
Council under the Government Commission on Import Substitution on ways to
substitute imports of oil and gas equipment.
Participants
Venezuela, Saudi Arabia,
China, Vietnam, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq were the countries with the largest
delegations at Russian Energy Week this year.
Senior officials who attended
REW 2023 included Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani;
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil of
Iraq Hayyan Abdul Ghani; and Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela Delcy Eloina Rodriguez Gomez.
REW 2023 was also attended by Prime Minister of Republic of Srpska
(Bosnia and Herzegovina) Radovan Viskovic and 21 foreign ministers:
Azerbaijani Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov; Bosnia and Herzegovina
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Staša Košarac; Burkina
Faso Minister of Energy, Mines, and Quarries Simon-Pierre Boussim;
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó;
Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien; Iranian Oil
Minister Javad Owji; Laotian Minister of Industry and Trade Malaithong
Khommasit; Malian Minister of Energy and Water Resources Bintu Kamara;
Malian Minister of Economy and Finance Alousseni Sanou; Malian Minister
of Industry and Trade Moussa Alassane Diallo; Malian Minister of
Transport and Infrastructure Dembélé Madina Sissoko; Malian Minister of
Mines Amadou Keita; Myanmar Minister of Electricity Nyan Tun;
Myanmar Minister of Energy Ko Ko Lwin; Myanmar Minister of Science and
Technology Myo Thein Kyaw; Belarusian Minister of Energy Viktor
Karankevich; Caretaker Federal Minister of Energy of Pakistan Muhammad
Ali; Saudi Arabian Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud;
Syrian Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Firas Hassan Kaddour; Tajik
Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma; and Turkish Minister
of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar.
Among the heads of
international organizations and associations, REW 2023 was attended by
Executive Secretary of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security
Treaty Organization Sergey Pospelov and Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the CIS Electric Power Council Taras Kupchikov.
The Forum was also attended by
36 heads of diplomatic corps.
Over 1,200 representatives of
foreign and Russian businesses from more than 250 companies attended the Forum.
Prominent representatives of Russian business included: Gazprom Chairman of the
Management Board Alexey Miller; Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation
Director General Alexey Likhachev; Rosseti Federal Grid Company General
Director Andrey Ryumin; Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill
Dmitriev; Zarubezhneft General Director Sergey Kudryashov; and
Surgutneftegas General Director Vladimir Bogdanov.
Representatives of foreign
businesses who attended REW 2023 included: Vietnam Oil and Gas Group Member of
the Board of Directors Tran Binh Minh; Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske
General Manager Luka Petrović; Syrian Petroleum Corporation CEO Nabih
Khrestin; Director of China’s State Grid Corporation’s Representative
Office in Moscow Xiaoming Ou; Basra Oil Company Director General Bassem
Abdul Karim; UzGasTrade Chairman of the Board Alisher Agzamov; and
Acting Uztransgaz Chairman of the Board Askar Isakov.
‘Global Energy’ and ‘Energy of the Pen’ Prizes
An official ceremony was held
during REW 2023 to present the Global Energy Prize for outstanding scientific
research and scientific-technical developments in the field of energy which
promote greater efficiency and environmental security for energy sources on
Earth in the interests of all mankind. This year, the prize was won by
scientists from China. Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems Founding
Director Zhong Lin Wang was awarded in the Non-Conventional Energy
category for the invention of triboelectric nanogenerators as a new energy
technology for autonomous systems, the Internet of Things, robotics, artificial
intelligence, and large-scale blue energy harvesting. Ruzhu Wang emerged
as the laureate in the New Ways of Energy Application category for his research
in sorption cooling, which has significantly improved the technology of using
low-grade thermal energy to create high-efficiency cooling, as well as for a
significant contribution to the development of a dehumidifier-based heat pump,
which doubled the energy efficiency of cooling and heating. During the
ceremony, an Honorary Diploma was presented to a foreign scientist on behalf of
the Global Energy Association. Ljubivoje Popovic, who dedicated his
entire life to working at the Electric Power Distribution Company of Belgrade,
was awarded for developing a methodology that makes it possible to determine
the relevant characteristics of high-voltage and ultra-high-voltage cable
lines.
