9th OPEC International Seminar

July 9 - 10, 2025 | Hofburg Palace | Vienna, Austria

"Charting pathways together: the future of global energy"

The OPEC International Seminar is one of the premier events in the energy industry.

Participants include Ministers from OPEC Member Countries, countries participating in the Declaration of Cooperation, and other energy producing and consuming nations, as well as heads of international organizations, executives of energy companies and financial institutions, industry leaders, policymakers, experts, academics and journalists.

The OPEC seminars have taken various forms over the years, but they have always had a wide reach across the energy sector and beyond. The very first OPEC seminar, although not part of the present series, was held in Vienna on 30 June - 5 July 1969, with the topical theme of ‘International oil and the energy policies of the producing and consuming countries.’

The latest in the series of seminars, which began in 2001, has provided fresh impetus to key industry issues and developed new avenues of dialogue and cooperation. Insightful presentations and panels have sought to move the energy debate forward, with high-calibre speakers discussing a wide range of issues affecting the industry

The seminars have increased in size and scope over the years, and the 2023 instalment attracted more than 1,000 participants from different regions of the world, including 17 Ministers and Heads of Delegation from OPEC Member Countries and non-OPEC countries, 18 CEOs, 13 heads of international organizations and multiple globally renowned media organizations..

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