African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) (''Organisation Africaine des Producteurs Pétroliers'' in
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, ''Organização dos Produtores Africanos de Petróleo'' in
Portuguese
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and ''المنظمة الأفريقية لمنتجي البترول'' in
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) is an organization of
Africa
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n countries producing petroleum. It was created on January 27, 1987, in Lagos, Nigeria, to serve as a platform for cooperation and harmonization of efforts, collaboration, sharing of knowledge and skills among African oil producing countries. The headquarters of the organization is in
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in the
Congo
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. The Organization changed its name from African Petroleum Producers Association to African Petroleum Producers Organization in 2017.
The founding of APPO was spearheaded by
Nigeria
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as an effort to mitigate the nation's dependency on Western technology and Western markets for oil export revenues. The objective of APPO is to promote cooperation in petrochemical research and technology.
Mission and vision
APPO's mission is to promote cooperation in the field of hydrocarbons of its Member Countries and other global institutions to foster fruitful collaboration and partnerships while utilizing petroleum as a catalyst for energy security, sustainable development and economic diversification in Africa.
APPO aspires to be the World's reference and lead institution on Africa's hydro-carbon matters.
Membership
The following African states are members of the African Petroleum Producers Organization:
Observer
The following non-African states are observer members of the African Petroleum Producers Organization:
Strategic objectives
# Member Countries' Cooperation: Promote cooperation among Member Countries and other global institutions in various sectors of the hydrocarbon industry: commercial, scientific, technical, technological, legal, fiscal as well as in the field of human resources;
# African Energy Development: Promote the development of regional markets and coordinated energy integration strategies in the continent;
# High Level Studies & Partnerships: Develop research programmes about the major challenges in the petroleum sector of African countries,
# Socioeconomic Development: Promote economic development and market diversification activities by enhancing hydrocarbon sector local procurement, employment and gender diversification.
# Environmental Protection: Promote environmental protection and management policies.
# International Best Practices: Promote the use of international best practices.
# Organizational Visibility: Increase the visibility and level of awareness of APPO as a leader and reference institution on petroleum within and beyond Africa.
Leadership and decision-making
The leadership of APPO consists of:
# Council of Ministers
# Executive Board
# Secretary General
# Managing Directors of National Oil Companies
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External links
APPO official websiteAPPA - official website
International organizations based in Africa
International energy organizations
Petroleum production
Intergovernmental organizations
Organisations based in the Republic of the Congo