Announcement of the “10th ASCOPE Conference & Exhibition”, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“The 10th ASCOPE Conference and Exhibition (ASCOPE C&E) will be held in Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre, which lies in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, from 28 to 30 November 2013 with the theme “Innovation & Cooperation - The Way Forward ”.
The ASCOPE (ASEAN Council of Petroleum) comprises ten national petroleum companies/authorities from ASEAN countries namely Brunei National Petroleum Company Sendirian Berhad (PetroleumBRUNEI) of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodian National Petroleum Authority (CNPA) of Cambodia, PT Pertamina Persero (PERTAMINA) of Indonesia, Department of Electricity, Ministry of Energy and Mines of Lao PDR, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) of Malaysia, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) of Myanmar, Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) of the Philippines, Keppel Corporation Ltd. (KEPPEL) of Singapore, PTT Public Company Ltd. (PTT) of Thailand and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PETROVIETNAM) of Vietnam.
The 10th ASCOPE C&E will be hosted by Petrovietnam for the first time, managed by My Events International (Malaysia) and bring about 300 exhibitors and approximately 500 conference delegates. 
Today ASCOPE C&E is considered to be the most prestigious oil and gas event in ASEAN region and is held in a 4-year routine among ASCOPE members where all the members gather to demonstrate their own capacity as well as to exchange experiences, technical know-how and cooperation opportunities with international, national and independent oil companies worldwide, with its main aim to present ASEAN oil and gas development and to call foreign partners’ attention to the vast opportunities available in this emerging region.
Leading companies of the oil and gas industry will also be there exhibiting up-to-date tools and technologies for oil and gas exploration, production and transportation, equipment for energy resources metering and control, automatic process control systems, integrated operational systems for plant management, software, innovative projects for oil and gas facilities construction, wide variety of fittings, protective equipment, services for oil and gas complex, etc. As a meeting place, the event has always promoted new connections between different industry players, strengthened and brought the existing cooperation to a higher level. Besides, deploying state-of-the-art equipments and techniques is an imperative in such competitive industry. The event therefore will focus on technological breakthroughs in related areas.
The conference in particular brings a unique opportunity to effectively discuss burning issues of oil and gas industry. The Presidents and CEOs of all ASEAN national oil companies are expected to make keynote speeches during the conference and they will be joined by a host of other senior executives from the region’s oil industry. Together, they will provide a timely insight into ASEAN petroleum business, challenges to be faced, strengths to be enhanced and solutions to be applied. In addition, there will be a technical conference for the region’s petroleum engineers. By gathering industry leading speakers from around the globe, the ASCOPE conference expects to bring an invaluable update for engineers based in ASEAN.
This combination of business and technical presentations will be exceptional and unique and bring an enriching experience to those who are present during the 3-day event.
For more information about the 10thASCOPE Conference & Exhibition, please visit our website: www.ascope-2013.com or contact: Mr. Dinh Van Son at sondv@pvn.vn or Mr. Chris Daniel Wong at chris@myevents.com.my