其中最为瞩目的是国际能源署（ IEA ） ， 它成立于 1970 年代，当时的石油消费国为了应对欧佩克国家的石油危机和阿拉伯出口国的石油禁运而设置的。
Among these, the most conspicuous is the International Energy Agency (IEA). Created by oil consumers in the 1970’s in response to the OPEC price shocks and the embargoes by Arab oil exporters, the IEA has succeeded in establishing and supervising a system of national oil stockpiles, which has helped to prevent a recurrence.