Instituto Nacional de Petroleo

The National Petroleum Institute was created by the Council of Ministers under the Decree. º 25/2004 of 20 August, as the regulatory authority responsible for the administration and promotion of the Petroleum Operations, is a corporation under public law, endowed with legal personality, administrative, financial and patrimonial to carry out the petroleum operations in accordance with relevant legislation, ensuring the better practice with competence, technical capability and impartiality.