OAPEC endeavors to strengthen its contacts and ties institutions outside the Arab world so as to present an Arab perspective on energy and development problems. It explores possibilities of cooperation among its members, and net oil importing industrialized and developing countries. The Organization also fosters contacts that facilitate access to new scientific and technological developments in the field of energy.
OAPEC maintain its international contacts through the following channels: Specialized scientific seminars organized in conjunction with similar institutions, particularly those concerned with regional and international energy affairs, as well as universities.