Global and/or regional energy consultations and negotiations with analysis on their possible impacts on energy supply, demand and prices.Investment requirements and rates of returns in the various sectors of energy.Changes and trends in the prices of oil and natural gas. Impact of oil and gas prices on the global and selected regional and national economies. Projections of supply and demand of oil and natural gas. Changes in the global and selected national structures of the oil and gas industries.Global and selected national impacts on economic growth and prospects of energy developments.Changes in the relative contribution of fuels, hydro, nuclear and new and renewable sources of energy in global and selected national electric power situations and prospects.Research and developments in enhanced oil and gas technologies and their impact on prospective supplies.Analysis of existing national energy policies and significant changes in their impact on national and global energy prospects.Environmental aspects of exploration, production, transportation and use of energy.

Held various positions in Natural Resources & Energy Division, including Chief of Conventional Energy Section (1972-1982) • Research in energy issues for United Nations publications and reports to inter-governmental bodies such as the Economic and Social Council and the Committee on Natural Resources.(I) During this period (in addition to regular reports to inter-governmental bodies) authored & published papers on: • United Nations Assistance in Energy • Inter-Country, Regional & Inter-regional Co-operation in Petroleum Refining in Developing Countries • Projections of Demand & Supply of Crude Petroleum & Products • Oil Prices in Petroleum Importing Developing Countries • Exploration & Development of Indigenous Energy (Petroleum Resources, Coal, Oil Shales, Tar Sands, Geothermal Resources) in Developing Countries • Co-operation among Developing Countries in the Development And Use of Petroleum • Petroleum Importing Developing Countries: A New Oil Frontier • State Petroleum Enterprises in Developing Countries and • Petroleum Exploration Strategies in Developing Countries (II) Organized United Nations meetings • Petroleum Administration • Development & Utilization of Oil Shale Resources • Projections of Demand and Supply of Crude Petroleum and Products • Petroleum Refining in Developing Countries • Technical Co-operation Among Developing Countries in Petroleum • State Petroleum Enterprises in Developing Countries • World Coal Prospects • Small Scale Coal Mines in China • Petroleum Exploration Strategies in Developing Countries and • Geophysical Methods for Petroleum Exploration1982-1984: Chief, Office of Under-Secretary General, Department of International Economic & Social Affairs (DIESA)Chief, Energy Unit, later Energy Branch, Development Research & Policy Analysis, DIESA- monitoring & analysis of world energy trends & prospects; preparation of reports on global energy trends and organization of meetings on global energy issuers.