Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
Volume 40 Issue 5
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OAPEC Activities
The meeting has included 3 parallel
sessions as well which tackled:
• Sustainable energy for all: what is
appropriate for the current situation?
What needs developing?
• Expansion of clean energy: public
and private sectors’ partnerships
• New energy composition: building up
strong national and regional systems .
During
The 14th International Energy
Forum (IEF-2014)
, a number of Their
Excellencies Energy and Petroleum
Ministers in the OAPEC member countries
have delivered speeches highlighting the
Arab and global oil industry status and
future prospects. Here are some extracts:
UAE Energy Minister
HE Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Al Mazroui
The Minister explained the UAE’s
experience and initiatives to reduce CO2
emissions. He highlighted his country’s
national goals to reach 24% of total
power production from clean energy by
2021. He reiterated the importance of the
international community’s cooperation
to reduce emissions and encourage green
economy.
KSA Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Minister
HE Engineer Ali bin Ibrahim Al Naimi
Al-Naimi said that the IEF has become
an ideal place for testing new ideas and
exploring the possible impacts of new
energy developments in the world. He
has called upon all nations to commit
themselves to working with the IEF
to enhance its purpose and structures,
regionally and internationally as it could
be leaner and stronger. He added that there
was an argument to take the IEF to the
level of a full international organization,
which will reflect the vital importance of
energy in the world.
