The oil and gas industry has understood that the diversification of energy sources is a reality that will guide the growing consumption of energy in the world in the coming years. That was the thought that prevailed in plenary Offer Standards and Energy Consumption Past and Future Implications and Capital Allocation. The evaluation of Kamel Ben Naceur, Director of Sustainability, Technology and Prospects of the International Energy Agency (IEA - acronym in English), draws attention to reduction in energy investments in recent years.

He cited data from the agency itself, which show that were invested 1.8 trillion in energy in 2015, a decrease of 8% over the previous year. This reduction, he said, it was against the growth in investments recorded between 2010 and 2014. The trend for 2016 and 2017 is to remain this fall. Ben Naceur also highlighted the increasing presence of renewable in the energy mix, which now account for 17% of the total, against 46% of oil and gas. Among the fossil fuels, the expert believes that the demand for oil and coal will continue to grow, but it will be quite defendant is natural gas.