We are pleased to announce that Milan Pandev, Partner and Head of DGKV’s Energy & Utilities Practice, was a speaker at the Regional Oil and Gas Conference 2025, organized by the Balkan and Black Sea Petroleum Association. The event took place on 27–28 November in Istanbul, Türkiye, gathering senior representatives from more than 30 leading companies across the energy sector.

This year’s conference featured high-level discussions across several key thematic tracks, including Upstream and Supply, Oil & Gas Markets, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks, Digitalisation and the Energy Transition, and Risk Management and Price Hedging. The conference opened with remarks by H.E. Mr. Ahmet Berat Çonkar, Deputy Minister of Energy of Türkiye, and welcomed numerous governmental and industry stakeholders from the region.

During his session, Milan Pandev addressed the legal challenges related to Black Sea deepwater exploration and production, focusing on:

• Maritime boundary disputes
• The impact of the Russia–Ukraine conflict
• International and national legal frameworks
• Liability and compensation regimes
• Risk mitigation strategies

The conference also explored key trends in upstream markets, natural gas developments in the Balkan and Black Sea region, energy transition challenges, Black Sea energy security, and cross-border cooperation for diversified supply routes.