"Despite the ongoing economic sanctions against Russia the Russian Ministry of Energy and EPP Organizing Committee has received confirmation of participation from Joseph Toth, President of the World Petroleum Council, Hu Weiping, Secretary-General of the China Overseas Development Association (CODA), Jonathan Stern, Professor, Director of Natural gas research program, Oxford Institute of Energy Studies, David Campbell, President of BP Russia and others heads of the International Organizations and companies», - said Vladimir Feigin, President of the Institute for Energy and Finance.

The Meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of the State Duma Committee on Natural Resources, Environment and Ecology, Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, Federal Agency for Subsoil Use, Bashneft, RussNeft, Surgutneftegas, International Group of Companies "ITERA", SGM, Slavneft, State Corporation "Vnesheconombank", NOVATEK, Russian Venture Company, TMK, Sibur, Gazprombank, Gazprom-oil,  Transneft, Tatneft, University of Oil and Gas named after Gubkin,  Institute of Oil and Gas  of the Russian Academy of Science.

Preparation for the International Conference "Scenario, Forecasts and Statistics for the Global and Regional Energy Development" with participation of leading energy organizations, including Eurostat, the Committee for  Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan,  IEA Center for Energy Data, Energy Data Transparency (JODI), the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, National Center for Scientific Research of France, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) as well as issues of cooperation within the EAEC were of the Particular interest of the participants.

Summing up the Meeting   Kirill Molodtsov noted that the Third International Forum and Exhibition "Exploration, production, processing - 2015" is one of the key events organized with the participation of the Ministry of Energy of Russia in this year.