The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) is a representative body for Australia's
petroleum industry
The petroleum industry, also known as the oil industry or the oil patch, includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transportation (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing of petroleum products. The larges ...
. Its headquarters a located in
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
and it was established in 1976. The body is managed by a
board
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composed of chief executives, senior representatives and an
executive director
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The title is widely used in North American and European not-for-profit organizations, though ...
.
The organisation aims to support the development of sustainable, internationally competitive petroleum products industry.
The four core members are
Ampol
Ampol Limited is an Australian petroleum company headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales. Ampol is the largest transport energy distributor and retailer in Australia, with more than 1,900 Ampol-branded stations across the country . It also ope ...
,
BP,
Mobil
Mobil is a petroleum brand owned and operated by American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil. The brand was formerly owned and operated by an oil and gas corporation of the same name, which itself merged with Exxon to form ExxonMobil in 1999.
...
and
Shell
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.
Its members own and operate all oil refineries in Australia.
The AIP owns the
Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre
The Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC) is an organisation set up by the petroleum industry to enable a quick and effective response to oil spills around the Australian coastline. The organisation is owned by the Australian Institute of Pe ...
. It is a member of the
Australian Industry Greenhouse Network. The AIP produces a weekly fuel report detailing average prices for transport fuels by location.
See also
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Energy in Australia
Energy in Australia is the production in Australia of energy and electricity, for consumption or export. Energy policy of Australia describes the politics of Australia as it relates to energy.
Australia is a net energy exporter, and was the ...
*
Road transport in Australia
Road transport is an element of the Australian transport network, and contributes to the Australian economy. Australia relies heavily on road transport due to Australia's large area and low population density in considerable parts of the count ...
References
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Business organisations based in Australia
Organizations established in 1976
Petroleum industry in Australia
Petroleum organizations
1976 establishments in Australia
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