APEC Project Database

Project Title

Operation of APEC Energy Database and Analysis

Project Year

2008

Project Number

EWG 01 2008

Project Session

Not Applicable

Project Type

Standard

Project Status

Completed Project

Project No.

EWG 01 2008

Project Title

Operation of APEC Energy Database and Analysis

Project Status

Completed Project

Fund Account

Operational Account

Sub-fund

None

Project Year

2008

Project Session

Not Applicable

APEC Funding

20,000

Co-funding Amount

153,500

Total Project Value

173,500

Sponsoring Forum

Energy Working Group (EWG)

Topics

Energy

Committee

SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE)

Other Fora Involved

Not Applicable / Other

Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved

Not Applicable

Proposing Economy(ies)

Japan

Co-Sponsoring Economies

Australia; Malaysia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Chinese Taipei

Expected Start Date

01/01/2008

Expected Completion Date

31/12/2009

Project Proponent Name 1

Mr. Kenichi Matsui

Job Title 1

Chairman, Expert Group on Energy Data and Analysis

Organization 1

The Energy Data and Modelling Unit (EDMC), The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan

Telephone 1

+81 3 5547 0215

Email 1

matsui@edmc.ieej.or.jp

Project Proponent Name 2

Not Applicable

Job Title 2

Not Applicable

Organization 2

Not Applicable

Telephone 2

Not Applicable

Email 2

Not Applicable

Declaration

Not Applicable

Project Summary

The objective of this project is to collect basic energy statistics, to produce APEC Energy Statistics through processing them and to operate a computerized network system for data and information to assist the identification of significant trends in energy demand and supply to be consistent with projects and priorities under the theme of Regional Energy Cooperation. Using this Database and other information collected through EGEDA channel, analysis on energy situation and overview are to be made subsequently. This project provides basic information to promote measures to realize the priorities of the APEC EWG and Ministerial Declarations.

As a part of the “Energy Security Initiative”, Monthly Oil Data has been collected in the framework of the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI). Significant progress has been made over the past years. Improvement in data quality in terms of the timeliness, completeness and coverage will be further pursued. Reflecting the growing importance of natural gas, Monthly Natural Gas Data Collection will be carried on regular basis after several months trial. Also reflecting growing importance of improvement in energy efficiency and paralleled growing concern of energy ministers and the EWG to this issue, collection of detailed end use data is added as an important objective.

Relevance

In general, this project responds to most of the priorities, action program and policy principles set by APEC Leaders and Ministers by providing basic information on energy demand and supply data and analysis and fostering common understanding of the energy situation in APEC among the member economies. And in particular, it responds to the following priorities, action programs and policy principles.

1. Action Agenda on Energy Common Policy Concepts, a) fostering a common understanding on regional energy issues set by the Osaka APEC Leaders Meeting in 1995.

2. Joint Activities/Dialogue, b) consolidate the APEC energy data base and disseminate the data contained there in regularly, set by the Osaka APEC Leaders Meeting in 1995.

3. This project relates to the priority theme “Develop Human Capital” identified in Manila Declaration on ECOTECH. The Expert Group on Energy Data and Analysis contributed to develop human capital through this project by providing local staffs in the APEC developing economies guidance and training to collect energy data and to produce energy balance tables.

This project also relates to the priority theme “strengthen economic infrastructure” of the Declaration through providing basic and consistent data on energy demand and supply, which is prerequisite for strengthening economic infrastructure.

4. No.9 of the 14 Non-Binding Policy Principles set by the Energy Ministers Meeting in Sydney in 1996. Encourage the establishment of arrangements for the development of human resource skills relevant to the application and operation of improved technology. As mentioned in 3. the Coordinating Agency offered services to develop human resources to carry the energy data base activity.

5. Declaration 7, of the Okinawa Energy Ministers Meeting in 1998. APERC’s Outlook be used by the EWG and its Fora and that the Centre should continue its work to better understand the energy supply and demand issues confronting the Asia-Pacific Region.

The Expert Group on Energy Data and Analysis provided the APERC basic data necessary for their research activities.

6. This project copes with the following objectives and plans of the Future Directions Strategic Plan of the APEC Energy Working Group, which was adopted on 19 May 2001 at its 21^st EWG Meeting in Kuala Lumpur:

- strengthening the security and reliability of affordable energy to all within our
APEC community

- harnessing all expertise available to the EWG to give effect to the above
objectives

- fostering a common understanding on regional energy issues

- improving the analytical, technical, operational and policy capacity within
member economies

7. With respect to the APEC-wide Themes & Priorities of APEC 2005, this project contributes to sub-theme Build Bridges over Differences, particularly through mutual collaboration in capacity building as mentioned in the items 3. and 4. above. Also this project copes with the priority, “Energy Security” under 4. Human Security of the “Priorities”, as mentioned in the item 6 above.

