The Department of Mineral Resources, in association with Petroleum concessionaires and various service companies in the petroleum business in Thailand have established the Technical Petroleum Training Institute (TPTI), an independent non-profit organization, in year 2000. The purpose of TPTI is to provide training services focusing on health, safety, environment, technology and related fields for personnel working in the petroleum exploration and production industry. TPTI will act as the core institute in providing international standards for training courses in the petroleum exploration and production business. TPTI, with the cooperation and support from the petroleum companies who have their own training centers will jointly organize training courses on health, safety, environment, technology and related fields. Courses that are needed in the petroleum field, but not available from any training center in the country will also be organized to fulfill the needs of the companies. TPTI will also set up our own training centers, in order to facilitate customers, as many as TPTI can in the areas over the country that have insufficient training center. The joint cooperation between TPTI and the petroleum companies will help TPTI become the center for training, transferring and developing technology related to the petroleum exploration and production operations in accordance with accepted international standards. TPTI will also provide assistance in securing national manpower to support the operations of petroleum exploration and production thereby ensuring that Thailand's oil and gas industry can operate in emergency situations without interruption to the power generation of the nation.

- The Department of Mineral Fuels    - The Defense Energy Department    - Chevron Offshore (Thailand), Ltd.    - Harrods Energy (Thailand), Ltd.    - PTT Exploration and Production Plc.    - Thai Shell Exploration and Production Co., Ltd.    - Unocal Thailand, Ltd.    - Thaipo Limited    - Total Exploration and Production Thailand    - Schlumberger Overseas, S.A.    - Halliburton Company    - Baker Hughes (Thailand) Co., Ltd.    - SVS Oilfield Services Co., Ltd.

To develop capabilities of the personnel in the petroleum exploration and production industry in order to work efficiently at all levels To optimize the training facilities, equipment, and instructors in the petroleum exploration and production sector

To become a recognized training provider for the petroleum exploration and production industry in Thailand

- To be a core organization of the nation in providing international standards       training focusing on health, safety, environment, and technology in the       petroleum exploration and production industry    - To cooperate and coordinate with the petroleum companies in managing the       human resources development in the petroleum field to the utmost benefit and       efficiency    - To transfer and develop technology in various aspects related to the petroleum       exploration and production operations in accordance with accepted       international standards    - To secure national manpower in the operations of petroleum exploration and       production that can operate in emergency situation without interruption to the       power generation of the nation    - To promote health, safety and environment in the working

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