In addition, REW 2023 hosted
an award ceremony for the winners of the ‘Energy of the Pen’ international
media competition, which aims to encourage journalists, observers, and experts
to cover the most pressing issues facing the modern energy industry, including
the transformation of the global energy balance, the development of new
technologies, and climate change. The awards were presented to the winners by
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak and
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office and
Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. The ‘Energy of the Pen’
competition received a total of 262 applications from Russia and 23 other
countries. The winners were selected by a panel of judges comprised of the directors
of major television channels, business publications, and news agencies.
Agreements
Russian and foreign companies
and government organizations concluded a total of 28 agreements and memorandums
of cooperation during REW 2023.
The Final Protocol of the 8th
meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Russian-Saudi Commission on Trade,
Economic, Scientific, and Technical Cooperation was signed during the Forum.
The Russian government and
SIBUR Holding signed an agreement of intent to develop equipment for the
petroleum and gas chemical industry.
Rosatom State Corporation and
the Myanmar Ministry of Science and Technology signed a memorandum of
understanding to evaluate and develop nuclear infrastructure in Myanmar. In
addition, Rosenergoatom Concern (the Electric Energy Division of the Rosatom
State Corporation) and the St. Petersburg International Commodity and Raw
Materials Exchange signed a cooperation agreement on the trading of
certificates of origin for electricity generated using low-carbon and renewable
sources.
Rosseti signed 10 agreements
that aim to develop and strengthen cooperation in the strategic and innovative
development of the Russian power grid sector, raise awareness among citizens
and legal entities, implement educational programmes and events for children
and young people, and work on other areas that require scientific research.
Gazprom Neft, the Russian
Ministry of Energy, and the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade signed a
roadmap on the development of domestic equipment for drilling and onshore
hydrocarbon production.
The Russian Energy Agency of
the Russian Ministry of Energy signed a number of important documents,
including an agreement with the Agency for Strategic Initiatives on cooperation
on the climate agenda, including on such issues as energy efficiency, energy
management, and low-carbon development, as well as a cooperation agreement with
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University).
The Roscongress Foundation
signed three strategic documents: cooperation agreements with Iran’s Institute
for International Energy Studies, the African Energy Chamber, and Venezuela’s
International Centre for Industrial Investment.
Youth Day
On 13 October, REW concluded
with Youth Day, which was attended by more than 2,000 young people, who
presented dozens of projects and industry initiatives, shared their experience,
and received advice from experts. The central event of Youth Day was the
plenary session ‘Energy 2035: The Future of the Sector’, which was attended by
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak. The
event was held in the format of a generational battle. The REW Youth Day
programme included a total of 30 events that aimed to promote the fuel and
energy industry as well as engineering and technical professions.
Partners
General Nuclear
Partner: Rosatom State Corporation
General Gas
Partner: Gazprom
Strategic Partner:
Rosseti
Official Oil
Partner: Transneft
Official Partners:
NOVATEK, Sberbank, Gazprom Neft, Surgutneftegas, and SIBUR
Partners:
Metalloinvest Management Company, Tatneft, RusHydro, VEB.RF, Irkutsk Oil
Company, and New Mining Management Company
Business Partners:
Lukoil, Inter RAO, Zarubezhneft, Rosneft, RussNeft, Independent Oil and Gas
Company, Gazprombank, and ELSI Management Company
Business Programme
Partners: Kuzbassrazrezugol Management Company, EuroSibEnergo, Russian
Railways, T Plus group, Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of the
Russian Federation, and MMC Norilsk Nickel
Organizational
Partners: Promsyreimport, Russian Power System Operator, Promsvyazbank,
Saint-Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange, UNIPRO, SUEK, Global Energy
Association, Unigreen Energy, Russian Society Znanie, Forward Energo, BitRiver,
and Sistema
Communication
Partner: MAER Group
Youth Day Partner:
Nadezhnaya Smena Foundation for Educational Projects
Official Water:
Holding Aqua Group and Volzhanka
Official Supplier
of the Forum: Vysokiy Bereg
The Russian Energy Week
International Forum is a key global platform for discussing current trends in
the development of the modern fuel and energy sector. This event is
traditionally held at the highest level, featuring the participation of leaders
from the largest companies in the energy industry. In 2022, more than 70 events,
with the involvement of over 270 speakers, were held as part of REW. The Forum
attracted over 3,000 participants and media representatives from Russia, as
well as 83 foreign countries and territories.
The Forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, with the support of the Moscow City Government.
Official website of REW: rusenergyweek.com. For news about the event and the industry, please follow the official REW page on VK.
