The PIEA core objectives
Membership Benefits
The Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PIEA) is the professional body for the oil industry in the region. The mission of the PIEA is to provide a forum for expertise and excellence in the oil industry, promote professionalism and free enterprise in the petroleum business supported by the highest operations and business standards.
The PIEA was formed in 1999 by oil industry Executives from companies, agencies, and individuals with direct or indirect participation in the oil sector as a membership association for oil industry stakeholders to lobby,create sufficient laws, foster best practices,& standards and to promote self regulation, following the liberalization of the industry in 1994.
The PIEA core objectives include;
Lobbying with policy makers and regulatory agencies for the provision of a legal, stable fair, free and competitive market environment.
Fostering high standards and practices in the oil industry in East Africa by working with stakeholders, government and regulatory agencies to facilitate the development and sustenance of Petroleum standards, guidelines and best
Professionalism by building capacity through specialized petroleum training offered at the School of Petroleum Studies-a subsidiary of the
Providing a forum for interaction for/between industry and other stakeholders
Carrying out public safety education and awareness on various petroleum related subjects
Promoting self-regulation The PIEA Activities include:
Participation in drafting petroleum, policy, regulation.& standards
Participation in other professional associations to increase industry representation on issues affecting petroleum business
Creation of centers of petroleum focus in key regulatory
Hosting industry activities on behalf of members
Equipping sector stakeholders with relevant competences and skills required to adequately carry out their responsibilities and obligations through specialized petroleum training
Developing systems and processes that support compliance hence promote self-regulation
Engaging petroleum associations and stakeholders in the EA region for the establishment of harmonized standards & practices
Publishing of books for sale on specific petroleum subjects
Publishing of a quarterly Energy journal, Petroleum Insight
PIEA has the following categories of Membership
Senior Corporate ( Large marketing companies plus KPRL, KPC as well Companies in the Upstream business )
Junior Corporate (smaller marketing companies )
Associate members ( petroleum contractors/ transporters/ equipment suppliers/ service providers)
Individual members (industry professionals, consultants )
PIEA Member Benefits Include:
Opportunity to effectively set the agenda and lobby as one unit in the design and implementation of policy, regulatory and standards formulation as well as infrastructure development of the upstream, midstream and downstream petroleum.
Leadership in charting the appropriate forums for interaction, exchange of ideas and expertise.
Development and approval of the sector’s capacity building agenda.
Admittance to participate in forums/platforms that allow for interaction between industry and/or with other stakeholders.
Participation in various Government as well as PIEA steered Committees constituted for purposes of improving and enhancing business through development of standards best practices and systems for petroleum regulations compliance at all.
Access to specialized petroleum training at the PIEA’s School of Petroleum Studies at highly discounted rates,
Access to industry data and information.
Access to the PIEA reference library.
Opportunity to network with decision makers in and out of the industry.
Partnership opportunities on Member activities that advance PIEA objectives
Membership Criteria
The membership of the Institute comprises of five categories of Senior Corporate, Junior Corporate, Associate Member (which includes partnership, company or corporation), Individual and Honorary members engaged in the Petroleum Industry or allied Industry.
Senior corporate
A Senior Corporate member shall be a duly licensed Oil Company actively participating in downstream petroleum activities in Kenya. The qualification criteria shall include:
Either
- Be a signatory to the Transport and Storage Agreement with Kenya Pipeline Company
- Active Sales Participation of Petroleum products in a minimum of 3 market segments in Kenya:
- Retail Service station Segment
- Consumer/Industrial Segments
- Aviation Segment
- Marine Segment
3. Have a minimum investment in petroleum infrastructure as follows:-
- Minimum of twenty retail service stations OR
- Storage terminal with capacity of at least one million liters of refined products OR
- LPG storage capacity of one hundred MT
4. Enjoy a significant inland market share of a minimum of 2.5% as assessed by the Petroleum Institute of East Africa.
OR
5. Own and operate a pipeline of a minimum of 100km OR Own and operate a refinery
Junior corporate
A Junior Corporate member shall be a licensed Oil Company that meets the requirements of Energy Act. The qualification criteria shall include:
Active Sales Participation of Petroleum products in any of the following market segments
- Retail Service station Segment
- Consumer/Industrial Segments
- Aviation Segment
- Marine Segment
Individual Member
An Individual Member shall be an individual who is an employee of an oil company, or a past
employee of an oil company or an employee (past or present) of an associated industry who is interested in the development of the Petroleum industry in Kenya and the region.
Honorary Member
A Honorary Member shall be a member who has rendered the Petroleum industry in Kenya distinguished service, proposed to the institute by members or membership committee and accepted by the Board of Directors.
Associated Members
An Associated Member shall be a corporate company engaged in associated and/or related activity with the Petroleum industry. Such associated industries and/or bodies include:
- Inspection Agencies
- Kenya Bureau of Standards
- Department of Weights and Measures
- Petroleum Equipment Dealers
- Petroleum Dealers
- Kenya Association of Manufacturers
- Marketing Society of Kenya
- Kenya Ports Authority
- Major Petroleum Consumers
- Petroleum contractors
- Petroleum Transporters
- Consultants involved in Petroleum issues
- Upstream Oil and Gas service providers
- Other companies or institutions wishing to have associate member status
General condition of membership
Membership to any class will be recommended by the membership committee and approved by the Board of Directors.
The aforesaid membership is a guideline qualification and the Board reserves its right of discretion for acceptance of applications in conformance to Article 13 and 14 (b) of the Article of Association.
A member must sign the PIEA’s code of ethics on admission.
Increasing PIEA’s membership, maintaining diversity and expanding regional representation is a key membership objective. PIEA identifies and is responsive to the needs of all categories of its membership, developing a range of services of perceived value to members.