Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP) is a Chilean stateowned company, whose purpose is the exploration, production and marketing of hydrocarbons and its derivatives.
In 2016, ENAP was authorized to enter the electricity market and develop projects, which strengthened the strategic role it plays in fuels supply and the energy sector in general. ENAP has activities in Chile and abroad, through the international subsidiaries in Argentina, Ecuador and Egypt. In Chile, it operates through three business lines: Exploration and Production (E&P), which is responsible for managing the search and production of hydrocarbons and is in charge of the tender and subscription of special oil operation contracts (CEOP). These contracts allow the companies in the industry to associate with ENAP for the exploration of blocks located in the Magallanes Region. The international subsidiary Sipetrol that develops ENAP’s operations abroad, report to this Business Line.
The Gas and Energy (G&E) Business Line, created in August 2014, is in charge of the gas business and some projects of Non-Conventional Renewable Energy (NCRE), such as the Cerro Pabellón Geothermal Power Plant, where ENAP participates as a minority partner. This Business Line also has the mission of promoting a greater presence of gas in the energy matrix of the country, according to the Energy Agenda promoted by the Government of Chile.
In this context, the sale of Liquefied Natural Gas made by ENAP, distributing it from the Terminal of Quintero, where it receives the imported volumes, has allowed dealing with the challenge of diversifying the country’s energy grid.
ENAP operations in Ecuador, Egypt and Argentina include the production of crude oil and gas, through alliances with leading companies in the oil business.
The central administration of ENAP is based in the Head Office, located in Santiago, Chile.
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