About Us

As a country that depends on imports for almost all of its oil supplies, which accounts for half of its oil primary energy sources, Japan gives high national priority to assuring stable supplies of oil by maintaining relationships of trust and friendship with the oil-producing countries. Particularly in a world subject to turbulent changes, Japan finds it crucial to keep close ties and promote mutual understanding with other countries, especially the oil-producing countries.

From this perspective, Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum (JCCP) was founded in November 1981 to promote technical cooperation and personnel exchanges with the oil-producing countries in the downstream sectors of the oil industry. Its major activities include programs to accept overseas technical and administrative staff for training, to dispatch Japanese experts abroad, to sponsor international conferences and seminars and to conduct studies and research. JCCP has established a long track record in these endeavors since its founding.

In April 2001, JCCP inherited the projects of promotion of oil information exchanges, international joint research projects and joint technical projects in the oil-producing countries from Petroleum Energy Center (PEC). This merger incorporated international cooperation in the downstream sectors of the oil industry into JCCP, seeking to make the projects proceed more efficiently and comprehensively. Since then we have continued to build wide-ranging cooperative relationships with the oil-producing countries.

In the 21st century, JCCP continues its commitment to promoting friendship and cooperation with the oil-producing counties with the help of the private companies concerned and under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Its mission is to contribute to the stability of oil supplies to Japan as well as the economic development of both Japan and the oil-producing countries.