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Oil security and emergency response
Ensuring quick and effective response to major supply disruptions Ensuring energy security has been at the centre of the IEA’s mission since its creation in 1974, following the oil crisis in 1973. Today, the global oil market remains vulnerable to a wide range of risk factors, including natural disasters, major technical accidents, and geo-political tensions. As oil is expected to remain a major component of global energy demand for the coming decades, particularly for the tran...
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UNFCCC International collaborations
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Supporting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is central to the IEA’s work to promoting international collective action on climate change. The IEA attends the Conference of the Parties (COP) to provide expert advice and support on all facets of energy policy.This includes:Conveying the latest IEA research and providing countries with information on IEA tools and resources available to support energy
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Membership
The IEA family is made up of 32 Member countries, 14 Association countries, and 6 Accession countries seeking IEA membership
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OPEC International collaborations
Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries The Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an intergovernmental organisation created in 1960 with the objective of co-ordinating and unifying petroleum policies among OPEC Member Countries, to guarantee market stability.Each year, the IEA, the International Energy Forum (IEF) and OPEC organize a Symposium on Energy Outlooks as part of a joint work programme. The symposium gathers senior analysts and delegates from...
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Subscriptions Data and statistics
Work with the data behind IEA analysis Access trusted data on global energy markets and emissions using the IEA’s subscription services. Available to view and/or download online, our specialised datasets and databases support energy a...
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Coal Industry Advisory Board Structure
The Coal Industry Advisory Board (CIAB) is a group of high level executives from coal-related industrial enterprises, established by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in July 1979 to provide advice to the IEA on a wide range of issues relating to coal.Currently, CIAB Members are drawn from 11 countries accounting for just under 80% of world coal production and coal consumption. Members are drawn from major coal producers, electricity producers, other coal consuming indust...
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African Union International collaborations
Promoting the socio-economic development of Africa The African Union (AU), created in 2002, consists of 55 African member states. It aims to promote the socio-economic development of Africa and address the challenges posed by globalization.Based on a history of collaboration, the IEA and the AU agreed in 2018 to a strategic partnership towards a more secure, sustainable and clean energy future for countries across the African continent through a memorandum of understandin...
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Strait of Hormuz Oil security and emergency response
Factsheet Last updated: February 2026 Overview The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow sea passage, separating the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, and connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. At its narrowest point, the Strait is only 29 nautical miles wide (54 km) and it consists of 2-mile-wide navigable channels (3.7 km) for inbound and outbound shipping as well as a 2-mile-wide buffer zone. The Strait of Hormuz, through which an average of 20 million barrels per day (mb/d) ...
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Job families Careers
Policy analysis and Legal Roles in this job family are focused on policy analysis and advice, including legal. This requires technical and policy expertise, with capacity of research, analysis, statistics and/or advice that supports the Agency in key areas.General administration Roles in this family provide managerial guidance and administrative support to IEA's strategy, enabling the Agency to work more efficiently and ensuring compliance with its rules and regulations. ...
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