Report of the UNFC Mapping Task Force  In July 2007, the Group of Experts charged a special Task Force to prepare a mapping of the SPE, CRIRSCO, Russian Federation and UNFC systems. The Task Force was led by Ms. Mücella Ersöy and Mr. Per Blystad with Mr. Niall Weatherstone, Mr. Ferdi Camisani-Calzolari, Mr. John Etherington, Mr. Kirill Kavun, Mr. James Ross and Mr. Andrej Subelj as members. This Report was the subject of significant discussion at the Fifth Annual Session of the Group of Experts held in Geneva, 15-16 April.

Comments on CRIRSCO/SPE Mapping Document   Comments from the Bureau of the UNECE Ad Hoc Group of Experts to the Joint Report on Mapping of Petroleum and Minerals Reserves and Resources Classification Systems as submitted by CRIRSCO and SPE to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) Extractive Activities Working Group. These comments were requested by and submitted to the IASB Extractive Activities Working Group. Please note these comments reflect the views of the Bureau and not necessarily the views of the full Group of Experts.

• Comment by Bureau of the UNECE Ad Hoc Group of Experts on the Harmonization of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources Terminology (AHGE) 1 February 2008

Comments on 2007 SPE/WPC/AAPG/SPEE Resource Management System   Comments from the Bureau of the UNECE Ad Hoc Group of Experts to the proposed 2007 SPE/WPC/AAPG/SPEE Resource Management System (RMS), from the perspective of alignment with the UNFC. Please note these comments reflects the views of the Bureau and not necessarily the views of the full Group of Experts.

• UNECE Cover Letter to SPE re Comments on Proposed Petroleum Reserves and Resources Classification, Definitions and Guidelines
• UNECE Comments to the Draft 2007 Petroleum Reserves and Resources Classification, Definitions and Guidelines

United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources  The United Nations Framework Classification (UNFC) for Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources is a universally applicable scheme for classifying/evaluating energy and mineral reserves resources.
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Society of Petroleum Engineers and UNECE implement MoU to develop a global harmonized classification system for petroleum resources [Press Release,Wednesday, 28 June 2006]

 

Memorandum of Understanding [Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Harmonization of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources Terminology and Society of Petroleum Engineers, October 2006]

Responses to IASB Extractive Activities Research Project Request of January 2006 for Information on Measurement of Reserve Volumes and Values

• Response from UNECE 
• Response from UNECE Group of Experts

MEETINGS

Expert Group on Resource Classification

• First Session, Expert Group on Resource Classification, Geneva, 28-30 April 2010

AHGE on Harmonization of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources Terminology

• 7th Session, Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Harmonization of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources Terminology (October 2009)
  
  
• 6th Session, Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Harmonization of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources Terminology (March 2009)
  
  
• 5th Session AHGE on Harmonization of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources Terminology (15-16 April 2008)
  
  
• Workshop on the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources (27-28 February 2008)
  
  
• Fourth Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Harmonization of Fossil Energy & Mineral Resources Terminology (17-19 October 2007)
  
  
• Third session of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Harmonization of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources Terminology (11-13 October 2006)
  
  
• Second Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Harmonization of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources Terminology ( 9-11 November 2005)
  
  
• First Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Harmonization of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources Terminology (10-11 November 2004)
  
  
• Regional Seminar on Energy Reserves/Resources Classification in ESCWA/OPEC Member Countries (Beirut, Lebanon, 31 May - 2 June 2004)
  
  
• Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on the Harmonization of Energy Reserves/Resources Terminology ( 30-31 October 2003)
  
  
• Joint UNECE/OPEC Seminar on the Application of United Nations Framework Classification (UNFC) to Petroleum Resources in OPEC Member States (Vienna, Austria, 6 May 2003)
  
  
• Regional Seminar on United Nations Framework Classification (UNFC) Application to Russian Federation and CIS Members (Moscow, Russian Federation, 23-24 April 2003)