Since our establishment in 1986 and our reorganization as a general incorporated foundation in April 2011, the Japan Petroleum Energy Center (JPEC) has been actively engaged in research and development of technologies for the production and utilization of petroleum as well as in the research by means of information collection, for the purpose of promoting an advanced energy supply system and the conservation of the global environment, ensuring a stable supply of energy, and contributing to the development of the national economy and improvement of the quality of people’s lives.