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This report has been produced under the authority of the Secretary General of the IEF . The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of individual JODI partner organizations (APEC, Eurostat, IEA, OLADE, OPEC, UNSD).

JODI World Database was updated on 19 August 2010 to include June 2010 data. Complete data set , Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Rep., Honduras, Kuwait, and Panama. Non-OECD EU member countries data are scheduled to be update in September.

Article by Noé van Hulst, Secretary General, International Energy Forum in the World Petroleum Council, Special Edition, June 2010

The International Energy Forum and the Global CCS Institute held a Second Symposium on CCS development and deployment, supported by the government of Algeria, on 31 May - 01 June 2010 in Algeria, with a visit to the In Salah CCS Project.

IEF Secretary General Noé van Hulst delivered a key note speech at Deloitte Oil & Gas Conference in Rotterdam, 27 May 2010

The IEF held a lecture on 22 May 2010 “OFID's role in Development & Energy Access” which was presented by Mr. Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish, Director-General of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Vienna, Austria.

The IEF held a lecture on 15 May 2010, ExxonMobil’s “Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030” was presented by Mr. Rob Gardner, Manager, Economics & Energy Division, Corporate Strategic Planning Department, ExxonMobil Corporation.

IEF Secretary General Noé van Hulst and Energy Director Said Nachet participated in and spoke at the Ninth Arab Energy Conference, Doha, Qatar, 9-12 May 2010

Article Published in MEES on 10 May 2010 by Noé van Hulst, IEF Secretary General

IEF Secretary General Noé van Hulst and IEF Energy Director Said Nachet spoke at the 11th International Oil Summit in Paris on 22 April 2010.

The IEF Secretary General, Noé van Hulst, participated in the LNG 16 Conference in Oran, Algeria and delivered a Keynote Speech on 20 April 2010.

IEF Lecture that was held at the IEF Headquarters on Tuesday, 23 March 2010 by Dr. Christopher Frei, Secretary General of the World Energy Council (WEC).

The International Energy Forum and the International Gas Union will hold the 2nd IEF - IGU Ministerial Gas Forum on 30 November 2010 in Doha, Qatar.

On 22 February 2010, Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy for the United States of America, visited the IEF headquarters in Riyadh and delivered a speech on the importance of “solving energy and climate issues together”.

The IEF Secretary General, Noé van Hulst, participated and delivered keynote presentation at the 14th IIES International Oil and Gas Conference in Tehran, 18 January 2010.

On Tuesday 12 January 2010 (10.00-11.30) Dr Fatih Birol, the well-known Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA), gave an IEF Lecture on the recently published “World Energy Outlook 2009” at the IEF headquarters.

The IEF organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy, South Africa a symposium to explore ways to help addressing energy poverty issue.

The IEF Secretary General, Noé van Hulst, participated in the 18th Annual Session of the United Nations Economic Commission of Europe (UNECE) Committee of Sustainable Energy.

On Sunday, 8 November July, Dr. Hasan Qabazard, Director, Research Division, OPEC visited the IEF headquarters and delivered a “Presentation of the OPEC Oil Outlook and Challenges”.

The IEF - Global CCS Institute symposium was held in Beijing, 27-28 September 2009, hosted by NDRC-ERI, with the participation of representatives from oil and gas companies, technology and service providers, research centres

IEF Secretary General, Noe van Hulst, gave a presentation at Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations, The Hague, on 21 September 2009 on “Energy Security Through Dialogue: The Role of the IEF”.

The IEF Secretary General, Noé van Hulst, participated in the Black Sea Energy & Economic Forum 2009, Bucharest, 30 September-2 October 2009. He is a panelist in Session II: How to Fix our Energy Insecurity in the Long Run, on October 1.

The IEF Secretariat will brief representatives of the world gas industry on its gas related activities. Noe van Hulst, the IEF Secretary General will moderate the Strategic Panel (SP3) on: "Adjusting the Balance between Security of…

OP-ED Article in MEES (www.mees.com) by IEF SG, Noé van Hulst.

The presentation by Dr. Christof Rühl, Group Chief Economist and Vice President, BP plc took place at IEF Secretariat Headquarters on Tuesday, 7 July 2009.

The IEF will organize in cooperation with the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI), a symposium in Beijing, China on the “Challenges and the way forward in accelerating CCS development and deployment”.

The IEF Secretariat has been invited to participate in the G8 Meeting of Energy Ministers, on 24-25 May 2009 in Rome, Italy.

An Interview with Noé van Hulst, IEF Secretary General, Emirates Business 24-7, Monday, May 18, 2009

The IEF Secretariat participated in the 3rd Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable Meeting on 25-27 April 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The IEF Secretary General, Noé van Hulst, gave a presentation on Enhanced Cooperation between Oil Producers and Consumers

The IEF held a Symposium on Tackling the Human Resource Crunch in the Petroleum Industry Under the Auspices of the Ministry of Energy and Industry of Qatar 13-14 April 2009, Doha, Qatar.

Energy Director, Said Nachet, delivered a presentation at Brookings, Washington D.C. on 2 April 2009 on the Global Energy Dialogue and role of the Joint Oil Data Initiative in stabilizing oil markets.

The IEF Secretary General, Noe van Hulst, attended the Summit and delivered a presentation in the 1st Session on Coping with oil price fluctuations.

