/2017

AsistenciaRecíprocaPetroleraEstatalLatinoamericana

(Latin American State Oil Companies for Reciprocal Assistance Organization)

Headquarters:Montevideo, Uruguay

1965An idea is born

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founded

ARPEL

REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OIL, GAS AND BIOFUELSSECTOR COMPANIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Cooperation, Integration and Innovation are our most important values

Public and Private Operating Companies and Service Providers

ARPEL membership represents over 90% of the upstream and downstream activities in the region

ARPEL today

MEMBER COMPANIES

MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

ALLIANCES

ASSEMBLY

FISCAL COMMISSION

EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

WORKING GROUPS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

Health, Safety and Environment

Social Responsibility

Human Talent and Knowledge Management

Exploration and Production

Pipelines and Terminals

Refining and Fuels

Gas and Energy

Climate Change

Cybersecurity

Communications

GOVERNANCE

Expert Delegateswork cooperatively in our Technical Committees and Working Groups

Exploration& Production

Pipelines& Terminals

Gas& Energy

Social Responsibility

Health, Safety & Environment

Cybersecurity, Climate Change & Communications

Human Talent & Knowledge Management

Refining& Fuels

Strategic guidelinesfor sustainable energy development

Permanent search for excellence through reciprocal assistance, cooperation and exchange of best practices, experiences and knowledge among peers, with a focus on innovation.

Acceleration of companies learning curve using industry accumulated knowledge

“Consulting services at no

cost”

RECIPROCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

AMONG COMPANIES

Exclusive benefit for ARPEL member companies

OPERATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCERECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE AND INNOVATION

ARPEL PROCESS OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

EP PETROECUADOR / Balao

ECOPETROL / Coveñas

OCENSA / Coveñas

TRANSPETRO / San Sebastián

PETROPAR / Villa Elisa

YPF / Dock sud

YPFB / Arica

PLUSPETROL / Pisco

CROSS-CHECKSof operational management at terminals usingARPEL manual as a reference

YPF/ Dock sud

ARPEL EVENTSThe Association generates a valuable knowledge network in Latin America and the Caribbean through:

• WORKSHOPS

• SYMPOSIA

• SEMINARS

• ARPEL EXPERTS LEVEL MEETINGS (RANE’s)88 RANE’s DEVELOPED TO DATE

We have a free-access web library for member companies which contains more than 300 documents developed by the Technical Committees and Working Groups

WHITE PAPERS

GUIDELINES AND MANUALS ON BEST PRACTICES

STATISTICAL DATABASES

EXECUTIVE REPORTS ON EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS

STUDIES AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

GUIDELINES, MANUALS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

COCATRAM Central American Commission of Maritime Transportation

REMPEITC-Caribe Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information andTraining Centre

GI-WACAF Global Initiative for West and Central Africa GI-SEA Global Initiative for Southeastern AsiaOSPRI Regional Initiative of Preparedness for Oil Spills in

Caspian and Black SeasUSCG United States Coast Guard

Tool to evaluate oil spill management capabilities –RETOS TM

• Used by governments and industries: + 50countries and companies between2011 and 2016

• Available in 4languages: Spanish, English, French and Portuguese

Annual elaboration of comparative performance studies of companies from the sector in the region, to identify gaps and bridge them through cooperation and reciprocal assistance.

Safety Performance – since 1997

Environmental Performance – since 2008

Database on Safety Incidents – since 2013

Occupational Health Management – since 2014

Process Safety – since 2016

BENCHMARKING

TOPICS

• Indigenous Peoples and the Oil Industry

• Corporate Social Responsibility Management

• Community Relations Management

• Human Rights and Companies

• Accreditation Program on Pipeline Integrity Management

• Evaluation of Programs to Address Oil Spills

• Process safety

• Cybersecurity

Unique courses with focus on sensitive and specific aspects of the hydrocarbons sector.They are dictated in person, in-company and online.

Promotion of proactive actions of companies towards the mitigation of climate change enhancing the role of the industry in a new energy scenario.

CLIMATE CHANGE

RESILIENCE

Promotion of regional energy integration in order to expand markets and strengthen energy security.

ENERGY INTEGRATION

EXPANSION OF MARKETS AND ENERGY SECURITY

Technical advocacy actions and promotion of assertive dialogues with a view to generate enabling regulations and standards for the development of the sector in the region.

Socio-environmental licensing

Dialogue among Industry, Government & Indigenous PeoplesConsensus on a regional document for the development of socio-environmental regulations

White Paper “Opportunities for the development of unconventional oil and gas in Latin America and the Caribbean”

Publications to articulate public-private investments

TECHNICAL ADVOCACY

REGULATIONS ENABLING INVESTMENTS

Dissemination of industry achievements and progress to all stakeholders.

Promotion of sustainability reporting by companies, as well as other initiatives that seek to promote transparent management.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONSTRANSPARENCY AND REPUTATION

Generation of high-level dialogue venues such as the Regional Conference and the LATINVE&P to promote networking among companies as well as with other stakeholders, thus facilitating opportunities for business development.

High quality venue for communication of the main topics

SPACES FOR DIALOGUE

NETWORKING AND NEW BUSINESS

Identification of investment opportunities

Convergence forum of Hydrocarbon Agencies, Industry and other stakeholders.

ARPEL coordinates annual meetings of the National Hydrocarbons Agencies from the region.

Representation of the regional industry before other national and international institutions related to the sector in order to consent messages and coordinate agendas and efforts in the joint construction of a regional sustainable vision of the energy sector.

Cooperation Agreements and

Work Plans with national, regional

and international Industry institutions of reference.

Voice of the Industry at key national and

regional forums.

National Associations and Agencies

International Organizations

Regional Articulator

REPRESENTATION BEFORE OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SECTOR

ARTICULATOR OF STAKEHOLDERS

Javier de Viana 1018. Montevideo. UruguayTel. + (598) 2410-6993

@ARPEL_Petroleo /company/arpel Canal ARPELwww.arpel.org