Esbjerg Joins World Offshore Energy Superleague

Esbjerg Municipality, in Denmark has become the offshore energy sector’s Danish representative among 20 World Energy Cities  worldwide following representation at the World Energy Cities Partnership in Dongying, China. From now on, the EnergyMetropolis Esbjerg will be the Danish representative among the largest offshore and energy cities worldwide. The association of the world's leading energy cities, World Energy Cities Partnership (WECP) included Esbjerg as a member their annual meeting in Dongying in China recently.

Mayor of Stavanger, Norway, Christine Sagen Helgø nominated Esbjerg to become a member of the network, and said: "I am very pleased that our twin city Esbjerg will now represent Denmark in WECP. Esbjerg's membership will strengthen the important cooperation around the North Sea, which already exists between Stavanger, Aberdeen and Esbjerg. It is an advantage for all parties, and we are very happy to welcome Denmark's offshore city Esbjerg."

The Lord Provost of Aberdeen, George Adam, welcomed Esbjerg's membership of WECP, commenting: ??"As a founding member of the World Energy Cities Partnership, Aberdeen is delighted to welcome Esbjerg to the network of global energy hubs. I am particularly pleased to see a fellow North Sea port city join the partnership. We share a mutual twin city in Stavanger, and Esbjerg's membership provides some exciting opportunities for trilateral cooperation.  I am confident that our collective North Sea expertise in energy will continue to be highly sought after around the world.??"

Facts about World Energy Cities Partnership:
?WEPC was founded in 1995.??The Association consists of the following 19 energy capitals: Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Atyrau, Kazakhstan; Calgary, Canada; Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Daqing, China; Doha, Qatar; Dongying, China; Halifax, Canada; Houston, USA; Luanda, Angola, Malabo , Equatorial Guinea, Perth, Australia, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago, St. John's, Canada; Stavanger, Norway; Tomsk, Russia; Villahermosa, Mexico.??The mayors of the member cities function as the board of the network, which is served by a secretariat in Houston, the United States.?