About ARPEL
Actually we have 24 members that are state and private oil and gas companies and institutions operating in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our members represent more than 90 percent of the Region’s upstream and downstream operations. Since 1976, we hold formal UN-ECOSOC special consultative status.
Mission, Vision and Values
Mission
To promote and facilitate the development and the integration of the oil and natural gas industry in Latin America and the Caribbean, strengthening its reputation and its interaction with the society.
Vision
To be recognized as a relevant player in the process of energy integration and sustainable development of the region.
Values
Cooperation, Knowledge, Social Responsibility
What have we done up to now?
- Support the industry in achieving its growth and development, contributing in the development and dissemination of best practices.
- Generate knowledge of high value for Member Companies through the interchange of information and experiences among its members and the interaction with key international organizations.
- Create during the last fifteen years a complete, updated , reliable, informative and interactive platform (guidelines, documents, Portal in the Web etc), that reflects the input of more than 7400 experts, executives and governmental representatives.
On October 2nd.,2005 the Members of the Association signed a Statement of Commitments which represents the commitment they assume related to social responsibility, environmental responsibility, occupational health and safety, energy integration, communication and continuous improvement.
What are we doing today?
We are focused in the promotion and facilitation of sustainability and reputation management in the following areas:
- Economic, such as regional energy integration, refining and fuels, pipelines and terminals
- Environmental, such as climate change, atmospheric emissions, emergency response planning and best practices of environment, safety and occupational health
- Social, such as social responsibility an indigenous peoples
In the economic area, the focus is on the development and integration of the oil and gas industry. The transformation of oil & gas companies’ management, as well as the best practices of state-private partnerships is key factors to face the state-private pendulum paradigm. The transformation includes the change to energy companies (biofuels, renewable, etc.). At the same time, we encourage energy integration to foster industry development and regional energy security.
In the eco-efficiency area, the focus is on emissions reduction and the effective use of non- renewable resources. The management of energy efficiency, and green house gases emissions and pollutant gases aiming at reducing them, is important for a socially and environmentally responsible company. The improvements of fuels quality and the management of air quality in cities and towns near to the facilities also contribute on the same direction.
In the socio-environmental area, we include sustainable management. The areas of high-priority are:
- Operational Integrity: Environment, Health and Safety System to prevent, eliminate and manage operational risks thus contributing to the reduction of incidents with high impact in facilities and people.
- Community relations: Development of a Management system that takes into account the features of communities and management strategies.
In July 2007, the ARPEL Assembly approved to take gradual steps towards a process of continuous improvement of Member Companies management systems for the thematic areas of the strategic focus of operational integrity and community relations.
Organizational structure
