scope:

This doctrine provides the basis for the conduct of multinational logistic petroleum operations and serves to facilitate the achievement of the NATO commander's mission by fostering a common understanding of cooperative logistic petroleum planning amongst NATO military authorities (NMAs), nations and the NATO Command Structure. In addition to petroleum planning, it addresses petroleum reporting, standardization and interoperability, legislation and the environment.

The concepts described in this document are applicable to peacetime and the full spectrum of potential NATO operations from crisis through conflict. While much of the doctrine is focused toward the more probable scenarios of mid-intensity and non- Article 5 crisis response operations (NA5CRO), the doctrine has wider application including non-NATO nations participating in NATO led operations.

NATO Joint Petroleum Doctrine allows considerable flexibility and encourages close cooperation between nations but it does not exclude any particular nation's approach to logistic support.