IEF14 Ministerial

The 14th IEF Ministerial Meeting took place from 15-16 May 2014 in Moscow. To find out more about the IEF14 and the topics discussed, watch the IEF14 highlights video or download the IEF14 Agenda. 

If you would like to download logos related to the event, please visit our IEF14 Press & Media page.

Background and Discussion Papers

Plenary Session One

• The New Geography of Energy: Business as Usual or a New Era for Energy Supply and Demand?
• IEA Background Paper
• OPEC Background Paper - World Oil Outlook
• IEF-Duke University Background Paper
• Fourth IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks summary report
• Fourth IEA-IEF-OPEC Workshop on the Interactions between Physical and Financial Markets summary report
  

Plenary Session Two

• Unconventional Oil and Gas: Outlook, Risks and Potential
• IGU Background Paper - Unconventional Gas: From Perplexity to Confidence. Concerns versus Facts
  
• Schlumberger Business Consulting Background Paper - Unconventional Oil and Gas: Outlooks, Risks and Potential

Plenary Session Three

• Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: Realistic Goal or Science Fiction?
• EITI Background Paper - Transparency underpinning energy stability
• KAPSARC Paper on Fuel and Technology Transitions

Plenary Session Four

• Effective Global Energy Architecture: The Role of the IEF

Parallel Roundtable One

• Sustainable Energy for All: What Works and What Needs Fixing?
• OFID Background Paper

Parallel Roundtable Two

• Building Resilient Energy Systems: Lessons from National and Regional Approaches

Special Plenary Session - Public Launch of JODI-Gas

• JODI-Gas Manual
  

Articles from Ministers and experts featured in the Official Publication of the IEF14 Ministerial

Introduction

• The New Geography of Energy and the Pursuit of Global Energy Security
  Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Secretary General, International Energy Forum
• Russian Steps
  H.E. Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy, Russian Federation
• 20 Years of Success for the IEF
  H.E. Ali Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Introduction to Iraq's Energy Policies
  H.E Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh, Minister of Oil, Iraq
• The Global Energy Dialogue
  Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Secretary General, International Energy Forum

Supply, Demand & Policy

• The New Geography of Energy: Business as Usual or a New Era for Energy Supply and Demand?
  H.E. Abdalla Salem El Badri, Secretary General, OPEC
• Co-Operation is Key
  H.E. Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
• Challenges and Opportunities in the Petroleum Industry and the Role of the WPC
  Pierce Riemer, Director General, World Petroleum Council
• Public Launch of the JODI-Gas World Database
  Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Secretary General, International Energy Forum
• Who Has the Energy to Compete?
  Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency
• Global Pragmatism
  H.E. Uzakbay Karabalin, Minister of Oil and Gas, Republic of Kazakhstan

Sustainability

• Energy Access as a Major Challenge for Small Island States
  H.E. Abdou Nassur Madi, Minister of Production, Environment, Energy, Industry and Handicrafts, Union of the Comoros
• OAPEC’s Significance in the International Oil and Natural Gas Markets
  H.E. Abbas Al Naqi, Secretary General, OAPEC
• Natural Gas: The Destination Fuel for a Sustainable Low-Carbon Global Economy
  Jérôme Ferrier, President, International Gas Union
• Powering The Third Industrial Revolution
  Kandeh K. Yumkella, UN Under-Secretary-General, Secretary-General’s Special Representative and CEO, Sustainable Energy for All Initiative

Energy Security

• Argentina’s Vision
  H.E. Daniel Cameron, Secretary of Energy, Argentina
• European Energy Security
  Eelco Hoekstra, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, Royal Vopak
• Market Pressure: The Energy Winners And Losers
  Luay Al-Khatteeb, Visiting Fellow, Brookings Doha Centre
• Move To Gas
  H.E. Charles Kitwanga, Deputy Minister for Energy and Minerals, Tanzania

Equity & Future Outlook

• A Trillion Dollars’ Worth of Transparency
  Jonas Moberg, Head of Secretariat, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

• Oil Industry Best Practices
  H.E. Rene G. Ortiz, Former Minister of Energy and Mines, Ecuador

Previous IEF Ministerial Meetings

• IEF13 & IEBF5
  12-14 March 2012, Kuwait
• IEF12 & IEBF4
  29 March 2010, Cancun, Mexico
• IEF11 & IEBF3
  20-22 April 2008, Rome, Italy