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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — The 7th China International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Expo opened in Karamay city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesday, the city's press service said.
More than 400 companies from nine countries, including China, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Germany, Singapore and Italy, were represented at the three-day event, which runs until Friday.
The exhibition, with a total area of 33 thousand square meters, consists of 6 special zones: equipment for the oil and gas and chemical industries, alternative energy and new materials, intelligent computing, scientific innovations, etc.
The exhibition will also feature a number of energy events, including a showcase of the latest energy technologies from Central Asian countries. They will be attended by around 2,000 government officials, industry leaders, and representatives of international organizations and businesses from countries including, in addition to the above-mentioned countries, India, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Director of the Institute of Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation Charymukhammet Shallyev expressed hope during an interview that China and Central Asian countries will be able to further expand cooperation in the field of oil equipment and petrochemical technologies.
Co-organized by China National Petroleum Corporation (PetroChina), China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec), and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the exhibition, which was first held in 2012, serves as an important showcase for advanced energy technologies and a key lever for promoting industrial upgrading.
Let us recall that the city of Karamay is located in the northwest of the Dzungarian Basin and is an important oil and petrochemical base for China. The country's first large oil field was discovered here after the formation of New China in 1949. -0-
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