At the 8^th International Energy Forum meeting in Osaka, in September 2002, “Monthly Oil Data Collection” was strongly supported and at the 24^th EWG meeting in Taipei, October 2002, importance of this activity was emphasized as a part of the “Energy Security Initiative”.

Following is the brief history of the EGEDA.

At the second meeting of APEC Energy Working Group in Indonesia in 1991, it was agreed that an Energy Data Expert Group would be established within APEC and that this Group would be responsible for managing and reviewing the establishment and management of the Energy Database. It was also agreed that the central data collection point would be established in the Institute of the Energy Economics, Japan. Pursuant to this agreement, the Energy Data Expert Group was set up in 1991. This Energy Working Group agreed to rename to the Energy Data and Outlook Experts Group (EDOEG) at the EWG Meeting in Hong Kong in May 1996 reflecting its new role of advising the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC) in the execution of its outlook and research activities and subsequently to the Expert Group on Energy Data and Outlook at March 1998 EWG Meeting and further to the Expert Group on Energy Data and Analysis at the EWG Meeting in the U.S.A. in 1999 to reflect the expanded activities.

Objectives

· The primary objective is to improve the quality of energy policy decision making in APEC member economies and to improve the efficiency of the regional energy market and to strengthen regional energy security through improving the quality and availability of energy data and projections.

· To collect the energy data and relevant information from member economies to operate the APEC Energy Database connected to the international network (the Internet) and to make Overview of APEC Energy Situation and to release the results including APEC energy statistics.

Alignment

Beneficiaries and Outputs

This project benefits all project stakeholders including government and private sector, since all of them use the APEC Energy Database as basic information for analyzing current situation and making prospects for their own energy demand and supply. And the APEC Energy Database is opened to all individuals and organizations, public and private. The Asia Pacific Energy Research Center (APERC) was established to make the APEC Energy Outlook in 1996. The EGEDA is examining and advising on the research activities of APERC. The APEC Energy Outlook enables APEC members to foster a regional common understanding on future trends in energy demand and supply and furthermore, energy policy implications of those trends.

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The main project outputs and deliverables are shown in the table below:

Output/Deliverable	Benefit to APEC
“The APEC Energy Statistics 2006”	All member economies will receive copies of the publication
“APEC Energy Handbook 2006”	All member economies will receive copies of the publication
CD-ROM of “APEC Energy Statistical Analysis Tool 2008”	All member economies will receive copies of the publication
“APEC Energy Overview 2008”	All member economies will receive copies of the publication

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All member economies are participating in this project, specifically in submitting their data. The Japanese government entrusts coordinating business to the EDMC so the EDMC will act as the Coordinating Agency (CA) of the EGEDA. Data gathering and Operation of database is done by the CA and the publication is done by the APEC Secretariat.

Dissemination

a. the nature of the target audience;

Government officials, researchers and business persons of the member economies.

b. the form and content;

Publication and online energy database.

c. format (e.g. hard copies, floppy discs, internet uploading);

Hard copies, Internet online service and Electronic Devices (CD-ROM for APEC Energy Statistical Analysis Tool). The original CD-ROM will be produced by the CA. It will be sent to the APEC Secretariat, Singapore for reproduction.

d. number of copies for the publication;

“APEC Energy Statistics 2006” is 200.

“APEC Energy Handbook 2006” is 500

“APEC Energy Overview 2008” is 400

“APEC Energy Statistical Analysis 2008-CD ROM-” is 200

e. a publicity plan for:

i) briefing the general or specialist media about key components of the project;

Use web site of the APEC Energy Database.

ii) the promotion of sales or other dissemination of the final product; and

Use web site of the APEC Energy Database. Make propagation at various international energy conferences, seminars and workshops.

f. a budget for publication and dissemination, to form part of the itemized budget.

See Annex A1.

Plan for Publication of Energy Statistics and Production of CD-ROM

Publication of APEC Energy Statistics 2006 January 2009

Publication of APEC Energy Handbook 2006 January 2009

Publication of APEC Energy Overview 2008 January 2009

Producing of CD-ROM APEC Energy Statistical
Analysis Tool 2008 January 2009

Gender

It is common in all APEC economies that many women are involved in collection of energy data and management of database and in some cases women staff are dominant in this job. This project strengthened their skills through ordinary activities of APEC Energy Database management and eventual training.

