Membership

(i)         Any country which supports the objectives of the WPC and which establishes a National Committee is eligible and encouraged to apply for membership.

(ii)         A National Committee must be formed prior to formal application for membership. A National Committee must represent a wide-range of petroleum interests in the country concerned and must submit to the WPC Secretariat full details of its membership and support for review prior to submission of the application to the Council, which is responsible for the election of new members. Applications for membership will be submitted to the Council not less than two months before the meeting of the Council at which the application is to be considered. If no meeting is scheduled to be held within four months the Council may vote on the application by mail or electronic means.

(iii)        All member countries are entitled to be represented on the Council, to participate in all WPC activities and to any other benefits of membership provided under this Constitution.

(iv)        Each National Committee is responsible for promoting the interests of the WPC to the oil industry, government and other interested parties in its country and for encouraging participation in its activities, for maintaining contact with the WPC Secretariat and for the timely payment into the Central Fund of annual dues determined by the Council.  Annual dues are due on 1st. January each year and shall be paid not later than 31st. March in each year. Failure to pay by that date may lead to the suspension of a member country from the privileges of membership including the right of its representatives to participate in the meetings of the Council and committees until such time as the dues have been paid.

(v)        A member country shall lose its membership of the WPC if it fails to pay all dues currently owing for two consecutive years.