POV date October 2011 Infobox organization name AmericanPetroleumInstitute image AmericanPetroleumInstitute logo.jpg caption AmericanPetroleumInstitute logo membership 400 companies in petroleum ... and Chief Executive Officer, AmericanPetroleumInstitute Biography publisher Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute accessdate January 20, 2011 ref leader title2 leader name2 website div class plainlinks http www.api.org div The AmericanPetroleumInstitute , commonly referred to as API , is the largest ... Alaska Oil Leases. http www.sourcewatch.org index.php?title AmericanPetroleumInstitute Sourcewatch profile http www.opensecrets.org lobby firmsum.php?lname AmericanPetroleum Institute&year 2009 ... organization API code list at http www.piping designer.com AmericanPetroleumInstitute Piping Designer.com Energy in the USA Petroleum industry Category AmericanPetroleumInstitute Category Industry trade groups based in the United States Category Oil industry standards de AmericanPetroleumInstitute es AmericanPetroleumInstitute fr AmericanPetroleumInstitute it AmericanPetroleumInstitute nl AmericanPetroleumInstitute pl Ameryka ski Instytut Naftowy ru uk ... www.opensecrets.org lobby firmsum.php?lname AmericanPetroleum Institute&year 2009 Center for Responsive ... at its finest. ref http www.fastcompany.com blog ariel schwartz sustainability americanpetroleuminstitute demonstrates how screw grassroots ev Fast Company, How demonstrates how to screw ... to represent about 400 corporations involved in extraction of petroleum production , oil refinery refinement , pipeline transport distribution , and many other aspects of the petroleum industry ... aspects of the petroleum industry. ref name about It has many front group s, including the NH Energy ... entered petroleum industry nomenclature in a number of areas API gravity , a measure of the density of petroleum. API number , a unique identifier applied to each petroleum exploration or production well ... more details
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The AmericanInstitute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers AIME is a professional body for mining and metallurgy , with 90,000 members. It was founded in 1871 by 22 mining engineers in Wilkes Barre , Pennsylvania , United States , being one of the first national engineering societies in the country. Its charter is to advance and disseminate, through the programs of the Member Societies, knowledge of engineering and the arts and sciences involved in the production and use of minerals, metals, energy sources and materials for the benefit of humankind. It is the original parent organization of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration SME , The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society TMS , the Association for Iron and Steel Technology AIST , and the Society of Petroleum Engineers . Year 1915 Still known by the original name AmericanInstitute of Mining Engineers it had a membership at the beginning of 1915 of over 5,000 made up of honorary, elected, and associate members. The annual meeting of the institute was held in February, with other meetings during the year as authorized by the council. The institute published three volumes of Transactions annually and a monthly Bulletin which appeared on the first of each month. The headquarters of the institute was in the Engineering Building New York Engineering Building in New York City . ref New International Encyclopedia ref Presidents 1881 &mdash William Metcalf steel William Metcalf 1886 &mdash Robert Hallowell Richards 1897 &mdash Thomas Messinger Drown XXXX &mdash James Douglas businessman James Douglas 1920 &mdash Herbert Clark Hoover See also American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE AmericanInstitute of Chemical Engineers AIChE OneMine AIME s technical library is available online in OneMine References ... organizations Category Mining engineering Category Petroleum engineering Category Metallurgy Category ... more details
The Institute of Petroleum IP was a UK based professional organisation that merged with the Institute of Energy in 2003 to form the Energy Institute . The Institute of Petroleum had similar goals to the EI but was specifically focused on the oil and gas industry , whereas the EI also covers other forms of energy including nuclear and alternative energies. The IP designation still survives, for example in the specification of test methods in the petroleum industry see for example a http www.intertek cb.com newsitetest news IP Methods.shtml list of IP Test Methods on Caleb Brett s site . The Energy Institute still runs an International Petroleum IP Week , a series of events and seminars aimed at the petroleum industry. Category Obsolete British Professional Bodies ... more details
