OGP encompasses the world's leading private and state-owned oil & gas companies, their national and regional associations, and major upstream contractors and suppliers. Vision: To work on behalf of all the world's upstream companies to promote responsible and profitable operations. Mission: (1) To represent the interests of the upstream industry to international regulatory and legislative bodies. (2) To achieve continuous improvement in safety, health and environmental performance and in the engineering and operation of upstream ventures. (3) To promote awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility issues within the industry and among stakeholders. Objectives: (1) To improve understanding of the upstream oil and gas industry, its achievements and challenges and its views on pertinent issues. (2) To encourage international regulators and other parties to take account of the industry's views in developing proposals that are effective and workable. (3) To become a more visible, accessible and effective source of information about the global industry - both externally and within member organisations. (4) To develop and disseminate best practices in safety, health and environmental performance and the engineering and operation of upstream ventures. (5) To improve the collection, analysis and dissemination of safety, health and environmental performance data. (6) To provide a forum for sharing experience and debating emerging issues. (7) To enhance the industry's ability to influence by increasing the size and diversity of the membership. (8) To liaise with other industry associations to ensure consistent and effective approaches to common issues