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The ultimate goal of the project is to facilitate optimal energy policy making, which will subsequently promote the sustainable energy development (both energy supply and consumption). Regional economic growth and sustainable prosperity of 21 member economies will at the end benefit all population, women in particular.

Activities of the EGEDA are guided and decided by the EWG Meeting, where many women delegates participate representing their economies. EGEDA group itself has many women members.

Work Plan

Data Collection: Basic data on energy demand and supply and other items like energy prices, CO₂ emission and some socio-economic data will be collected using a common reporting format through online net-work. Annual data for the previous year will be collected by November of the concerned year. Quarterly data will be collected with 3 quarters time lag. Relating to the “Energy Security Initiative” and JODI (Joint Oil Data Initiative) activity, basic oil data is to be collected also on monthly basis. Around half of the APEC economies submitted and are expected to submit monthly data with one month time lag (called M-1 data) and the rest M-2 data. To avoid occasional delay in data submission, the Coordinating Agency will have frequent contact with the focal point in each economy.

Data Processing and Service: The CA arranges and processes these data to produce consistent regional statistics and to add to the overview of the APEC Energy Statistics. This energy data is open to all member economies and all individuals and organizations, public and private through the Internet. For this service, due security measures are taken.

Outcomes and Publication: Based on the above work, the APEC Secretariat will publish the “APEC Energy Statistics 2005” and “APEC Energy Handbook 2005” in January 2008. The EGEDA will produce and publish “APEC Energy Overview” endorsed by EWG 19 coordinating with the APERC. In this step, there is no particular risk.

EGEDA Meeting: Members of EGEDA meet once a year, used to be in February or March, to discuss about managing and reviewing the operation of the Energy Database and examine and advise on the research activities of the APERC.

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The table below shows the contributions of different APEC economies to the various tasks

Task	Contributing APEC Economies
Task 1. “The APEC Energy Statistics 2006”	Core economies: All member economies are participating in this project specifically in submitting their data. Data gathering and Operation of database is done by the CA and the publication is done by the APEC Secretariat.
Task 2. “APEC Energy Handbook 2006”	Core economies: All member economies are participating in this project specifically in submitting their data. Data gathering and Operation of database is done by the CA and the publication is done by the APEC Secretariat.
Task 3. CD-ROM of “APEC Energy Statistical Analysis Tool 2008”	Core economies: All member economies are participating in this project specifically in submitting their data. Data gathering and Operation of database is done by the CA and the publication is done by the APEC Secretariat.
Task 4. “APEC Energy Overview 2008”	Core economies: All member economies are participating in this project specifically in submitting their data. Data gathering and Operation of database is done by the CA and the publication is done by the APEC Secretariat.

Risks

Not Applicable

Monitoring and Evaluation

Objective	Current Status	Target for End of Project
Improve the quality of energy policy decision making in APEC member economies and to improve the efficiency of the regional energy market	Government energy agencies of all 21 APEC member economies attach great importance to energy information collecting work, particularly amid the situation of high oil prices and environmental pressure. There are large rooms to improve the management of energy data, either individually or collectively	Frequent use of the APEC Energy Database in government, academia and business in each economy, and in international energy and environment related organisations, specifically EWG Fora, APERC for the purpose of research, forecasting, and policy decision-making.
Collect the energy data and relevant information from member economies to operate the APEC Energy Database and make Overview of APEC Energy Situation	All APEC member economies are strongly supportive of this energy data project. They provide inputs and release energy data to EGEDA. Regular group meetings were held.	As a part of the "Energy Security Initiative", Monthly Oil Data has been collected, and will continue to be collected. These data have been and will be used as the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) data base for the APEC region.

Linkages

This project has been discussed in the APEC Expert Group on Energy Data and Analysis and received a strong endorsement from that group. It was also endorsed by the APEC Energy Working Group. In addition, much of the information and ongoing developments of APEC energy data are very useful and necessary for the activities of APERC.

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APEC is the most appropriate institution to fund this project because of its leadership in the area of energy data collection and analysis, particularly in the APEC region, where we have the world’s largest energy importers and exporters. The manifestation of this commitment by APEC is the indisputable success of sustainable economic development of the region.

Sustainability

Not Applicable

Direct Labour

Not Applicable

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