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Minister of Energy, His Excellency Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza presided over the first technical session of the 10^th Arab Energy Conference held in Abu Dhabi. The session titled ‘Arab and World Energy Resources: Reality and Expectations’ was held on Monday morning, December 22, 2014, and was attended by the Conference Chairman and Minister of Energy, United Arab Emirates, a number of GCC Ministers and a large number of delegates. The session discussed five working papers.

The first paper ‘Arab and World Resources of Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas’ was presented by Mr. Alex Schindelar, Dubai Bureau Chief, Energy Intelligence Group. The second paper, ‘Future of Nuclear Energy in Arab Countries’ was presented by Dr. Abdelmajid Mahjoub, Director General, Arab Atomic Energy Agency. The third paper ‘Future of Nuclear Energy in Arab Countries - a Case Study was presented by Eng. Mohamed Al Hammadi, Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, where he reviewed the experience of the United Arab Emirates and its nuclear projects for peaceful purposes. The fourth paper ‘Renewable Energy in Arab Countries’ was presented by Eng. Majed Mahmoud, Head of Projects and Technical Affairs, Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Egypt, where he discussed the many ambitious projects in the field of renewable energy in Morocco, Lebanon, Sudan, and Palestine, and also a distinct UAE experience in solar energy. The fifth paper titled ‘Energy Mix and Sustainability of Supplies’ was presented by Eng.Fatima Alshamsi, Assistant Undersecretary for Electricity, Clean Energy and Desalinated Water Affairs, Ministry of Energy, UAE, where she showed how an integrated energy strategy must be based on an analysis of the current situation, future energy demand, and considerations of energy efficiency and rational use.