Article by John Sfakianakis, chief economist at Saudi British Bank (SABB), and Noé van Hulst, the secretary-general of International Energy Forum, published in Arab News on 1 April 2009.

The IEF and the Government of Kuwait held a Forum on “NOCs-IOCs cooperation and partnership to enhance energy security”. The Forum hosted and sponsored by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, on 30-31 March 2009 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Energy Director, Said Nachet, participated in the Ad Hoc Group meeting and delivered a presentation on 25 March 2009 on the Joint Oil Data Initiative, the coordinating role...

The IEF Secretary General, Noe van Hulst, participated in the Seminar and delivered a presentation on 18 March 2009 in Session One on Mapping the Future Energy Scene.

The IEF Secretariat assisted by Messrs. Mandil and Shihab Eldin work together with IEA, OPEC, and other relevant organizations to provide IEF Ministers with a realistic assessment of the future of biofuels for presentation at the 2010 IEF in Mexico.

The Secretary General of the IEF, Noe van Hulst, made a presentation to a roundtable at the Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on 12 February 2009 in Washington

On 25 January, at IEF Headquarters, Gertjan Lankhorst, CEO of Gasterra and Paolo Scaroni, CEO of ENI (in absentia) delivered presentations on the outlook for oil and gas markets. IEF SG Noe van Hulst presented on IEF Secretariat activity for 2009.

Record Results for JODI, A Concrete Outcome of the Producer - Consumer Dialogue

The Secretary General of the IEF, Noe van Hulst, participated in the Petrotech 2009 conference in New Delhi, 11-15 January 2009. He gave a presentation on 15 January.

The IEF Secretariat participated in the London Energy Ministers Meeting on 19 December 2008. IEF Secretary General Noe van Hulst made a presentation on the progress made in the areas identified in the Jeddah Joint Statement of June 2008.

IEF-IFP Symposium Press Release

Press Release issued jointly by the IEF Secretariat and IGU on the occasion of the IEF - IGU First Gas Ministerial held at the Hofburg Palace, Vienna.

Concluding Statement issued jointly by the IEF Secretariat and IGU on the occasion of the IEF - IGU First Gas Ministerial, Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria 24 November 2008.

Energy Director Said Nachet participated in the 3rd Regional Energy Integration Forum (FIER 2008) in Buenos Aires, 12-13 November 2008 and made a presentation on 12 November 2008.

IEF Secretary General Noe van Hulst will participate in the 13th IIES International Oil & Gas Conference on 30 November – 1 December 2008 in Tehran, I.R. Iran. He will make a presentation on 30 November 2008.

Secretary General Noe van Hulst participated in the 3rd International Energy Week in Moscow, 22-24 October 2008 and made a presentation on 22 October 2008.

On Monday 13 October 2008, at the IEF Headquarters, Mrs. Maria van der Hoeven, The Netherlands Minister of Economic Affairs gave a speech under the title: “The Jeddah Process: The Dialogue in Action?”

Secretary General of the IEF, Noe van Hulst, participated in the Seminar organized by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly/Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group and the UAE/Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs in Abu Dhabi…

The IEF Secretariat and its JODI partner organizations hold a fourth JODI Training Workshop for Asia Pacific Region in Bangkok for 10 to 12 September 2008 with participation from 37 officials in charge of oil statistics collection from 13 countries.

Secretary General of the IEF, Noe van Hulst, participated in the International Conference “Oil and Gas Potential in Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan: Energy, Economy, Ecology, Partnership Strategy”, 9-10 September 2008...

Secretary General of IEF, Noe van Hulst, participated in the Caspian Energy Forum, Moscow 15-16 July 2008.

the 7 JODI organisations met in Luxembourg on 11 July 2008 to review progress made in enhancing oil data quality collected through JODI.

At the WPC in Madrid, IEF Secretary General, Noe van Hulst moderated discussions between IEA Executive Director, Nabuo Tanaka, and OPEC Secretary General, Abdullah El-Badri during the IEA – OPEC luncheon on 2 July.

Presentation on BP Statistical Review of World Energy at the IEF Headquarters made by Mark Finley.

H.E. Minister Malcolm Wicks (UK) delivered speech “THE ROLE OF THE IEF BETWEEN NOW AND 2010” at IEF HQ.

In their Joint Statement Energy Ministers of G8 countries, The People’s Republic of China, India and The Republic of Korea, issued on 8 June 2008 (Aomori, Japan) welcomed the positive outcome of the IEF held in Rome in April 2008. They encouraged the...

IEF Secretary General, Noe van Hulst's article on the key messages from the IEF Ministerial in Rome, April 2008, published in Middle East Economic Survey (MEES), vol. 51, No. 21, 26 May 2008.

IEF Secretary General, Noe van Hulst, has participated in the 2008 Petroleum Economics Executive Symposium in Bangkok, 26-28 May 2008. On 26 May 2008 he delivered a Key Note Address 'The Global Dialogue on Energy'

IEF Secretary General, Noe van Hulst, participated as a speaker in the Athens Summit 2008 – Global Climate & Energy Security, 5-7 May 2008. He spoke about "The IEF 2008 & Global Energy Security".

IEF Secretary General's Presentation to Ministers at the IEF in Rome, 22 April 2008

11th International Energy Forum, Rome, 20-22 April 2008 Closing Statement by Host Italy and Co-hosting Countries India and Mexico.

The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Nobuo Tanaka delivered the 6th IEF Lecture at the IEFS Headquarters on Tuesday 15 April