The National Organization of the Petroleum Industry - ONIP is a Brazilian private and non-profit organization aiming to maximize the benefits resulting from the expansion cycle of the oil & gas sector for the Brazilian society. To meet this mission, ONIP acts to contribute for the development of a favorable environment for new investments and operations in the Brazilian petroleum sector and to promote the increase of local content on a competitive basis. ONIP serves as a forum for all the companies and government agencies involved in the Oil & Gas sector in Brazil.

As of april 2004, ONIP is composed of 30 supporting members. These members represent National Associations from the different sub-sectors of the Oil and Gas industry, including: exploration, drilling, engineering, tubes and pipes, naval construction and design, heavy machinery manufacturing, infrastructure, electric/electronic materials, services and others. In addition to the main oil companies and operators already operating in Brazil, including Petrobras, three states governaments as well as the federal goverment are also affiliated to ONIP.

ONIP also acts as an Information Center for the entire Brazilian Oil and Gas industry. ONIP's home page (in Portuguese) contains information about the industry, including economic and technical data, proprietary industry analysis, presentations, conferences and workshops sponsored by ONIP, and other pertinent information.

One of ONIP's main function is to gather and disseminate qualified data from the Brazilian- installed suppliers of goods and services. ONIP offers also an extensive on-line data base (Vendors List) of more than 900 local companies.