Conpet, the National Transport System Operator (NTS) through oil pipelines of oil, condensate and gasoline, represents Romania at the World Petroleum Congress, which takes place between July 9 and July 13, in Turkey. The official delegation of Romania is led by the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Energy, Iulian-Robert Tudorache and it includes Liviu Ilasi, general manager and member of the board of directors of the company.

“The major objective of CONPET, for the next period, is the interconnection of the national oil transport system at regional level with the EU member states. In this context, the World Petroleum Congress represents for us the opportunity to increase the attractiveness in front of investors at international level, as well as the framework within which we will continue the steps of expanding the NTS beyond our country”, says Liviu Ilaşi.

The World Petroleum Congress and Exhibition is held in Istanbul under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. The theme of the World Congress is “Bridges to the Energy Future”, an idea supported by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at the official opening speech.

On the first day of the conference, there were speeches from Jozsef Toth, President of the World Oil Council; Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria; Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia; Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Binali Yildirim, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, and Berat Albayrak, the Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.