AIPN set to change name to AIEN, replacing petroleum for energy

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The Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) has made the decision to change its name to the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN). Members of the AIEN have also voted to expand its industry mandate from 'hydrocarbons and gas fired power plants' to 'energy'. The AIEN announced that while it will remain at the forefront of the global oil and gas industry, it wishes to evolve and further its mission in line with its membership, providing more resources related to 'the greater energy industry, including the chemicals industry, low carbon solutions, and sustainable energy deployment'. It has also stated that this change was 'neither a move away from oil and gas, nor simply a name change', but a reflection of the more complex scope of work in which its members are currently engaged.