World Energy Outlook

French President Emmanuel Macron on Dec. 6 presented International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol with the Legion of Honor for his major contributions to global energy and climate issues.

As head of the organisation that advises countries on energy policy, Fatih Birol has a blunt message to governments ahead of a crucial climate summit: He wants "real global action", not just words.

Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has been named one of the most influential 100 persons of 2021 by Time, a political magazine based in New York City, United States.

Birol, 63, who has been the executive director of the agency since 2015, is the only Turkish person that made it to Time's annual influencer list this year.

The outlook for oil demand growth in 2019 has dimmed due to worsening prospects for world trade, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on June 14, although stimulus packages and developing countries should boost growth going into 2020.

The governing board of the International Energy Agency has re-elected Fatih Birol as executive director for a second term.

Low oil prices will not go on for a long period of time, according to International Energy Agency director Fatih Birol, who said he would expect oil prices to start rising 2017 under normal economic circumstances.

New International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Dr. Fatih Birol has said he plans to focus on boosting renewable energy in addition to fossil fuels by turning the agency into ?a kind of central bank? in renewable energy technologies, during his first interview since assuming the position.

Dr. Fatih Birol took office on Sept. 1 as the new executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), ushering in a new era for the global energy authority, the IEA said in a written statement.  

The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria presents a major challenge for the investment necessary to prevent an oil shortage in the next decade, the International Energy Agency?s (IEA?s) top economist said Feb. 17.

Turkey is about to make new deals with new companies, which will be of great importance to Iraqi oil, Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said at the launch meeting of the World Energy Outlook 2014 report of the International Energy Agency (IEA) yesterday, as reported by Anadolu Agency.