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Petroleum
Refining:
| Clean
Air Resources | EPA News and Information Sources
| Trade Associations | Trade
Magazines/Journals |
| Professional Organizations | Other
Links of Interest |
Clean
Air Resources:
Clean
Air Consulting
and Permitting
-- Air Quality Permitting, Title V and Permit Applications
Clean
Air Field Services -- VOC
and HAP testing, emissions inventories.
Clean
Air Training Services --
EPA CAA as it applies.
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Government/EPA
News and Information Sources:
The Department
of Energy - The DOE's mission is to foster a secure and reliable
energy system that is environmentally and economically sustainable,
to be a responsible steward of the Nation's nuclear weapons, to
clean up our own facilities and to support continued United States
leadership in science and technology.
http://www.energy.gov/
DOE: Fossil
Energy - The Energy Department's Fossil Energy organization is made
up of about 1000 scientists, engineers, technicians and administrative
staff. Its headquarters offices are in downtown Washington, DC,
and in Germantown, Maryland.
http://www.fe.doe.gov/
National Petroleum
Council - An Oil and Natural Gas Advisory Committee to the Secretary
of Energy
http://npc.org/
The Energy
Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, is
a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. We provide
policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound
policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding
energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
http://www.eia.doe.gov
The Interstate
Oil and Gas Compact Commission - represents the governors of 37
states -- 30 members and seven associate states -- that produce
virtually all the domestic oil and natural gas in the United States.
The organization was established by the governors in 1935 and is
among the oldest and largest interstate compacts in the nation.
The IOGCC assists states in balancing interests -- maximizing domestic
oil and natural gas production, minimizing the waste of irreplaceable
natural resources, and protecting human and environmental health
-- through sound regulatory practices.
http://www.iogcc.oklaosf.state.ok.us/
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Trade Magazines/Journals:
Offshore
Magazine - Published continuously since 1954, Offshore is the
leading information source on oil and gas offshore and deep offshore
markets. Offshore provides a rich blend of international news
and technology for marine/offshore operations including the Gulf
of Mexico, and the North Sea. Topics covered include seismic services,
exploration, drilling, production, processing, pipelining, operating
problems and design solutions.
http://os.pennwellnet.com/home.cfm
Oil
& Gas Journal is the world's most widely-read petroleum industry
publication. Each week the Journal delivers the latest international
petroleum news; analysis of issues and events; practical technology
for design, operation and maintenance; and important statistics
on international markets and activity.
http://ogj.pennnet.com/home.cfm
Drilling
Contractor - Published bimonthly, the official magazine of The
International Association of Drilling Contractors covers all topics
of interest to the drilling industry, both on land and offshore
technology, management, and regulatory and legislative developments.
http://www.iadc.org/dcpi.htm
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Trade Associations:
The
American Petroleum Institute - The API is the major national trade
association representing the entire petroleum industry: exploration
and production, transportation, refining, and marketing. With
headquarters in Washington, D.C., and petroleum councils in 33
states, it is a forum for all parts of the oil and natural gas
industry to pursue priority public policy objectives and advance
the interests of the industry in a legally appropriate manner.
http://www.api.org/
Petroleum
Marketers Association of America - PMAA is a federation of 42
state and regional trade associations representing 7,850 independent
petroleum marketers nationwide. The bulk of these marketers are
small, family businesses serving the petroleum needs of their
local community. Collectively, these marketers sell approximately
half the gasoline, 60% of the diesel fuel and 80% of the home
heating oil consumed in America annually
http://www.pmaa.org/
The
Independent Petroleum Association of America - The Independent
Petroleum Association of America is the national association representing
the 8,000 independent crude oil and natural gas explorer/producers
in the United States. It also operates in close cooperation with
44 unaffiliated independent national, state and regional associations,
which together represent thousands of royalty owners and the companies
which provide services and supplies to the domestic industry.
http://www.ipaa.org/
National
Oil Recyclers Association - NORA members encourage and promote
the proper recycling of used oil, oil filters, used antifreeze
and other automotive and industrial materials through education
and the development of legislation and regulations at the federal,
state, and local levels which will protect human health and the
environment.
http://www.noraoil.com/
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Professional
Organizations:
American
Association of Petroleum Geologists - Currently the world's largest
professional geological society with over 30,000 members, AAPG provides
publications, conferences, and educational opportunities to geoscientists
and disseminates the most current geological information available
to the general public.
http://www.aapg.org
The
Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE's membership comprises of 50,000-plus
members in more than 100 countries worldwide. This global community
includes Leaders, operators, consultants, and scientists. SPE's
major technical areas include: Exploration, Drilling, Production,
Formation Evaluation, Reservoir Characterization, Reservoir Engineering,
Economics and Evaluation, Facilities, and Transportation.
http://www.spe.org/
International
Association of Drilling Contractors - Since 1940, IADC has exclusively
represented the worldwide oil and gas drilling industry. The organization
promotes commitment to safety, preservation of the environment and
advances in drilling technology and membership is open to any company
involved in oil and gas exploration and production, well servicing,
oil field manufacturing and other rig site services.
http://www.iadc.org/
The
American Association of Drilling Engineers - AADE is an all-volunteer
organization made up of an affiliation of independent chapters licensed
by the National Board. AADE offers a forum for the exchange of information,
among its members and guests, specifically on drilling related topics.
http://www.aade.org/
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Other Sites
of Interest:
The
World Petroleum Congresses - The World Petroleum Congresses was
founded in London in 1933. It provides a forum for discussing
the issues facing the oil industry on a worldwide basis and is
strictly non-political. The WPC is dedicated to the application
of scientific advances in the oil and gas industries, to technology
transfer and to the use of the world's petroleum resources for
the benefit of mankind. The WPC's 59 member countries represent
over 90% of the worlds major oil and gas producing and consuming
nations of the world. Each country has a national committee made
up from representatives of the oil and gas industry, academia
and research institutions and government departments. Attendance
at WPC Congresses is open to all and over 90 countries are usually
represented. The Congresses held regularly over the last 65 years
have traditionally covered all aspects of the industry from exploration
to downstream activities. More recently these topic have been
expanded to include petroleum finance, management and environmental
issues.
http://www.world-petroleum.org/
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