9th International Conference and Exhibition for Oil and Gas Resources Development of the Russian Arctic and CIS Continental Shelf RAO/CIS Offshore 2009 finished its work in Saint-Petersburg.

"The International Conference and Exhibition for Oil and Gas Resources Development of the Russian Arctic and Continental Shelf that is held each two years has become traditional. At these conferences we summarize undertaken works, assess perspectives, talk about new technologies to be developed for successful shelf development. This is the way our conference program has been drawn. The best representatives of domestic and foreign companies will speak during it. I think that participation in the conference will help public to understand state of affairs and specialists to see onward movement".

Chairman of RAO/CIS Offshore 2009 Program Committee,
Alexei Kontorovich, Academician

History of RAO/CIS Offshore dates back to 1993 when the Schtokman, Prirazlomny and Sakhalin projects have been launched. Outstanding Russian scientists and Arctic researchers such as Artur Chilingarov, Rem Vyakhirev, Viktor Orlov, Igor Gramberg, Nikolay Malyshev, Grigoriy Simakov were founders of the Conference and Exhibition. The initiative was supported by Norwegian, Finnish and American companies.

RAO/CIS Offshore obtains strong position among the world offshore oil and gas exhibitions and conferences. The event has gained international recognition and along with the largest relevant events in Aberdeen, Stavanger, Houston and Baku, RAO/CIS Offshore is considered to be the central industry event of Russian and international scale.

Conference and Exhibition is held on a biennial basis and brings together government officials, experts from Russian and foreign companies for discussion of the most important aspects of the Arctic and Continental Shelf Offshore development. Over 4500 delegates and 1000 companies from 17 countries have taken part in RAO/CIS Offshore over the years of its existence.

It is no coincidence that Saint-Petersburg became the RAO/CIS Offshore venue. North-West is the main region involved in Arctic offshore development. About 7% of oil and gas resources, leading enterprises, research centers and designed bureaus are focused here. Also the largest Russian sea ports are located in the region.

RAO/CIS Offshore is supported by Government of Saint-Petersburg. In Official Letter from Governor of Saint-Petersburg Valentina Matvienko to Alexei Kontorovich it is said: "In view of importance and high status of the events they are included to the Official List of Priority Exhibitions, holding with support and participation of Saint-Petersburg Government".

RAO/CIS Offshore offers you a lot of opportunities and facilities to demonstrate scientific knowledge, technological achievements and today we have patterns of effective international cooperation in Russian shelf development.

Welcome to RAO/CIS Offshore 2011!