International Partnerships
To effectively address the global challenges posed by the energy transition and the fight against climate change, IFP’s actions are carried out as part of an increasingly dynamic international policy. A world energy player by the very nature of its original mission, today IFP is increasing its partnerships in the field of low-carbon energy technologies.
A targeted strategy
In line with its strategy, IFP focuses its efforts on the international stage on a number of target areas and countries, where all its activity sectors are represented or the development potential is significant: Algeria, Brazil, China, India, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, the Middle East – particularly Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait –, Russia and Venezuela.
In parallel, IFP maintains a global presence via networks of its researchers, who are daily acting at the international scale.
Leading actions in 2008
International activities in 2008 concentrated on four principal sectors:
- training, as the bearer of the diversity of IFP’s professions. Through it, IFP is preparing the future with, among other activities, a well-established policy of satellite degree programs, alongside technology transfer,
- refining which, because of the global economic climate, has become a major development avenue,
- knowledge of oil reservoirs and assisted recovery, areas in which IFP’s expertise is globally recognized,
- the growing demand for efficient engine technologies, in a context where automobile manufacturers are seeking innovative solutions.
In addition, an increasing number of our partners – principally state-owned companies in oil-producing countries – have turned to us for advice and project management to enable them to acquire their own research resources and use them efficiently.
Finally, in addition to the increasingly international scope of IFP School, some very highly qualified engineers have been welcomed in our laboratories, reflecting the IFP’s global appeal.
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