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OAPEC Member Countries
environment, energy efficiency in industry,
constructions, and renewable energies
in addition to other issues relevant to the
energy sector. These issues were discussed
over six technical sessions and two open
dialogue sessions.
OAPEC Secretariat General was
represented by the Director of the Economic
Department Mr Abdul Fattah Dandy,
who presented a paper during the second
technical session on energy management
under the title “The Developments of Oil
and Natural Gas Consumption in the Arab
Countries”. The paper introduced five
focal points on: the importance of Arab
countries in the world’s energy markets,
current oil and gas consumption trends
in the Arab countries, the main factors
influencing consumption, the development
of the energy intensity index in the Arab
countries, and future prospects of the oil
and natural gas consumption in the Arab
countries until 2035.
Annual Statistical Report 2015 Launched
OAPEC Secretariat General has
recently launched its Annual Statistical
Report 2015 including general and
comprehensive data on the petroleum
industry in OAPEC member countries and
other Arab countries; in addition to, total
energy data for OAPEC member countries
and the world from 2010 to 2014. In
updating its data, the Secretariat General
relied on official statistics provided by
the member countries through the Energy
Data Collection Form and Country
Reports presented at the 10th Arab Energy
Conference held in Abu Dhabi, UAE,
from 21 to 23 December 2014. Data
issued by Arab national institutions and
other secondary resources were also used.