refimprove date October 2010 The PetroleumInstitute PI is a private engineering school in Sas Al Nakhl , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates , focused primarily on petroleum engineering , and funded by several major international oil companies. The goal of the institute is to provide the local oil and gas industry with engineers. The Institute was established in 2000 by an Emiri decree under the direction of His Highness Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan , ruler of Abu Dhabi and the president of the United Arab Emirates. It is financed and governed by a consortium of five major oil companies ADNOC , Royal Dutch Shell , BP , Total S.A. , and Japan Oil Development Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of INPEX . fact date October 2010 The PI admitted its first students in the Fall of 2001. At present, over 800 undergraduate male students and 100 female students are studying in one of the following five engineering disciplines Mechanical Engineering , Petroleum Engineering , Electrical Engineering , Chemical Engineering , and Petroleum Earth science Geosciences Engineering. As of Fall 2010, two new departments have been added polymer science and material science . The PetroleumInstitute also offers graduate level programs. fact date October 2010 References http www.pi.ac.ae EO PI 20Information PI 20Information.htm About the PetroleumInstitute . Accessed August 9, 2007. External links http www.pi.ac.ae The PetroleumInstitute website coord missing United Arab Emirates Category Educational institutions established in 2000 Category Energy in the United Arab Emirates Category Engineering universities and colleges Category Universities and colleges in Abu Dhabi emirate Category Education in Abu Dhabi Category Buildings and structures in Abu Dhabi ar ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Industrial Union Department v. AmericanPetroleumInstitute ArgueDate October 10 ArgueYear 1979 DecideDate July 2 DecideYear 1980 FullName Industrial Union Department, AFL CIO v. AmericanPetroleumInstitute, et al. USVol 448 USPage 607 Citation 100 S. Ct. 2844 65 L. Ed. 2d 1010 1980 U.S. LEXIS 55 10 ELR 20489 Prior Subsequent Holding The Secretary applied the act inappropriately. In order to comply with the statute, the secretary must determine 1 that a health risk of a substance exists at a particular threshold and 2 Decide whether to issue the most protective standard, or issue a standard that weighs the costs and benefits. SCOTUS 1975 1981 Plurality Stevens JoinPlurality Burger, Stewart Powell parts I, II, III A, III B, III C, III E Concurrence Powell Concurrence2 Rehnquist Dissent Marshall JoinDissent Brennan, White, Blackmun LawsApplied AFL CIO Constitutional departments Industrial Union Department v. AmericanPetroleumInstitute The Benzene Case , scite 448 607 1980 , was a case heard before the Supreme Court of the United States United States Supreme Court . This case represented a challenge to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA practice of regulating carcinogen s by setting the exposure limit at the lowest technologically feasible level that will not impair the viability of the industries regulated. OSHA selected that standard because it believed that 1 it could not determine a safe exposure level and that 2 the authorizing statute did not require it to quantify such a level. A plurality on the Court, led by Justice Stevens, wrote that the authorizing statute did indeed require OSHA to demonstrate a significant risk of harm albeit not with mathematical certainty in order to justify setting a particular exposure level ... AmericanPetroleumInstitute Category AFL CIO ... intended to give the Secretary unprecedented power over American industry . Such a delegation ... more details
Orphan date February 2011 nofootnotes date February 2011 notability date February 2011 The Institute of Petroleum Engineering IPE is a specialised centre in teaching, training and research with the largest Petroleum engineering Petroleum Engineering research programme in the UK. Founded in 1975 and based in the city of Edinburgh , IPE has expanded to the far reaches of Scotland in the Orkney Islands, and internationally, into the Middle East & Asia through its Approved Learning Partnerships. References http www.pet.hw.ac.uk http www.postgraduate.hw.ac.uk pet http maps.google.co.uk maps?oe &q riccarton&ie UTF8&hq &hnear Riccarton, Currie, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom&gl uk&z 14 Category Petroleum engineering ... more details
Infobox Company company name Norwegian PetroleumInstitute company logo Image NP logo.PNG center company type Lobbying organization foundation 1970 founder location Oslo , Norway key people Inger Lise M. N stvik br small secretary general small br H vard Kj rstad br small board chairman small homepage http www.np.no www.np.no footnotes international no The Norwegian PetroleumInstitute lang no Norsk Petroleumsinstitutt is a Norwegian lobbying organization formed in 1970. Its purpose is to attend to and promote the common interest of the petroleum industry . ref name about http www.np.no index.php?ID 164&KID 32&SID 39&page ART&PHPSESSID bdc23ee4501927794810396dcf85082a About the Norwegian PetroleumInstitute ref The petroleum companies Esso Esso Norge , YX Energi YX Energi Norge , Royal Dutch Shell Norske Shell , Statoil Statoil Norge , AGA AB AGA AS , Castrol Castrol Norge , Yara Yara Industrial , Nyn s Petroleum Nynas , Valvoline Oil and Progas are behind the Norwegian PetroleumInstitute. ref name about It also has ties with the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise . ref name spurkeland cite book title R dt lys for biljournalistikken last Einar first Spurkeland year 2004 publisher Norwegian Academic Press location Kristiansand isbn 82 7147 257 7 pages 70 ref Its board consists of H vard Kj rstad ESSO , Tage Kruse YX , Lars Inge Lunde Shell , Dag Roger Rinde Statoil , Sven Borger Fiedler Castrol and secretary Inger Lise M. N stvik . ref http www.np.no ktml2 files uploads Diverse NPs 20styre 20hjemmeside.pdf The board of the Norwegian PetroleumInstitute ref It has been criticized for manufacturing quasi journalistic information and news, which was picked up by the Norwegian news media, and eventually had political impact. ref name spurkeland References Reflist Category Lobbying organizations Category Organizations established in 1970 Category Petroleum industry of Norway ... more details
