“We reconfirm our commitment to working with our partners in the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) to improve transparency through further data exchanges and by broadening JODI to include data on natural gas”... More

Communiqué, 2009 Meeting of the IEA Governing Board at Ministerial Level,
14-15 October 2009, Paris France

“We note the Joint Oil Data Initiative as managed by the International Energy Forum (IEF) and welcome their efforts to examine the expansion of their data collection to natural gas.” More

Leaders' Statement, G20 Summit,
24-25 September 2009, Pittsburgh USA

“…we continue to strongly support the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI), managed by the IEF, and call for all countries to cooperate in improving quality, completeness and timeliness of data”... More

G8 Declaration "Responsible leadership for a sustainable future,
G8 Summit 2009, 8 - 10 July 2009, L’Aquila, Italy

“We continue to support the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) as managed by the IEF. We welcome progress made and call all countries to co-operate in improving quality, completeness and timeliness of data. We encourage”... More

Joint Statement by the G8 Energy Ministers, the EU and the Energy Ministers of Algeria, Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Korea, Libya, Mexico, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey. G8 Ministerial Meeting, 25 May 2009, Rome, Italy

“Participants welcomed the important progress made so far in Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) coordinated by International Energy Forum (IEF), in cooperation with International Energy Agency (IEA), Asia-Pacific”... More

Chair’s Summary, The 3rd Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable, 26 April, 2009, Tokyo, Japan

“More timely, global, and accurate data on oil demand, supply, and inventories are critical to reducing oil price volatility, given current difficulties in assessing oil market conditions. Markets still”... More

John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, 4th OPEC International Seminar

March 2009, Vienna

“The Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI), launched in 2001, can be of enormous help in reducing noise in oil markets by ensuring the supply of more and better information on”... More

Takatoshi Kato, IMF Deputy Managing Director at the 4th Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Global Conference

17 February 2009, Doha, Qatar

“Quality, completeness and timeliness of oil data submitted through the monthly Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) should be enhanced. In order to further improve market transparency and stability,”... More

Joint Statement by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Secretariats of the International Energy Agency, the International Energy Forum and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Jeddah Energy Meeting

22 June 2008,Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

“We Welcome the positive outcome of the International Energy Forum (IEF) held in Rome in April 2008 and encourage the IEF to swiftly build on this outcome,"... More

Joint Statement by Energy Ministers of G8, The People’s Republic of China, India and The Republic of Korea
8 June 2008, Aomori, Japan

"We reaffirm our support for the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) as an international initiative that addresses investor uncertainty, contributes towards global harmonisation of energy data, and strengthens"... More

8th Meeting of APEC Energy Ministers
29 May 2007, Darwin, Australia

"More timely and complete data on oil consumption, production, trade and stocks help to increase transparency in the oil market and decrease room for speculation by dampening oil price volatility, Ministers said"... More

11th International Energy Forum

3rd International Energy Business Forum

20-22 April 2008, Rome, Italy

Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to providing timely and accurate data to JODI... More

10th International Energy Forum

2nd International Energy Business Forum

22-24 April 2006, Doha, Qatar

We welcome the beginning of implementation of the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) and will take further action to improve and enhance the collection and reporting of market data on oil ... More

G8 Summit 2006

St. Petersburg Plan of Action, Global Energy Security

16 July 2006, St. Petersburg, Russia

We support the Joint Oil Data Initiative and see value in it being extended to other energy sectors, like gas, and incorporating a common definition of energy reserves

Meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

18-19 November 2006, Melbourne, Australia

Encourage the flow of information, bilateral and multilateral exchanges and the development of energy research networks within Asia and Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI), coordinated by the Secretariat of the International Energy Forum, at the international level

Second Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable

2 May 2007, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

… They [Ministers of Energy] are conscious of the need for more transparency on energy markets and encourage the development of the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) which aims at reporting on countries’ oil data. More

Council of the European Union, Ministerial Declaration on the Euro-Mediterranean Energy Partnership

17 December 2007, Limassol, Cyprus

The realisation of the negative impact of the unusually high volatile oil prices on economies of nations around the globe gave birth to the formation of JODI. This point is very important for us... More

H.E. Buyelwa P. Sonjica, MP, Minister of Minerals and Energy at the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) regional training Workshop

30 January 2007, Johannesburg, South Africa

The International Energy Forum is a new meeting place that aims to find a common approach to global energy challenges. It enhances energy security worldwide by recognizing the interdependence ... More

H.E. Francois Loos, Minister Delegate for Industry, France,

(IEFS Newsletter, Issue 6, May 2006)

The Joint Oil Data initiative ... enjoys a particular importance since it helps countries to better plan for the future. It also contributes to stabilizing the international market, because the absence of accurate ... More

H.E. Ali I. Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

(IEFS Newsletter, Issue 5, January 2006)

Reinforcing statement by the G7 – the global economy and oil statement agreed at the Summit emphasized the important role played by the dialogue between producing and consuming countries... More

H.E. Malcolm Wicks, Minister for Energy, United Kingdom

(IEFS Newsletter, Issue 5, January 2006)

OPEC attaches great importance to JODI, which it regards as an essential tool for improving overall transparency in the oil market. The organization is committed to improving data flow... More

H.E. Edmund Maduabebe Daukoru, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Nigeria

(IEFS Newsletter, Issue 8, January 2007)

Efforts to enhance transparency are another key requirement. The creation of the IEF and the Joint Oil Data initiative (JODI) are important steps in this direction. We at the IMF acknowledge the important... More

Dr. Rodrigo de Rato Y Figaredo, Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund

(IEFS Newsletter, Issue 8, January 2007)

We also support the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) managed by the IEF Secretariat. We believe it is important to take further action to improve and enhance the collection and reporting of market data... More

H.E. Victor Kristenko, Minister of Industry and Energy, Russian Federation

(IEFS Newsletter, Issue 8, January 2007)

The Joint Oil Data Initiative, operated by the IEF Secretariat, pays a significant role in the efforts for information-sharing among energy producers and consumers, thus enhancing market transparency and stabilizing the international oil market.

H.E. Akira Amari, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

(IEFS Newsletter, Issue 9, April 2007)

We see in JODI a unique vehicle to bring about greater transparency and better data that can reduce market volatility and enhance global energy security. We are happy to see the increasing attention... More

H.E. Olav Akselsen, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Norwegian Parliament, Norway

(IEFS Newsletter, Issue 9, April 2007)