While not as large as the summit, NAPE Houston and NAPE Denver offer a more intimate atmosphere for local and international upstream oil and gas players to connect.

NAPE Houston, to be held on August 19-20, 2015 in the global energy centre, is aimed at bringing together local and international upstream players to establish, facilitate and close sector deals.

The event is split up into sessions that bring together industry speakers, vendors and professional attendees.

In 2015, Brasil Offshore is in its 8th edition. The exhibition is jointly organised by the Brazilian Institute of Oil and Gas, the Society of Petroleum Engineers and Reed Exhibitions Alcantara Machado.

The event, which has been running for a decade, will host more than 9,000 Petrobras employees and contractors, alongside representatives from international companies operating in the oil and gas upstream and providing associated services. The event has previously hosted 700 national and foreign exhibitors and 51,000 visitors.

MIOGE is the largest oil and gas trade event in Russia and Central Asia. As the 13th edition, the exhibition has become the traditional meeting place for international oil and gas companies to converge and build new business partnerships with local trade operators and suppliers.

MIOGE has previously hosted more than 920 exhibitors and 22,400 visitors. Participants have included operators Rosneftegaz, Lukoil and Gazprom.

TOGSC will provide a platform for oil and gas industry participants to discuss and engage on the different opportunities and challenges within the East Africa Scenario, particularly Tanzania.

TOGSC is aimed at assisting the Tanzanian government in creating policies that favour the oil and gas industry supply chain in Tanzania. The event comes at a time of large discoveries of deposits of oil and gas in Mtwara and Lindi, with the potential for further upstream gains.

The summit will bring together the oil and gas industry players, government officials and regulators to discuss approaches to encourage and facilitate foreign direct investment, enhance local content and drive economic diversification in Kazakhstan.

Led by the Global Local Content Council, the government-led forum will offer an occasion to grasp Local Content requirements and implementation, while bringing international best practice and experience to the country.

The ENGI conference in 2015, to be held in Istanbul, will offer a focus on natural gas pipelines, storage and LNG.

Themes of the ENGI conference will include the long-term security of energy supply for Europe, a European integrated internal gas market, major European and Asian gas pipeline projects, the latest trends in gas storage projects, gas storage investment and the commercial challenges involved therein, the Eurasian LNG market outlook, LNG supply for European LNG terminal and distribution activities and new LNG regasification terminals.

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, IBBC Executive Chairman and UK Trade Envoy for Iraq, the Executive Committee and Council Members, will welcome distinguished speakers such as H.E Dr Rowsch Shaways, Iraq Deputy Prime Minister, H.E. Mr Tariq Al-Khilkani, Iraq Minister of Housing and Construction, Dame Zaha Hadid, MP Rory Stewart, and Lord Howell of Guilford, amongst others.

The event’s first day at Mansion House will include sessions on the present situation in Iraq, Finance, Oil and Gas, and the Built Environment. IBBC members Shell and Garda World will be sponsoring the event.

The Spring Conference dinner will be held at the Simpson’s in the Strand by the Savoy Hotel.

The second day of the event at the Royal Over-Seas League will focus on Small and Medium Businesses in Iraq and will count with the participation of business representatives coming from all Governorates of Iraq.

For the first time in the history of the event there will be a limited number of tickets available to non IBBC members.

The 22nd Caspian Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition at the Baku Expo Centre is a meeting place for the specialists of the oil and gas industry interested in projects implemented in the Caspian region.

Participation in the conference, sponsored by SOCAR, BP, TPAO and Bos Shelf, will help with the evaluation of both new trends in the oil and gas market and potential opportunities in the region.

Ongoing developments in global competitiveness, such as North American shale gas and coal-to-methanol technology in China, coupled with a continuous change in customer requirements, means there is constant pressure to seek opportunities that accurately align and co-ordinate the different components of the industry.

Co-hosted by Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (TAKREER) and building on a 15-year legacy the Abu Dhabi International Downstream event is a major integrated regional downstream conference and exhibition. Over three days industry experts will examine the sector’s current challenges and opportunities.

Follow the event on Twitter @ADIDownstream and join the debate with Twitter hashtag #ADID2015.

This increased licensing activity is expected to boost exploration over the next few years, especially in Myanmar’s deepwater shelf, which remains mostly unexplored and  could match Britain’s North Sea before exploitation or Brazil’s reserves now.

The country is experiencing a rapid investment increase in its oil and gas industry, with the award of 16 onshore and 20 offshore blocks in 2013 and 2014 and a surge of investment of expected after the announcement from the national energy company Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise of the auction of nine offshore oil and gas blocks for exploration next year.

To find out which opportunities exist for your exploration company, attend the 2nd Myanmar Oil and Gas Week in Yangon.