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The Eleventh Arab Energy Conference (AEC11) will be held in Marrakesh,
Morocco, from 1 to 4 October 2018 under the high patronage of His Majesty
King Mohammed VI of Morocco. The theme of the Conference will be
“Energy and Arab Cooperation.” Official delegations representing the Arab
countries and regional and international energy organizations will take part
in the prestigious event.
Since its launch with the First Arab Energy Conference held in Abu Dhabi
in 1979, then in many other Arab capitals, The Arab Energy Conference has
become the Arab energy industry’s living memory for over three decades.
During these years, the Arab and international energy industry witnessed
relentless developments that were monitored and documented through
studies, papers, and country papers presented by the Arab and non-Arab
experts who enriched the Conference with their invaluable scientific views
and clear vision of the current status and future prospects of the Arab
energy industry.
The success of the Arab Energy Conference for more than three decades
with an increasing participation in every new round has been the fruit of the
sincere work by its organizers: the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OAPEC), the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
(AFESD), the League of Arab States (LAS), and the Arab Industrial
Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO), in addition to the great
support of the Arab countries. The Conference has become a landmark
among Arab conferences and a major tool to monitor Arab developments in
the energy industry.
The Eleventh Arab Energy Conference will be held in extraordinary
circumstances for the Arab and international oil and gas industry,
especially in light of the developments in the oil market since 2014 with
EDITORIAL
THE ELEVENTH ARAB ENERGY CONFERENCE
“ENERGY & ARAB COOPERATION”
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Volume
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Issue
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