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Ministry Security Officials to address the Private Security Industry at Iraq Oil, Gas, Petrochemical & Electricity Summit

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10 August 2007 (AME Info FZ LLC)

As well as focusing on the enormous commercial opportunities offered by the Iraqi energy sector, the forthcoming Iraq Oil, Gas, Petrochemical & Electricity Summit in Dubai will be focusing on the security implications for maximising the country's vast energy resources.

The summit, which will take place on 2-4 September 2007, will feature a special security briefing, featuring director generals from Iraq's Ministry for National Security Affairs, complemented by the Head of Electricity Facilities Protection, who will be attending as part of the Ministry of Electricity delegation led by Minister H.E. Karim Waheed.

The special security briefing will be held on Day 3 of the summit, focusing on the protection of power stations, pipelines, refineries and other associated energy facilities and the various security provisions required.

The event has already attracted the worlds leading operators including Aegis, ArmorGroup, Janussian, Control Risks Group, Unity, Garda World, Hart, Olive Security and Triple Canopy to name but a few.

'There will be further benefits for PSC's attending' said Peter Swain of the Iraq Development Program, 'with over 300 of the worlds leading players at this event the business development opportunities with virgin operators in the Iraq oil industry are enormous'.

These senior level officials are participating in the summit, the first event of its kind to bring Iraqi Ministries to meet senior corporate executives to discuss the future of Iraq's energy sector. The summit will also be welcoming delegations from Iraqi Government and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministries of Oil, Industry and Electricity, as well as members of the Iraqi Parliament responsible for Iraq's Energy Committee.

All attending Iraqi officials will be making themselves available to hold private consultations with senior executives from pre-eminent global operators. It is highly recommended that any organisation interested in Iraqi security issues and in particular issues relevant to the energy sector attend the summit to meet and discuss working with these high level decision makers.