MISSION AND STATEGY OF ACTIVITY

The mission of the Institute consists in:

providing the substantive basis for the decision-making process of the State in the area of the power industry and transport, with particular attention to hydrocarbons and alternative energy carriers;

increasing the competitiveness of national industrial firms, involved in the life cycle of hydrocarbons;

taking action on the energy security and national security increase;

providing the identification and reduction of threats to natural environment, associated with the production and processing of raw materials and using hydrocarbon products.

The most important strategic aims of the Institute include:

supporting decisions of the Ministry of the Economy and the other State authorities, by collecting and delivering appropriate technical knowledge, drawing up expert opinions, participating in technology foresight, creating the strategy of the oil and gas industry growth, participating in consultations and woks of advisory groups concerned with introduction of legal regulations, and taking part in temporary advisory groups activities;

backing up the innovation and competitiveness of enterprises which plays the key role on the domestic gas and liquid fuels market, and implementing mechanisms to cause the realization of the balanced development idea;

delivering research services for small and medium enterprises, involved in the activity for the oil and gas sector;

cooperating with central government bodies and enterprises in relation to the promotion of development and implementation of alternative energy sources;

improving the system of own resources management, optimizing the structure, the personnel condition, the research infrastructure, and the substantive range of relationship with the domestic and European research space.