Training Course addresses crude oil sampling.
Press Release Summary:
Sponsored by ASTM, course titled "Crude Oil: Sampling, Testing, and Evaluation" focuses on obtaining representative samples using automatic and manual methods; tests available for obtaining data for determining quantity for custody transfer purposes; and making rapid evaluation of commodity to assess handling and processing characteristics. Laboratory technicians and chemists responsible for crude oil analysis and field personnel responsible for collecting samples will benefit from course.
Original Press Release:
ASTM International Training Course Samples Crude Oil
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 25 November 2008-The increased price of crude oil emphasizes the importance of its accurate and efficient sampling. Crude Oil: Sampling, Testing, and Evaluation, a Technical and Professional Training course sponsored by ASTM International, focuses on obtaining representative samples using automatic and manual methods; the tests available for obtaining data for determining quantity for custody transfer purposes and conformance to expected quality; and making a rapid evaluation of the commodity to assess handling and processing characteristics.
Laboratory technicians and chemists responsible for crude oil analysis and field personnel responsible for collecting samples will benefit from the course. A minimum of two years of college with an emphasis on chemistry or environmental science or relevant laboratory work experience is recommended.
Course instructors are Harry N. Giles, retired senior petroleum industrial specialist for the U.S. Department of Energy, and Clifford Mills, a laboratory consultant with an emphasis on crude analysis. Giles and Mills also serve as technical advisors to ASTM International for the Crude Oil Interlaboratory Crosscheck Program (ILCP).
The course will be held twice in 2009: June 15-17 in Philadelphia, Pa., and Oct. 19-21 in Houston, Texas.
The class attendance fee is $1095 and includes course notes, 32 ASTM standards referenced in the course and refreshment breaks. Students also receive 1.4 continuing education units. For a free brochure that includes registration and hotel information, contact Eileen Finn, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa. (phone: 610-832-9686; fax: 610-832-9668; efinn@astm.org); or visit the ASTM home page at www.astm.org.
This course can be tailored to your company's needs and can be brought by ASTM International to your site. Contact Scott Murphy, ASTM International (phone: 610-832-9685; smurphy@astm.org) for details.
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