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From 8 to 11 April 2003 the 3rd International forum "Fuel and energy complex of Russia: regional aspects" was held in Saint Petersburg. This is one of the most respectable federal events of the industry, aiming at integration and coordination of energetic strategy management, presentation of Russian science and industry potential, development of branch directions. This year Forum was organized in the frameworks of the program of celebration of the 300th anniversary of Saint Petersburg in accordance with the instruction of Government of Russian Federation # АГ-П9-125933, the resolution of Administration of Saint Petersburg # 164-PA and resolution of Governor of Leningrad oblast # 115.
The Forum organizers are Ministry of energy of Russian Federation, Ministry of nature resources, Ministry of economic development and trade of Russian Federation, Federal Energy Commission, "Gasprom", "Unified Energetic Systems of Russia", Russian Fuel Union, Executive board of plenipotentiary representative of President of Russian Federation in Northwestern federal region, Administration of Saint Petersburg, Government of Leningrad oblast, "Kirishinefteorgsintez", Oil club of Saint Petersburg, RESTEC exhibition company.
Forum registered more than 700 delegates - representatives of Government of Russian Federation, ministries and authorities, regional administrations, chiefs and specialists of scientific research institutes, universities, geological, mining, oil and gas, fuel and energy companies. The Forum program included the plenary meeting, scientific and practical conferences and round tables, devoted to the activity of enterprises of fuel and energy branch, as well as the exhibitions "Neftegasexpo", "Oil refining and petrochemistry", "Auto filling complex".
The Forum participants received the greeting address from V.B. Khristenko, deputy Chairman of Government of Russian Federation; V.G.Artukhova, Minister of nature resources of Russian Federation; I.Kh.Yusufov, Minister of energy of Russian Federation; A.Yu. Rumyantsev, Minister of atomic energy of Russian Federation; I.S. Materov, first deputy Minister of economic development and trade of Russian Federation; A.B. Miller, Chairman of the board of "Gasprom" company; V.A. Yakovlev, Governor of Saint Petersburg. The greeting speeches were pronounced as well by V.P. Serdukov, Governor of Leningrad oblast, A.A. Smirnov, vice-governor of Saint Petersburg and V.L. Bogdanov, president of "Surgutneftegas" company.
The specialized conferences and round tables held in the frameworks of Forum presented the latest novelties in FEC and attracted the specialists' attention to the most important problems of the industry. During the last years Russian scientific research organizations and industrial enterprises created a big amounts of developments, new technologies, equipment and materials, introduction of which will contribute to application of the accepted structural policy and bring considerable dividends to FEC and the country economy in general.