New Organic Statute of the Mexican Petroleum Institute

Executive Summary:

• On February 20, 2023, the Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP) published its new Organic Statute.
• This establishes a new organic structure, as well as the functions of each area that comprises it.
• The new Organic Statute nullifies the previous statute published by the IMP on October 31, 2014.

On February 20, 2023, the Mexican Petroleum Institute (“IMP”) published, in the Official Gazette of the Federation (“DOF”), the new Organic Statute (“New Organic Statute”), through which a new organic structure and powers are established for each area that comprises it.

The New Organic Statute nullifies the previous Organic Statute published by the IMP in the DOF on October 31, 2014.

Legal Nature of the IMP

The IMP was created as a decentralized body by Decree published in the DOF on August 26, 1965. The New Organic Statute endorses the IMP as a decentralized public body of the Federal Public Administration, with its own legal capacity and assets, as well as technical, operational and administrative decision-making autonomy, sectorized to the Ministry of Energy.

Objective of the IMP

The new Organic Statute states that the IMP is a recognized public research center in the energy and hydrocarbon sector, whose purpose is to carry out research, technological development, innovation, scaling of processes and products, provision of technological services to optimize processes in the field of hydrocarbons (in exploration and extraction, in industrial transformation, and in transportation, storage and distribution), commercialization of its results in the energy sector, as well as carrying out specialized training.

IMP Activities

The New Organic Statute establishes the functions of the IMP, namely: 

1. Provision of services for the efficient use of energy, clean fuels and the sustainability of the oil industry.
2. Carry out the certification of processes and products.
3. Conduct audits, supervision, evaluations, inspections, verifications and technical investigations in the areas of industrial and operational safety and environmental protection in the hydrocarbon sector. 
4. Participate in the development of Mexican Official Standards and Emerging Standards.
5. Carry out activities for the protection and commercialization of intellectual property, technological intelligence, management processes, technology transfer and knowledge management. 
6. Carry out activities for conformity assessment, such as calibration, testing, auditing, inspection, certification and verification.
7. Develop standards and instruments for the evaluation of competencies, as well as the implementation of the respective certifications, among others.

Administration and Organizational Structure

The New Organic Statute states that the IMP is directed and administered by a Governing Body, made up of a Board of Directors and a General Director, who acts as legal representative. 

The Board of Directors is made up of 10 (ten) directors, including the Secretary of Energy, two (2) independent directors and a representative for each of the following entities: Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Petróleos Mexicanos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, National Polytechnic Institute, Metropolitan Autonomous University and National Council of Science and Technology. 

The new Organic Statute also adds a structure for the exercise of its powers, which was not included in the previous Organic Statute (published in the DOF on October 31, 2014). The structure of the IMP will be as follows:

1. General management
   • Legal Affairs Unit
2. Research Directorate
3. Technology Management
4. Technology Marketing Directorate
5. Exploration and Production Directorate
6. Engineering and Services Department
7. Training and Development Directorate
8. Institutional Operations Directorate
9. Finance and Administration Department
10. Internal Control Body in the IMP

Finally, the New Organic Statute will come into force once it is published in the IMP's Internal Standards Library, rendering the previous Organic Statute published by the IMP ineffective.

Link to original post: https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5680109&fecha=20/02/2023#gsc.tab=0