SOCAR is a major energy company in Europe. While primarily focused on the economic interest of the people of Azerbaijan, it is an international company and manages a number of operations abroad. The company fulfills many functions among which exploring oil and gas fields, producing, processing, and transporting oil, gas, and gas condensate take a big part. SOCAR also markets petroleum and petrochemical products within the country as well as across a number of international markets. The company’s vision is to become a vertically integrated international energy company with advanced experience in operation efficiency, social and environmental responsibility.

SOCAR plays a distinct role in Europe’s sustainable economic development, as it is an important energy supplier to the EU. SOCAR is the biggest foreign direct investor in the Republic of Turkey, where it owns the largest petrochemical production facilities in the country, as well as a major refinery and a growing gas distribution infrastructure. SOCAR’s other major investment in the South Caucasus is SOCAR Georgia gas distribution grid. SOCAR also operates a growing network of retail stations in Switzerland, Austria, Romania, Georgia, Ukraine, Turkey and Azerbaijan.

http://www.socar.az/socar/en/home

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1889. NARUC’s member agencies regulate the activities of telecommunications, energy, gas, and water utilities in the fifty States and territories. NARUC has associate members from over 20 countries. For the past 20 years, NARUC has assisted in the promotion of a better understanding of the many new and complex regulatory issues that public utility regulators must address in rapidly changing societies. NARUC believes that its members’ expertise can help promote the institution of independent regulatory agencies and bring opportunities for more enhanced democratic methods of regulation.

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DNV GL is a global quality assurance and risk management company. DNV GL delivers world-renowned testing, certification and advisory services to the energy value chain including renewables and energy management. Our expertise spans onshore and offshore wind power, solar, conventional generation, transmission and distribution, smart grids, and sustainable energy use, as well as energy markets and regulations. Our experts support customers around the globe in delivering a safe, reliable, efficient, and sustainable energy supply. Driven by our purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, we enable our customers to advance the safety and sustainability of their business.

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