Bashkiria сompanies are looking for opportunities to supply oil and gas equipment to Argentina

UFA, 30 September 2019. /Bashinform News Agency/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

Representatives of Bashkiria companies met with potential customers in Buenos Aires and signed several agreements.

More than 10 Russian companies participated in the 12th Oil and Gas Exhibition in Argentina, TASS reports noting that this year the regions of the Russian Federation were represented significantly more at the exhibition in Buenos Aires. As the director of the Bashkortostan Export Support Center, Ildus Khalitov, told the agency, a total of seven oil service companies from the republic took part in the exhibition. “These are mainly companies that manufacture equipment for drilling and cementing wells,” he said, and noted that “several documents have been signed - mainly framework cooperation agreements.”

Argentina is ready to open a joint production of gas equipment in Russia, RIA Novosti continues the topic. “Besides, Bashkir companies have an interest in opening a joint venture in Argentina to develop the Vaca Muerta gas field,” said Ekaterina Mironenkova, head of World Business Partners, who represents the interests of the business delegation of Bashkiria and the Saratov region. And the head of World Business Partners in Latin America, Olesya Kazakova, previously a representative of the Bashkir Ministry of Economic Development in Latin America, told RIA Novosti that “in November-December this year we plan to organize a visit of government agencies of the Republic of Bashkortostan to Argentina together with representatives of major oil business and conduct scientific technology conference". "We plan to spend the days of Bashkiria in Argentina and the days of Argentina in Bashkiria, " Kazakova stated.