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International Energy Agency

Also Known As IEA
Intergovernmental Organization

An intergovernmental agency founded in 1974, within the OECD framework, after the 1973 oil crisis exposed how unprepared importing nations were for a supply shock. Built around oil security and emergency stocks, it grew into the leading source of world energy statistics and analysis, and its annual World Energy Outlook frames the global energy debate.

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Organization Type
Intergovernmental agency 1
Founded Year
1974 1
Headquarters
Paris, France 1
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Why was the International Energy Agency created?

Founded in 1974 after the 1973 oil crisis to coordinate oil security among importing nations; now the leading source of world energy statistics.

The International Energy Agency was founded in 1974, within the OECD framework, after the 1973 oil crisis exposed how unprepared importing nations were for a supply shock. It grew from an oil security and emergency stockpiling body into the leading source of world energy statistics and analysis, publishing the annual World Energy Outlook.
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The agency was founded in 1974 as the consuming nations response to the crisis.

Source International Energy Agency Official Site
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Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryAssociated With: IEA Founded, Tethys, International Energy Agency (IEA)
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established in the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1974 in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the global energy sector.
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