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Welcome to U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service’s Global Energy industry webpage. It provides the most recent market research, trade leads and event information in the Oil & Gas, Coal, Power Generation, and Renewable Energy industries.

Energy is the vital force powering our U.S. business including manufacturing, the transportation of goods and U.S. service offerings through the transferring of our technical expertise both in America and to economies worldwide.  With an estimated $500 billion dollars spent on energy annually in the U.S., energy supply and demand continue to play a pivotal role in our national security and the economic output of our nation.   To maintain this important sector of the U.S. economy, the U.S. Commercial Service strives to provide assistance that's aimed at increasing the industry’s global competitiveness.

Our worldwide team of Global Energy Specialists is prepared to assist in increasing your export sales. U.S. Points of Contact are available to discuss your international business needs.

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What’s New in the Energy Industry?

Key Global Energy Activities:

Trade Events:

  • IFT - Energy 2012
    Santiago, Chile, May 9-11, 2012
    Electrical power Exhibition and Conference is designed to assemble the world's best manufacturers and service providers to present Latin America with a complete range of innovative, sustainable, technological solutions to help efficiently generate, transmit, and deliver electricity where it is needed now, and will be needed in the future.

  • WINDPOWER 2012
    Atlanta, GA, June 3-6, 2012
    WINDPOWER 2012 is the world's largest annual wind energy event. Held June 3-6, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia, WINDPOWER is produced by the American Wind Energy Association, and is the premier wind energy event in North America. WINDPOWER 2011 hosted over 15,000 attendees, 1,100 exhibitors, and over 2,800 international attendees from 60 countries, the largest number of international attendees coming from Canada, Germany, China, Denmark and Spain. WINDPOWER 2012 will offer more than 60 educational sessions, industry workshops, and showcases new technology and solutions on the expansive show floor.

  • POWER-GEN Europe
    Cologne, Germany, June 12-13, 2012
    The U.S. Commercial Service’s Show Time program offers U.S. exhibitors an opportunity to meet with Commercial Specialists from Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, European Union, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Kingdom. Show Time will be held at POWER-GEN Europe on June 12-13.

  • PECOM 2012
    Villahermosa, Mexico, June 12-14, 2012
    The 2012 PECOM and Energy Congress promises to deliver more content, more networking and more customer opportunities than any other event in Mexico. A major aspect of the congress is that all Petroleros Mexicanos (PEMEX) and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) personnel will receive complimentary admission to the exhibition and conference, giving them the unique opportunity to see the latest products, services and information that your company has to offer. PECOM 2012 and The Energy Congress will bring together key business and government decision makers and buyers from around the globe, and presents an opportunity to enter into or expand your current business in Mexico.

  • IAEA General Conference 2012
    Vienna, Austria, September 16-21, 2012
    5th Annual U.S. Industry Program at the 56th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency
    Take advantage of this unique opportunity...
    For the fifth consecutive year, the U.S. Industry Program at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual General Conference in Vienna, Austria, will open the door for U.S. companies to
    - Meet energy policymakers from around the world – you decide which country representatives are invited as speakers and guests for our program;
    - Gain first-hand information from the IAEA about progress on various regulatory, technology and standards issues that are essential to your international business;
    - Showcase your technology to the hundreds of policymakers, IAEA professional staff, scientists and experts who attend this event.
  • Rio Oil & Gas 2012
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 17-20, 2012
    The Rio Oil & Gas trade show is a leading industry exhibition and is a key entry point into the Latin American market for a U.S. energy company. The show has been held since 1982 and both the exhibition and petroleum conference have contributed to build Rio de Janeiro's reputation as Brazil's oil capital and the place to do business in the country's energy sector. The conference, held simultaneous to the show, is a well known networking and business development venue where major technological issues and challenges to the sector are discussed.

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View a trade data snapshot for NAICS 324 – Petroleum & Coal Products. Additional trade data is available through the TradeStats Express Database.

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