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PART TWO
OAPEC Activities in 2012
Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) to include natural gas data.
IEF organized the 2
nd
Gas Data Transparency Conference, in
cooperation with JODI (“Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Organization (APEC)”), EUROSTAT, International Energy Agency
(IEA), Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE, Organization of
Oil, ExportingCountries (OPEC), andUnitedNations Statistics Division
(UNSD). In addition, the conference witnessed the participation of over
80 global figures from over 30 IEF member countries. Further, Gas
ExportingCountries Forum(GECF) andOrganization ofArabPetroleum
Exporting Countries (OAPEC) participated in the conference.
Of the major recommendations of the conference are:
Participants in the conference emphasized to the organizations
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participating in JODI-OIL and member countries that the new
initiative should be sustainable and should be termed “JODI-GAS”.
The need for continued efforts, especially in respect of the
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commitment of the countries concernedwith this initiative “JODI-
GAS” to introduce the questionnaire specifically prepared for
this purpose, while stressing that compliance with transparency
is significant for the development of this phenomenon.
The Conference encourages the initiative of the GAS Exporting
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Countries Forum (GECF) to find ways of cooperation in the new
initiative “JODI-GAS”. “JODI-OIL” partner organizations and
participants in the Conference welcome the initiative of UNSD to
proceed on developing the “JODI-GAS” manual and considering
it as a reference document for data presentation.
Invite partner organizations to benefit from the expertise acquired
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from “JODI-OIL” to ensure efficient development of natural gas
global information resources, to emphasize the importance of
training programs relating to the previous initiative “JODI-OIL”,
and to express the need for similar training programs for the new
initiative “JODI-GAS”.
