The Continental Europe Energy Council (CEEC) is a group of companies with upstream oil and gas assets within the Central-Eastern Europe and Caspian area which aims to keep the regional oil and gas community connected. The Group started its activity in 1994, with eight founding members. It currently has some 70 member companies and the meetings are attended by 160-170 participants. The Group endeavours to cover all aspects of the upstream petroleum business activities within the region and includes a wide range of members – majors, regional players, small and mid-size independents, niche players and start-ups, as well as NOCs and licensing authorities. Guests also include representatives from contractor companies, geological consultants and geoscientists.