• Preface
  
• Principal Activities
  
• Outline
  
• Executives
  
• Committees
  
• Secretariat
  
• Supporting Members
  
• Map
  

Preface

The Japan Petroleum Energy Center (JPEC) was established in 1986 and was reorganized as a general incorporated foundation in April, 2011. Through all these years, JPEC has been actively engaged in the development of technologies for production and utilization of petroleum, and also in the research by means of information collection and statistical analysis with an aim to help develop the national economy as well as improve the quality of people's lives. JPEC has been striving for attaining this goal by focusing on oil industry and petroleum in comprehensively promoting technological development, research, studies and information collection, so that such efforts of JPEC will result in an advanced energy supply system, conservation of the global environment and stable supply of energy.

At present, Japan is increasingly called on to address various issues that include the need for strengthening the national energy security, enhancing environmental measures for curbing global warming, and responding to the changing oil demand structure.

In the light of the circumstances, JPEC continues to expand its operations on the basis of the technology development platform for oil and other energy resources. JPEC’s opcrutions we the following:1) Use of Petroleomics for innovative petroleum refining technology; 2) Technological development for building infrastructures for production and supply of high purity hydrogen; 3) Development of optimum practical technologies for the use of vehicle fuels that help to reduce CO2, diversify fuel types and minimize emissions; and 4) Collection and supply of useful information on petroleum and other energy sources.

September, 2011