of the GECF 12th IEF Ministerial & 4th IEBF Cancun, Mexico, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Speech of HE Mr. Leonid Bokhanovsky Secretary General

• f the GECF

12th IEF Ministerial & 4th IEBF Cancun, Mexico, 30-31 March 2010

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ginally es estab ablish lished ed as as a Foru Forum at at the the Meet eeting ing in in Tehra Tehran, n, Ir Iran, an, on

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ay 19 19-20 20, 2001 2001 by by the the stat tatem ement ent of

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the govern government ments of

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Algeria, Brunei, Brunei, Indo Indones nesia ia, Isl Islamic mic Repub epubli lic of

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Iran, an, Mal alays aysia ia, Oman, man, Qat atar, ar, th the Russi Russian an Feder Federat ation, ion, Turkme Turkmenis nistan tan and nd No Norwa way (Observer) erver).

Establishment of the Forum

Legal Basis

At At th the Meeting Meeting in in Moscow, Moscow, the the Russian Russian Federation Federation, on

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December cember 23 23, 2008 2008, the the followin lowing documents nts were were signed ed: Agreem Agreement ent on

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the functioni unctioning ng of

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the Gas Gas Exporting Exporting Countri tries es Forum Forum (GECF (GECF Agreemen ement) t); The The Statute te of

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the Gas Gas Ex Exporting rting Co Countries ries Forum Forum (GECF) (GECF) These se documen ents ts constituted tituted the the Legal Legal Basis Basis for for the the GECF GECF

Member - Countries

Al Algeria ria Boliv ivia ia Eg Egypt pt Iran Libya ya Nigeria eria Russ ssia ia Trinidad nidad & & Tobago ago Eq Equat atorial

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Gu Guinea Venezuela ela Qatar ar

Ratification process

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erational tional on

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Oct ctob

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er 1, 2 , 2009 wh when en 5 Mem ember er- Co Coun untr tries ies d dep epos

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ited thei eir ratificat ification ion ins nstr trume uments: nts: The e rem emaini ning ng Mem ember er-Co Countrie untries s are in e in the e Ratificat ification

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ess: s:

In March h 2010 two countries tries joined them them

The Russian an Federa ration tion Great at Socia iali list People's e's Libyan yan Arab Jamahir iriya iya Republic ublic of Trinida idad d and Tobago State e of Qatar People le's s Democr crat atic ic Republic blic

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eria ia Arab Republic blic of Egypt Federal eral Republic blic of Nigeria ia Republic ublic of Equatoria

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l Guinea nea Plurinat rinational ional State of Bolivia via Islamic mic Republic blic of Iran Boliva ivarian rian Republic blic of Venezuela ezuela

Countries - Observers

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ng co coun untries ies have e St Status us of

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erve vers: rs: Ac Accord cording ing to to the the Arti Article cle 6 of

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GE GECF CF Sta Statut tute «Any «Any gas gas exp export

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ing country country may may su submit mit a request request to to th the Secr Secret etari ariat at in in

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erver ver at at the the Fo Forum um».

Missions

To To develop develop and and imp imple lemen ment necessary necessary st steps ps to to guarantee guarantee Me Member mber-Countr Countries ies to to derive derive the the mos most va value lue from from th their eir ga gas resourc resources, es, since since gas as is is a non

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renew newable able so source ce of

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rgy; To To prot protect ect the the sovereign sovereign rig right hts of

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Member-Count Countrie ries over

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heir natural natural gas as reserves reserves as as well well as as the the abil ability ity to to inde independently pendently plan plan an and pro provide vide for for su sust staina ainable ble an and eff ffective ctive ecology

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friendly dly de deve velopment

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To To explo exploit it an and to to preserve preserve natura natural ga gas reserves reserves to to the the benef benefit of

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their ir nati tions ns; Promote mote inte tegr gration ation of

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the gas marke kets ts and its ts st stability ty. In In accordance accordance with with the the Proce Procedures dures of

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Article 36 36 of

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the GECF GECF Stat Statute, ute, the the

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bjectives ves of

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the Forum Forum coul could be be enhanc enhanced ed subj subject ect to to unanimou unanimous agreement agreement of

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all all Me Member ber-Count

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ries

Activities

Exch xchange ange of

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xperien rience, ce, in info form rmation ation an and an anal alysis ysis Negot Negotiation iation of

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common approac pproaches hes to to cur current rent st stat ate an and fu futu ture re de deve velo lopment pment of

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as mar arket ket Coordina Coordination tion of

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activity ivity of

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Member-Count Countrie ries in in the the gas as se secto tor

Organisation Structure

Execut ecutive ive Bo Board

Chairman

Secretari cretariat at

Secretary General

Mi Minist ster erial ial Me Meeting ting

President

GECF Gas Potential

5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000

Proved reserves (bcm) Algeria Bolivia Egypt Equatorial Guinea Iran Libya Nigeria Qatar Russia Trinidad & Tobago Venezuela

2008*

Part of the World Proved Gas Reserves

Source: IEA as per Januar ary y 1, 2009

35.72% 2.61% 0.44% 0.96% 0.02% 16.28% 0.89% 3.02% 14.64% 25.10% 0.31%

Proved ved rese serves rves (b (bcm) m)

Other countries Algeria Bolivia Egypt Equatorial Guinea Iran Libya Nigeria Qatar Russia Trinidad & Tobago

GECF Gas Production/Export

2008*

Source: IEA

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Production Export bcm bcm Venezuela Trinidad & Tobago Russia Qatar Nigeria Libya Iran Equatorial Guinea Egypt Bolivia Algeria

Medium-term objectives

Es Establis tablishi hing ng a plat platform form for

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exchange of

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analysis, ysis, inf informati

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nd negot negotiating iating comm mmon approach

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es to to: natural ural gas producti ction

• n and future developm
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ent of

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the intern rnatio ational nal gas ma market; anal analysis ysis and nd pr prognos gnosis is of

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the sup suppl ply/d y/demand emand balanc balance for for gas gas as as well well as as gas gas comp mpetit titio ion wi with other energy products, cts, name mely, oil products, cts, coal, shale le gas etc. techn hnol

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ration, n, productio ction and transp sportat

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ion; structure ucture and developme pment nt of

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markets ts, regionall ally and globally ly; princip nciples les and instrumen ruments ts of

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ing me mechanism ism for gas exports ts. Negotiat egotiatin ing common

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stand and for

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ccess ss to to capita capital and and fi financ nancial ial res resourc

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es and and transp nsparency arency amo mong Memb mber er-Countrie untries in in the the flow of

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ncial data and know-how.

Headquarters

The he Headqu dquarters rters of

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the GECF is is located ted in in Doha ha, Sta tate te of

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Qata tar. The The Headqua Headquarters rters in in Doh Doha is is functio functionin ning in in accord accordan ance ce with with the the Agree Agreeme ment Between Between the the Stat State of

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Qatar and and the the Gas Gas Expor Exporting ting Countries Countries Forum Forum (“GECF”) Regar Regarding ding The The Headqu Headquarters arters of

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the Ga Gas Exp Expor

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ting Countries Countries Forum um si signed ed on

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cember ber 9, 2009 2009 in in Doha ha, Qa Qata tar. The he te tempo porary rary ad addr dress ss of

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the GECF Head adquar quarters ters is is as as fo follow:

PO Box 3212 6th Floor, , "Q" Building ding Majlis lis Al Taawon n Street Doha, , Qatar Tel: : (+974) 449-1654 1654 Fax: : (+974) 449-1651 1651 Email: il: gecfsg@ g@gmail.c gmail.com

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