unreferenced date September 2008 Daqing PetroleumInstitute zh s p D q ng Sh y u Xu yu n is a national key institution of higher learning in the People s Republic of China . The institute was founded in 1960, formerly called Northeast PetroleumInstitute . In 1975, it was renamed Daqing PetroleumInstitute . In October 1978, the institute was accredited by the State Council of the People s Republic of China State Council with being one of 88 national key universities and colleges. Since February 2000, the institute has been under the jurisdiction of both central and provincial governments, and has been mainly administered by Heilongjiang Province. In June 2000, the provincial government approved the relocation scheme from Anda to Daqing , which was completed in October 2002. External links http www.dqpi.net Daqing PetroleumInstitute Universities and colleges in Heilongjiang China university stub coord missing Heilongjiang Category Universities in Heilongjiang Category Educational institutions established in 1960 zh ... more details
Infobox university name School Of Petroleum Technology, Gandhinagar image established 2007 type Education and Research Institution campus urban area Urban director G.P. Karmakar faculty Permanent 25 br Visiting 05 city Gandhinagar state Gujarat country India website http spt.pdpu.ac.in http spt.pdpu.ac.in distinguish2 Indian Institute of Petroleum , IIP, Dehradun See also Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University The School Of Petroleum Technology SPT , formerly known as the Institute of Petroleum Technology is part of the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University , in Gandhinagar . It offers courses addressing the technological requirements of the oil and gas sector. The programmes offered include education in aspects of the petroleum industry, including exploration, production, drilling, reservoir, transportation, refining & geosciences of energy and petroleum sector. The B.Tech petroleum engineering programme of SPT is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education AICTE . Cut off mark rank for admission during the last three years ref cite web url http spt.pdpu.ac.in downloads SPT Mandatory Disclosure 2009.pdf title School of Petroleum Technology Mandatory Disclosure ref class wikitable Year Category Gujarat last cut off AIEEE AIR Rest of India & UT s last cut off AIEEE AIR 2009 SC 185239 471615 ST 797443 954062 PC 171275 General 64382 46322 2008 SC 256889 284032 ST 737214 734609 PC 311441 362062 General 111222 89328 2007 SC 532949 307329 ST 595749 582611 PC 188005 General 232072 135749 External links http spt.pdpu.ac.in Official website References reflist coord missing Gujarat Category Gandhinagar Category Petroleum in India Category Universities and colleges in Gujarat ... more details
Delnet PDFs Annual 2520Reports 1997 1998.pdf 22indian oil institute of petroleum management ... www.iocl.com PeopleCareers IndianOilCampus.aspx IndianOil Institute of Petroleum Management at Indian Oil Corporation website http wikimapia.org 538726 Indian Oil Institute of Petroleoum Management IndianOil Institute of Petroleum Management at wikimapia DEFAULTSORT Indianoil Institute Of Petroleum ...Dablink This article is about a petroleum management institution. For other uses and details, see IIPM . Refimprove date November 2009 The IndianOil Institute of Petroleum Management IIPM is a government run institution set up to undertake training and management development programmes for the Indian petroleum industry. ref http www.expressindia.com news fe daily 20000612 fco12040.html Indian Oil, IIM A join handsto sharpen petro MBA focus Murali Gopalan, Indian Express , June 12, 2000. ref IIPM has its headquarters in Gurgaon , a city in the state of Haryana , India . IIPM was set up in 1995 by Indian Oil Corporation Indian Oil Corporation IOC , India s largest corporation and ranking 105th on the Fortune Global 500 listing 2009 . Overview According to IIPM, it is an ISO 9001 2000 certificate institute, and has been awarded the Golden Peacock National Award for Innovative Training Practices by the Institute of Directors IOD , for 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006 and for the year 2007 as well. ref http www.goldenpeacockawards.com GPNTA past Winners List.pdf Golden Peacock National Training Award ... Schools. ref http books.google.co.in books?id 79SsQALok5EC&pg PA453&lpg PA453&dq 22indian oil institute of petroleum management 22&source bl&ots H3B NuRzBL&sig ppMpL7sG6mX YyIxaRIQapGEMDs&hl en&ei ... in seminars at other educational institutions documenting the annual advances in petroleum refining ... by u21global 235295.html ref IIPM also offers a 1 year MBA programme in Petroleum Management ... established in 1995 Category Petroleum economics and industry Category Petroleum in India Category ... more details
