Asociación Colombiana de Ingenieros de Petróleos

What Asociación Colombiana de Ingenieros de Petróleos does

Acipet (Asociación Colombiana de Ingenieros de Petróleos, Energía y Tecnologías Afines) is a Colombian professional association founded in 1964 and headquartered in Bogotá, legally designated as the technical advisory body to the Colombian National Government in hydrocarbon matters under Law 20 of 1984. It serves individual petroleum engineers, energy professionals, students, academia, energy-sector enterprises (including Ecopetrol, Repsol, Canacol Energy and Emerald Energy among the visible logos), and government entities such as the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the ANH. The association's core offerings are organized around knowledge exchange, professional development, and industry advocacy rather than software or technology products.

Its portfolio centers on the annual Congreso Colombiano de Petróleo, Gas y Energía (held continuously since 1984, with 42+ editions and 1,000-1,200+ attendees in recent years), the Premio Acipet a la Innovación award program (created in 2013), the XXXII Torneo de Golf Acipet annual networking tournament, the Concurso Técnico Académico (a technical paper competition whose top entries are published in Ecopetrol's CT&F journal), the Revista Conexión Acipet magazine, and the Monitor Energético publication. It also delivers a Portafolio Académico of technical courses, diplomas and workshops covering drilling, reservoir characterization, offshore operations, EOR, gas regulation and energy transition topics.

Acipet's revenue model blends recurring individual membership fees, one-time event registration fees (with member/non-member price discrimination, e.g., 450,000 COP vs. 500,000 COP for the golf tournament), paid technical education programs, and enterprise sponsorship/exhibitor fees from oil and gas companies participating in the congress. Distribution is primarily self-serve via the acipet.com website and the pasarelapagos.acipet.com payment portal, supplemented by direct enterprise sales for congress sponsorship packages and a multi-channel marketing presence across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, YouTube and email. Governance is provided by a Junta Directiva and operational leadership under Director Ejecutivo Óscar Ferney Rincón, with technical direction from a Gerente Técnico y Académico and a Technical Committee populated by senior industry figures.

Name

Asociación Colombiana de Ingenieros de Petróleos

Legal name

Asociación Colombiana de Ingenieros de Petróleos, Energía y Tecnologías Afines

Website

https://acipet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Acipet is a Colombian nonprofit professional association founded in 1964 serving petroleum engineers and energy professionals through technical events, training, publications, and industry advocacy, functioning as the legally designated technical advisory body to the Colombian Government under Law 20 of 1984.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

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PRIMARYEDABAAAC

Strategic Leadership & Business Acumen

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Leadership & Management Development

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Petroleum engineering advocacy
• Technical congress events
• Energy industry training
• Hydrocarbon policy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees collected from petroleum engineers and energy professionals who join the association. Members receive benefits including access to technical events, publications, networking opportunities, and representation as the technical advisory body to the Government of Colombia.
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue generated from registration fees for the annual Congreso Colombiano de Petróleo, Gas y Energía, Golf Tournament, technical courses, workshops, and diploma programs. Pricing varies for members versus non-members.
3. Technical Education Programs: Fees from technical courses, diploma programs, and specialized training in areas such as hydrocarbon exploration, production, transportation, gas regulation, and energy transition topics.
4. Sponsorships and Exhibitor Fees: Revenue from companies sponsoring the annual congress and technical conference, including exhibition booth fees, sponsorships, and advertising in conference materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Acipet is a nonprofit professional association that represents petroleum engineers and energy professionals in Colombia. It delivers value through annual membership affiliations, the Congreso Colombiano de Petróleo, Gas y Energía (annual technical congress since 1984), technical training courses and diploma programs, the Premio Acipet a la Innovación innovation award, the Revista Conexión Acipet industry magazine, and advocacy before the Colombian Government on hydrocarbon matters pursuant to Law 20 of 1984.

Product overview

Acipet (Asociación Colombiana de Ingenieros de Petróleos, Energía y Tecnologías Afines) is a professional association for petroleum engineers and energy professionals in Colombia, founded in 1964. The organization offers a portfolio of services centered on professional development, knowledge exchange, and industry networking rather than a technology product platform. Its core offerings include the annual Congreso Colombiano de Petróleo, Gas y Energía (hosted since 1984), the Premio Acipet a la Innovación (innovation award since 2013), the XXXII Torneo de Golf Acipet (annual networking golf tournament), and the Revista Conexión Acipet (industry magazine). The association also provides technical training programs covering topics such as drilling, offshore operations, reservoir simulation, and energy transition, and facilitates the Concurso Técnico Académico (technical competition) during congress events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Congreso Colombiano de Petróleo, Gas y Energía Annual technical and academic congress for Colombia's hydrocarbon sector, offering knowledge exchange, technology promotion, and business networking for companies, academia, and government. Attracts over 1,000–1,200 attendees per edition.
• XXXII Torneo de Golf Acipet Annual golf tournament networking event for key actors of the Colombian energy industry, with member and non-member pricing tiers.
• Portafolio Académico – Formación Técnica Technical training programs (courses, workshops, and diplomas) for petroleum engineers and energy professionals covering hydrocarbon exploration, production, transportation, gas regulation, and energy transition topics.
• Asociación – Membresía Acipet Annual professional membership for petroleum engineers and energy professionals, providing access to technical events, publications, networking, discounted event rates, and representation as the technical advisory body to the Government of Colombia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Premio Acipet a la Innovación has generated value through new ideas that have enabled the constitution of companies and contributed to the innovative development of the country since 2013.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CT&F (Science, Technology and Future) JournalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcipet maintains an alliance with the CT&F Journal, published by the Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo (ICP), to provide academic validation and greater visibility to technical papers presented in the annual congress. Selected works may be considered for publication in a special indexed edition of the journal, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in petroleum, gas and energy sectors.
• NaturgascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcipet joined with other industry associations (ACIEM, ACGGP, CAMPETROL) to publicly support Naturgas following regulatory inspections by the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio in February 2025. The associations recognized Naturgas's commitment to promoting the benefits of natural gas to more than 36 million Colombians.
• Ecopetrol - Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo (ICP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo collaborates with Acipet on the Technical Academic Competition, providing the platform for abstract submissions and serving as the venue for the competition organized by ACIPET. The ICP publishes the CT&F journal that serves as the academic publication partner.
• ACIEM, ACP, ACGGP, CAMPETROLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcipet joins with other Colombian oil and gas industry associations to address critical sector issues. In April 2025, these associations jointly called for the lifting of road blockades affecting hydrocarbon operations in Meta department, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and the rule of law.
• Neomundo (Bucaramanga)minorOthersVenue partner for the XXIII Congreso Colombiano de Petróleo, Gas y Energía scheduled for September 22-24, 2026 in Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Acipet_CO
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3BhHQJO271l1G1kfeLoFLA
• Facebookfacebook.com/acipetoficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acipet
• Instagraminstagram.com/acipet_co

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Investors

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