BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 11^th China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition (cippe2011), will take place at Beijing’s New China International Exhibition Center from March 22 to 24. The exhibition area is estimated to total 80,000 square meters to accommodate approximately 1,500 exhibitors. cippe, which opens every spring in Beijing, has seen ten previous successes. It is Asia’s largest petroleum show and one of the world’s top 3.

Along with the exhibition is cippe2011 Forum, which will bring China’s government officials, the three oil giants, foreign oil companies, international industry organizations, research institutes, equipment manufacturers, oilfield technology providers and engineering companies under one roof. Under the framework of the 12^th Five-Year Plan, they will discuss how the industry will transform its growth pattern, explore issues including industry policies, international situations and market opportunities, as well as examine hot issues including physical prospecting technologies, oil and gas production, unconventional gas, oil and gas development and pipeline construction, and innovation achievements.

According to the organizer, the brand of cippe was established in 2000. During the past ten years, the Organizing Committee’s work has set a high priority on the invitation of buyers. Since the Committee initiated the global buyer campaign in 2006, it has reached the Middle East, America and North Sea oil producing areas, North Africa and Southeast Asia, with comprehensive campaigns launched in the hot areas for oil and gas prospecting and development such as US, UK, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Singapore, UAE, Iran, Norway and Russia. cippe currently holds an accurate list of 100,000 buyers.

The world’s largest oil companies and international buyers including Saudi Aramco, Shell, Total, Gazprom, Rosneft, StatoilHydro, Petrobras and Aberdeen City Council will visit the exhibition and hold negotiations in Beijing.

At the exhibition, premier Chinese companies and 12 national delegations from the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Norway, Italy, Russia and Kazakhstan will bring their world-class oil technologies, products and equipment. International companies of high reputation include Gazprom, Rosneft, Siemens, ABB, NOV, Honeywell, API, Eaton, Tyco, Stewart & Stevenson, Atlas Copco, Sandvik, Howden, AEG, Samsung, Wartsila, Jotun and HEMPEL.