North America
The Energy Picture
prepared by
North American Energy Working Group
June 2002
North American Energy Working Group
The North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) was established in spring of 2001 by the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, the Mexican Secretary of Energy and the U.S. Secretary of Energy, to enhance North American energy cooperation. The Group is led by officials from Natural Resources Canada, the Mexican Secretariat of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
The goals of the NAEWG are to foster communication and cooperation among the governments and energy sectors of the three countries on energy-related matters of common interest, and to enhance North American energy trade and interconnections consistent with the goal of sustainable development, for the benefit of all. This cooperative process fully respects the domestic policies, divisions of jurisdictional authority and existing trade obligations of each country.
To achieve these goals, the NAEWG exchanges views and shares information on factors affecting North American energy, including policies and programs, market developments and anticipated demand and sources of supply. It also identifies issues that need to be addressed, such as regulatory structures, interconnections, technical specifications, and technology research and development.
The scope of the NAEWG’s discussions includes the full range of energy development, production, transport and transmission, distribution and consumption in North America. It also considers the full range of energy sources, as well as the efficient and clean production and use of energy.
This document, as a publication of the NAEWG, reflects a joint perspective of the national energy departments of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Information on each country contained in this document has been provided through the relevant country’s national energy department, which retains sole responsibility for the information on its country.