The Petroleum Institute (PI) (formerly The Petroleum Institute University and Research Center) is a multidisciplinary research center of Khalifa University which focuses on oil, gas and broader energy industries.
[1] The Institute previously operated as an independent entity, funded by a consortium of national and international oil companies.
The center is currently part of Khalifa University's Sas Al Nakhl Campus.
PI was established in 2001 by an Emiri decree under the direction of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi.
It was initially financed and governed by a consortium of five major oil companies: ADNOC, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Total S.A., and Japan Oil Development Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of INPEX.