It provides an opportunity to raise all questions of common interest, including the introduction of cooperation in energy savings, rationalisation of production and transport infrastructure, European investment possibilities and relations between producer and consumer countries. The EU and Russia are important partners in the energy field: 53% of Russia's oil exports go to the EU, representing 16% of total EU oil consumption.
Pour ce qui est du gaz naturel, 62% des exportations russes partent vers l'UE et y représentent 20% de la consommation européenne totale de gaz naturel.