Energy

The EWG Business Network (EBN) provides the EWG with a private sector perspective on key energy issues, and contributes to the implementation of the EWG work program through a range of initiatives.

The role of the EWG Business Network is to provide a private sector perspective on key energy issues affecting the APEC region, which helps the EWG contribute to the broader APEC goals of facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia Pacific region. You can access Summary Records of recent meetings, including the current membership of the EWG Business Network.

In recognising the contribution that the APEC business community can make to the work of the EWG, APEC Energy Ministers directed (in 1997) the EWG to establish a Business Network (EBN).   The role of the EBN is to provide a private sector perspective on key energy issues affecting the region, which in turn helps the EWG contribute to the broader APEC goals of facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region.

Each APEC economy can nominate a maximum of two representatives to the EBN (see list of current representatives below). 

The EBN Chair is undertaken on a rotational basis, with each Chair serving a one-year term.  The current Chair of the EWG Business Network is Dr David Natusch.

The EWG Secretariat provides the EBN with secretariat support.  In accordance with APEC protocols, any EBN recommendations need to be adopted by consensus within the EWG.

The EBN meets twice yearly, back-to-back with EWG Meetings.  Their agenda is broad, encompassing key developments within member economies.  The work of the EBN highlights the contribution the APEC business community can make to existing EWG initiatives and activities.  They also provide suggestions for future EWG work programs.  Key outcomes from EBN meetings are reported directly to the EWG by the EBN Chair.

Recent EBN Summary Records are available from the following icons.

• EBN19 [PDF, 33KB]
• EBN18 [PDF, 43KB]
• EBN17 [PDF, 55KB]
• EBN16 [PDF, 51KB]
• EBN15 [PDF, 36KB]
• EBN14 [PDF, 36KB]
• EBN13 [PDF, 55KB]
• EBN12 [PDF, 63KB]
• EBN11 [PDF, 72KB]
• EBN10 [PDF, 63KB]
• EBN9 [PDF, 48KB]

The EBN also participates directly in APEC Energy Ministers Meetings, through a Government-Private Sector Dialogue, and EWG Meetings.    

Best Practice Principles

The EBN  has also developed a number of documents which outline Best Practice Principles across a range of energy sector issues including financing, management of oil stocks and LNG trade for example.  These best practice documents are available from the following icon.

To further interaction, the EBN has hosted several EBN-EWG workshops addressing specific energy issues and provided recommendations to Energy Ministers and the EWG.

• Opportunities and Challenges in Viet Nam's Energy Sector, Hanoi, Viet Nam, 15 March, 2005, Workshop Report [PDF, 44KB]
• Ten Priorities for Financing Energy Infrastructure Projects within the APEC Region [PDF, 19KB], EMM6, 10 June, 2004
• EBN Workshop on Financing Energy Infrastructure, Hong Kong, China, 19 March, 2004
  • Report [PDF, 122KB]  
  • Presentations  [ZIP, 5877KB]

EBN Representatives