Preparations for the most important trade fair for the Russian oil and gas industry in Moscow are in full swing. "The desire for personal contacts, intensive exchange and product experiences is noticeable in almost all the discussions we are currently having with exhibitors and partners in preparation for the 21st edition of NEFTEGAZ. We are very much looking forward to welcoming the industry back to the central Expocenter exhibition grounds from 18 to 21 April 2022," says Peter Schmitz, Director International Participations and Services at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, with regard to the upcoming event.

Exhibitor registration to date confirms the great interest of companies in NEFTEGAZ 2022. In addition to Russian exhibitors such as Gazprom, Transneft, TMK, OMK, Uralmashholding and the Chinese Jereh Group, who have already confirmed their participation in the trade fair, European suppliers will also show their technological innovations along the entire value chain of the oil and gas industry.

NEFTEGAZ 2022 will again feature an official German joint participation, supported by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) and the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA). By participating, companies can position themselves jointly under the umbrella brand "Made in Germany" in the growth market of Russia and benefit from attractive special conditions. The joint participation is organized by Messe Düsseldorf and its subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf Moscow. The positive feedback from visitors and exhibitors at NEFTEGAZ confirms the uniqueness of the event for the industry. It is regarded as the most important communication platform for leading manufacturers and suppliers of oil, gas and refinery equipment and technologies.

Accompanying the international trade fair will be the National Oil and Gas Forum with many program highlights: from climate, Russian economy and energy markets and robotization of jobs to strategies for the development of green hydrogen energy - experts and decision-makers in the industry will have many topics to discuss. The conference program from 19 to 21 April 2022 will be dedicated to current issues such as the energy transition and the development of new digital energies and technologies that will change the energy industry of the future. Special events, which will of course be held in compliance with all hygiene regulations, including a Drive Show, where trade visitors can experience electric cars and driverless vehicles live, as well as a VR cinema that will captivate the audience with the motto "A glance is worth a thousand words". The "Low-Carbon Dinner" will provide an open exchange in a relaxed atmosphere. "Why don't innovations work?" Entrepreneurs from the fuel and energy sector can discuss these and other topical questions at the "Venture Cafe". The organizer of the National Oil and Gas Forum and patron of NEFTEGAZ is the Russian Ministry of Energy.
Companies from the oil and gas industry and the related fields of petrochemicals, energy or materials handling technology interested in exhibiting, can register at neftegaz-online.com until 13 January 2022.

NEFTEGAZ 2022 is organized - based on the current safety and hygiene regulations - by its local partner AO EXPOCENTR, Messe Düsseldorf and OOO Messe Düsseldorf Moscow, a company of the Messe Düsseldorf Group.  Messe Düsseldorf is drawing on its many years of expertise with the industry's leading world trade fairs Tube, Valve World and A+A. The VDMA (German Engineering Federation) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation also support the event.
 
At NEFTEGAZ 2021, 449 companies from 23 countries presented their product innovations and technological solutions on 45,000 square meters of exhibition space. More than 21,000 trade visitors came to the Expocenter exhibition center in Moscow during the four days of the trade fair.