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Mexican Institute of Petroleum

Mexican Institute of Petroleum
Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
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Headquarters at Mexico City.
Formation 23 August 1965; 51 years ago (1965-08-23)
Type Public research organization
Purpose To conduct applied research and provide specialized training.
Headquarters Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates 19°29′24″N 99°08′45″W / 19.489866°N 99.145957°W / 19.489866; -99.145957Coordinates: 19°29′24″N 99°08′45″W / 19.489866°N 99.145957°W / 19.489866; -99.145957
Director-General
Efrén Parado Arias
Parent organization
Secretariat of Energy (Mexico)
Affiliations World Energy Council, NARSTO, AMEDES, ANUIES, CUDI, ICEM
Website www.imp.mx

The Mexican Institute of Petroleum (in Spanish: Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, IMP) is a public research organization dedicated to develop technical solutions, conduct basic and applied research and provide specialized training to Pemex, the state-owned government-granted monopoly in Mexico's petroleum industry.

The Institute was founded on 23 August 1965 by federal decree and is based in Mexico City. Despite facing significant budget constraints in recent years and being accused of depending excessively on foreign technology by noted physicist Leopoldo García-Colín, it was the leading patent applicant among Mexican institutions in 2005 and houses one of the most advanced microscopes on the planet.



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