Conferences

Argus Kazakhstan and Central Asia Oil and Gas Markets

Almaty, Kazakhstan
18–19 June 2026

CO-HOST Sponsor

Socar Trading

SOCAR Trading

Headquartered in Geneva, SOCAR Trading was established in December 2007 as the marketing arm of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR).

SOCAR Trading is unique: it enjoys the advantages of being a wholly-owned state entity combined with the independence and global presence of a major commodities trading company based in Switzerland.

While the company continues to market the bulk of SOCAR crude oil export volumes from Ceyhan port in Turkey, it has also been able to develop significant third party volumes through both leveraging its system barrels, as well as its experienced traders developing new business.

Since 2017, SOCAR Trading has invested into the development of LNG and Gas trading capabilities with the carbon trading desk set up in 2021. Today, SOCAR Trading is the global trading house with offices in five major trading hubs and crude oil, refined products, LNG, natural gas and environmental products trading capabilities. Besides its trading activities SOCAR Trading has relationships with SWIFT and more than 40 banks in Europe, Asia and US.

www.socartrading.com

Gold Sponsors

Alkagesta

Alkagesta

Alkagesta is a global commodity trading house specializing in petroleum products, fertilizers, and biofuels. Established in Malta in 2018, the company operates as a multinational enterprise with 17 offices and representations worldwide. Alkagesta maintains partnerships with 28 international banks and conducts trading activities across 42 countries, facilitating over 7 million metric tons of commodity flows annually. Its extensive logistics network includes access to more than 700,000 cubic meters of storage capacity across Europe and Asia, supporting efficient and resilient global supply chains.

www.alkagesta.com

Silver Sponsor

Texol

TEXOL Group — maintenance, infrastructure, transportation
The company works in three main areas:
• chemical cleaning of technological systems, vessels and pipelines;
• management of its own specialized infrastructure for the maintenance and repairs of railcars and tanks;
• railway transportation using its own fleet of railcars and tanks.

The main focus of the transportation services is offering complex contractual logistics for LPG transportation, including working under service agreements with major customers.
The company’s main priorities in all working areas are security, innovation and digitalization.

www.texol.kz