BRAMA, February 12, 2001, 10:00am EST

Being held under the auspices of The Committee for Oil, Gas, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) and The Ministry of Fuel and Energy, Ukraine

The conference will highlight the significance of Ukraine in the transit of energy supplies to Europe; reforms in the fuel and energy sector; the investment climate; and prospects for privatisation of Ukraine’s gas transmission system. A wide circle of policymakers from the Government of Ukraine, senior oil, gas and energy company executives, and international investors and business professionals will be in attendance.

A panel of expert speakers has been confirmed, and will include keynote presentations by:
Stepan Havrish, Vice Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament and Yuriy Yekhanurov, First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine.

The conference will feature:

• Headway in privatisation of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
• An insight into the opportunities for private investment in the gas distribution network
• The outlook for Ukraine’s economic future and the climate for investment
• Integration and privatisation –reliability and expansion of energy transit supply via Ukraine
• Market development and diversification of energy supplies to Europe
• Regulatory and fiscal terms for investment.

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