About The IEF

The International Energy Forum (IEF) - the global home of energy dialogue - is the trusted, and neutral inter-governmental platform for energy dialogue among member states, industry leaders, and experts. Its Ministers represent producing, consuming, and transit countries in every region, at every stage of economic development, and across both established and emerging energy-system supply chains. The IEF advances global energy security through open and inclusive dialogue spanning all fuels, technologies, and systems.

Established to strengthen cooperation, confidence and transparency across global energy markets, the Forum enables open, balanced, and evidence-based engagement at a time when energy systems are more interconnected and interdependent than ever. The IEF is distinctive, not just in its global scope, but in its approach. Neutral by design, the IEF convenes, analyses, and catalyzes cooperation across the global energy community through open-minded, constructive exchange that broadens perspectives and deepens shared understanding. Its Dialogues form part of the world’s critical energy-security infrastructure, building the trust needed to drive cooperation and support resilient energy pathways for the future.

The IEF, supported by a permanent Secretariat of international staff based in the Diplomatic Quarter of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, works closely with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) through a long-standing trilateral work program, and with the seven partner organizations (APEC, EUROSTAT, GECF, IEA, OLADE, OPEC and UNSD) in the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) that it coordinates. Together with wider engagement across policy-makers, other international institutions and industry, this work strengthens the reach and relevance of the global energy dialogue. Within this trusted and neutral framework, the IEF combines its own analysis with that of its partners to amplify the visibility and policy resonance of vital data and insights.