The APEC Energy Trade and Investment Roundtable held 30 September - 2 October 2008 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, was a highly successful meeting, highlighting the importance that well functioning energy markets play in supporting economic growth and addressed the challenges of energy security and sustainable development throughout the APEC region.
The meeting built on outcomes and recommendations from the PricewaterhouseCoopers Study that identified, described and ranked 'at-border' and 'behind-the-border' barriers impacting on the trade and investment potential of regional energy markets.
The meeting was attended by energy, trade and investment experts from both government and industry sectors and guest speakers from a range of international organisations presented their views on energy trade and investment issues.
Roundtable documents include the APEC Energy Trade and Investment Study, draft Action Plan and presentations.
Roundtable Documents
APEC Energy Trade and Investment Study 
[PDF, 1.69MB]
Draft APEC Energy Trade and Investment Action Plan [PDF, 252KB]
Roundtable Official Photo [IMG, 4.88MB]
Presentations
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Study Overview and Key Conclusions 
[PPT, 3.32MB]
Dr Paul Kennelly, APEC Investment Experts' Group (IEG) - APEC Investment Reform [PPT, 692KB]
Mr Jong Inn Kim, Asian Development Bank - Perspectives on Enhancing Energy Trade and Investment [PPT, 1.82MB]
Mr Didier Houssin, International Energy Agency - Enhancing Investment in the Energy Sector: An IEA perspective [PPT, 3.49MB]
Mr Pascal Laffont, Energy Charter Secretariat - A Multilateral Approach to Energy Security: the Energy Charter [PPT, 540KB]
Mr Jim Slutz, US Department of Energy - Credit, Costs and Carbon: Three Obstacles to Energy Sector Investment [PPT, 4.52MB]
Dr David Natusch, APEC Energy Business Network - Energy Trade and Investment: A Business Perspective
Mr Robert Pritchard, APEC Gas Forum - Basic Truths: Energy in APEC [PPT, 249KB]
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Breakout Session Outcomes [PPT, 3.62MB]
Background Papers
Investment Challenges in the Energy Sector - US DOE [PDF, 126KB]
Current Challenges in APEC Natural Gas Trade - APGAS [PDF, 1.61MB]
Natural Gas Investment- EBN [PDF, 56KB]
Priorities for Financing Energy Infrastrucutre Projects within the APEC Region - EBN [PDF, 28KB]
Facilitating the Development of LNG Trade in the Region - EBN
EBN Messages to EMM8 - EBN [PDF, 55KB]