Since the inauguration of the Board of Directors in October 2015, the Authority has grown to 90 staff out of the planned 224 staff . The PAU has formulated a three-year strategic plan based on the four pillars of Insti tuti onal building, enabling explorati on, to increase the resource base; facilitati ng commercialisati on of the discovered oil and gas resources and enhancing the impact and sustainability of the petroleum sector.