Soran University to host International Oil & Gas conference

Date & Location : April 21 and 22nd – at Korak resort

14.04.2014 – Mohammed Dargalayi – BasNews, Erbil – The University of Soran will host an oil and gas conference on April 21-22. The conference, held in a resort on Korek Mountain, is expected to attract a large number of international academics.

Soran University Deputy, Dr. Hawre Mansour Begg told BasNews that the conference will have a lot of international and local participants. “The conference will look at oil and gas policies in the Kurdistan Region as well as making a scientific and academic evaluation regarding the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) policies with Turkey. Experts from the US, UK and Australia will participate. Following the conference we will send suggestions to the KRG,” said Begg. He also noted: “The University of Soran will have two main areas to focus on in the conference. One will be oil reserve in the Kurdistan Region and the other will be about the undiscovered oil reserves that need to be used to attract oil companies to the region.”

“Professor Kamal Colo will give an overall evaluation regarding the structure of oil and gas policy in the Kurdistan Region and explain the functions of the Ministry of Natural Resources and oil companies in the region,” said Begg. He also mentioned that they are holding the conference in Korek to give a different view of Kurdistan and its nature.