On March 4, 2025, SOCAR organized an international conference on “Digitalization, Industrial Safety, and Procurement in the Energy Sector” at Ritz-Carlton hotel.
Initially, participants honored the memory of National Leader Heydar Aliyev, the founder of modern Azerbaijan and the architect of the country’s new energy strategy, by visiting the Alley of Honor and laying flowers at his grave. They also visited the Alley of Martyrs, where they paid tribute to the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan by laying flowers on their graves.
The conference featured speeches by SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf, Chairman of the Board of Directors of KazMunayGaz Askhat Khassenov, General Director of Tatneft Nail Maganov, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uzbekneftegaz Bakhodirjon Sidikov.
Later, a ceremony was held for the signing of quadrilateral and bilateral agreements between SOCAR of the Republic of Azerbaijan, KazMunayGaz of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Tatneft of the Russian Federation, and Uzbekneftegaz of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
As part of the conference, panel discussions were organized on the following topics: “Development of new standards and their application in the oil and gas industry,” “Modern approaches to emergency response and the importance of joint response teams,” “Consortium of open digital solutions for the oil and gas industry - a single engineering environment,” and “Advantages of joint procurement activities and principles and stages of their application.” These discussions facilitated a broad exchange of views on the respective topics.
The conference concluded with a commemorative photo.