International petroleum enviromental conference (IPEC) offers opportunity for exchange of ideas.

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 2001 · NAFTA

OSTI ID:943224

Veil, J A; Spiric, Z; INA-Naftaplin,

Oil and gas are produced in many parts of the world. Persons working in the petroleum industry can learn much by communicating with colleagues in other countries, but the opportunities for engineers and scientists to come together and discuss petroleum environmental control practices, technologies, and regulations with representatives of other countries are limited. This paper describes the very useful International Petroleum Environmental Conference (IPEC) which completed its seventh meeting in November 2000 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. The 7th IPEC attracted 350 participants, including 26 participants from countries other than the United States. The 7th IPEC emphasized international issues and included more than 20 papers by international authors or on international topics. The conference covered all aspects of petroleum environmental issues and featured speakers from many disciplines. The conference included technical sessions on the following topics: Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Oil and Gas Industry; Pollution Prevention, Waste Management, and Waste Minimization; Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons; Characterization and Remediation of Brine-Impacted Soils; Biotreatment and Bioremediation; International Issues in the Oil and Gas Industry; Phytoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons; Treatment and Management of Produced Water; Forensic Geochemistry and Site Characterization/Technology Transfer; Environmentall Acceptable Endpoints; Desulfurization of Fuels and Waste Streams; Control of Air Emissions; MTBE/Phytoremediation and Natural Attenuation; and Treatment and Remediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons. The last day of the conference was devoted to a special symposium on 'Innovative Technologies for Subsurface Characterization and Remediation.' The authors recommend this conference as a forum for industry, government, and academia to freely exchange ideas and information.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: FE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 943224
• Report Number(s): ANL/EA/JA-38439
• Journal Information: NAFTA, Journal Name: NAFTA Journal Issue: 2 ; Feb. 2001 Vol. 52; ISSN 0027-755X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH

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