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The European Petroleum Industry AssociationBoulevard du Souverain 165 • 3rd Floor • 1160 Brussels • BelgiumTel. +32 2 566 91 00 • Fax. +32 2 566 91 11 E-mail: info@europia.comwww.europia.com

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EU Institutions

Our environment• EUROPIA interacts directly with the European Institutions: Commission, Parliament and Council.

• With the support from the National Oil Industry Associations, we reach out to EU Member State governments.

• We work closely with CONCAWE (CONservation of Clean Air and Water in Europe), which carries out research on environment, health and safety in refi ning and distribution.

Our work is conducted in close cooperation with:

• Other associations representing our industry at global level: OGP - the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers IPIECA - the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association

• Regional Oil Industry Associations based outside the EU

And through interactions with:

• Trade associations of other industrial sectors• International organisations and civil society

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2005-2008

What we do

• Contribute to policy and legislative development as the single voice of the European oil refi ning and marketing industry.

• Provide competent input and expert advice to the EU Institutions in a constructive and pro-active way.

• Promote cost-effective measures aimed towards competitiveness, security of supply and sustainability of the European energy policy.

Energy: security of supply and competitiveness• We actively contribute to EU policy proposals, advocating that the impact of the proposed legislation should achieve a balanced approach to the three pillars of energy policy: competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply.

• European refi ners operate between two fully open, transparent and global commodity markets: crude oil and refi ned products.

• A strong and competitive refi ning industry is vital for secure supply of oil products to industrial and individual consumers in Europe. In this context, ensuring that EU refi ning is not subject to unequal burden not present outside of the EU is essential to retain a level-playing fi eld and to enable continuous investments in existing EU refi ning operations.

Operations with high standards in health, safety and environment• We particularly focus on environmental legislation governing our operations with regard to air quality (pollutant emissions), waste management, as well as water and soil protection.

• Our members consider it as part of industry’s responsibility to self-initiate actions and programmes to provide protection of health and safety of individuals and of the environment.

• Every year, our members invest signifi cantly in health, safety and environmental measures to improve the standards of their operations.

Safe and cleaner products• In cooperation with the car industry, we develop the quality fuel products which enable the development and operation of tomorrow’s engines.

• Since 1995, EU refi ning has substantially improved the quality of its products by reducing or nearly eliminating pollutants. By 2010, road transport fuels will be close to sulphur free and the level of other pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides, benzene, carbon monoxide or volatile organic compounds will be reduced by at least 80% compared to 1995 levels.

• Fuels standards developed in Europe and replicated worldwide refl ect the leadership of the European oil refi ning and marketing industry.

Climate change and energy effi ciency• We support actions to combat climate change and contribute continuously to the debate focusing particularly on the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) and carbon capture and storage. The EU refi ning with a 7% share of the overall EU greenhouse gas emissions is subject to EU ETS.

• Production: our operations have become 13% more energy effi cient over the last 15 years as a result of energy effi ciency measures introduced in our operations.

• Consumption: we have contributed to raising awareness among consumers of our products by promoting energy-effi cient behaviour through our pan-European “Save more than fuel” Campaign.

How we do it

• Sharing knowledge and enhancing understanding with offi cials, stakeholders and wider society.

• Providing a consolidated view of our members in cooperation with National Oil Industry Associations.

• Working in partnership with industries along the oil value chain and exchanging views and best practice with our international counterparts.

• Liaising with other industry sectors and engaging in dialogue with civil society.

our priorities our industry is key to societyfrom fuel in your car to plastics

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We are a responsible industry

Improving our energy effi ciency by 1% per year in the last 15 years

Reducing key pollutants from road transport by 80% between the years 1995 and 2010

Our industry is an essential sector of the economy

Supplying about 40% of the primary energy used by consumers inEurope and over 90% of the energy used in the transport sector

Selling 1 billion litres of petrol and diesel every day in over 100 000 petrol stations

Providing employment for over 100 000 people in our refi neries and half a million more in logistics and marketing

Collecting for governments around 240 billion Euros per year in duties and taxes from fuel sales

We are a long term and capital intensive industryManufacturing 680 million tonnes of refi ned oil products per year

Operating over 100 oil refi neries in the EU

Investing on average over 5 billion Euros per year in refi ning, R&D, transport and distribution

Our industry is operating in a global market

Exporting almost 25% of petrol manufactured in the EU and importing 10% of EU diesel consumption

Importing over 80% of crude oil necessary for refi ning production

We are an innovative and evolving industryLeading the development of new and cleaner products

Developing strong partnerships with car manufacturers