1. Arab Cooperation in the Field of Petroleum:
Not an official UNCTAD record
Arab Cooperation in the Field of Petroleum:
The OAPEC Experience
Presented by Dr. Usameh Jamali
To : The 8th African Oil & Gas Trade & Finance Conference
Marrakech 26 – 30 April 2004

2. Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)

3. OAPEC Member Countries
Algeria
Kuwait
Egypt
S.Arabia
Libya
Iraq
UAE
Syria
Bahrain
Qatar
Tunisia
Area : 2,381,741 sq. km.
Population : 33,667,000
Area : 1,002,000 sq. km.
Population : 66,024,000
Area : 707 sq. km.
Population : 740,000
Area : 435,052 sq. km.
Population : 25,033,000
Area : 17,818 sq. km.
Population : 2,363,000
Area : 11,427 sq. km.
Population : 583,000
Area : 1,775,500 sq. km.
Population : 6,021,000
Area : 2,250,000 sq. km.
Population : 23,374,000
Area : 185,180 sq. km.
Population : 17,214,000
Area : 155,566 sq. km.
Population : 9,779,000
Area : 83,600 sq. km.
Population : 3,480,000

4. OAPEC & World Proven Oil Reserves,2003
Total World Reserves
Billion barrels at year end

5. OAPEC & World Crude Oil Production,2003
Total World Production
67.95 Million b/d

6. OAPEC & World Natural Gas Reserves, 2003
Total World Reserves
172299
Billion cubic meters at year end

7. OAPEC & World Natural Gas Production, 2002
Total World Production
3210
Billion cubic meters /year

8. Proven Oil Reserves in OAPEC Member Countries (Billion barrels)
Increase %

9. Crude Oil Production in OAPEC Member Countries (Thousand b/d)
Increase %

10. Natural Gas Reserves in OAPEC Member Countries (Billion cubic meters)
Increase %

11. Natural Gas Production in OAPEC Member Countries (Billion cubic meters/year)
Increase %

12. Installed Refining Capacity in OAPEC Member Countries (Thousand b / d)
Increase %

13. OAPEC – Sponsored Ventures & Their Subsidiaries
Arab Maritime
Petroleum Transport
Company (AMPTC)
1973
OAPEC – Sponsored Ventures & Their Subsidiaries
Arab Shipbuilding
& Repair Yard
Company
(ASRY) 1974
Arab Petroleum
Investment
Corporation
(APICORP) 1975
Arab Well Logging
Company (AWLCO)
Arab Geophysical
Exploration Services
Company (AGESCO)
Arab Drilling &
Workover Company
(ADWOC)
Arab Detergent
Chemical Company
(ARADET)
Training Institute
(APTI) 1978
Services Company
(APSCO) 1977
10 %
100 %
40 %
32 %
20 %

14. OAPEC’S Organization Structure
Council of Ministers
Executive Bureau
General Secretariat
Judicial Tribunal
Secretary
General’s Office
Arab Center for Energy Studies
Finance & Administrative
Affairs Department
Information & Library
Department
Economics
Technical Affair

15. Summation: OAPEC should be viewed as a developmental institution.
OAPEC’s main purpose: The support of the Arab petroleum industry.
OAPEC’s main instrument: The establishment of strategic joint ventures.
OAPEC is effective at times of political stability and mutual trust among its members.

16. Thank You For more information: OAPEC Website :http//www.oapecorg.org
OAPEC