Infobox University name Kigumba PetroleumInstitute KPI image motto established 2009 type Public chancellor vice chancellor city Kigumba country Uganda coor 1 50 33.00 N, 32 1 8.00 E students 88 2011 staff campus Rural website Kigumba PetroleumInstitute KPI , is a government government owned , national center for training, research and consultancy in the field of petroleum exploration, recovery, refinement and responsible utilization in Uganda . Location KPI is located approximately convert 4 mi km , by road, north of the town of Kigumba , off of the Kigumba Karuma Road, in Kiryandongo District , Western Region, Uganda Western Uganda . This location lies approximately convert 45 km mi , by road, northeast of Masindi , the largest town in the Bunyoro sub region subregion . ref http distancecalculator.globefeed.com Uganda Distance Result.asp?fromplace Kigumba 20 Masindi 20&toplace Masindi ... Petroleum Insitute ref In November 2011, the Uganda Government began the process of elevating the Institute ... Kigumba PetroleumInstitute To Become University ref Academic courses The detailed academic courses offered by the institute are not publicly known at this time. External links http maps.google.co.ug ... 0.009651,0.015278&vpsrc 6&t h&z 16 Location of Kigumba PetroleumInstitute At Google Maps http redpepper.co.ug welcome ?p 5748 Kigumba PetroleumInstitute Elevated To University Status See also List of Ugandan universities offering petroleum courses List of universities in Uganda Education in Uganda References reflist Category Universities in Uganda Category Petroleum schools in Uganda Category ... With Distance Marker ref The coordinates of the Institute s campus are 1 50 33.00 N, 32 1 8.00 E Latitudde 1.842500 Longitude 32.018890 . History The institute was established in 2009 ref http ugandaradionetwork.com ... in 2010, with the objective of training personell in petroleum related skills, at certificate ... Class In 2010 ref In 2011, increased budgettary allocations were made towards the elevation of the institute ... more details
unreferenced date August 2008 Petroleum Training Institute P.T.I. in Effurun , Delta State was established in 1973 by the Federal Government of Nigeria as a prerequisite for the membership of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC ,to train indigenous middle level manpower to meet the labour force demand of the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria and the West Africa n subregion. It awards ND and HND certificates. See also List of polytechnics in Nigeria References reflist External links http www.nuc.edu.ng National Universities Commission of Nigeria coord missing Nigeria Category Universities and colleges in Nigeria Category Education in Nigeria Category Government of Nigeria Category Educational institutions established in 1973 Nigeria university stub ... more details
Infobox Institute name Indian Institute of Petroleum image image size image name caption established ... Official website The Indian Institute of Petroleum IIP , established in 1960, is one of the constituent ... in the hydrocarbon sector. ref http www.iip.res.in iipnew index.html Indian Institute of Petroleum Bot generated title ref ref name ind http www.india9.com i9show Indian Institute of Petroleum 19293.htm Indian Institute of Petroleum India9. ref The Director General of CSIR based in Delhi , Samir K. Brahmachari , is the head of institute followed by M.O. Garg, who has been the Director of the institute ... , France, a petroleum research organisation, under UNESCO programme during 1960 to 1964. An ISO 9001 certified institute, IIP develops processes and products for petroleum refining and petrochemical ... of standards for petroleum products. The institute acquired the ISO 9001 certification in 1998. ref http dehradun.nic.in Institution.htm Indian 20Institute 20of 20Petroleum Indian Institute of Petroleum ... has technologies licensed by the institute. Test techniques have been developed for evaluation of petroleum ... Uttarakhand DEFAULTSORT Indian Institute Of Petroleum Category Research institutes in India Category ... of the institute is around 18 crores. The institute is recognized by over 14 universities to conduct research leading to Doctorate degree. ref name ind Objectives Development of processes for petroleum refining petro chemicals petroleum products, Application assistance to refineries in selection, and adoption of technologies and optimization of their unit operations, Evaluation of crudes and petroleum ... of petroleum products, Train personnel of oil petrochemical industry, Assistance to BIS in formulating standards for petroleum products. Research programs Applied research leading to the development of technologies, products and processes in the area of Petroleum refining, Petrochemicals, Speciality ... Petroleum Refining and catalysis Catalytic refining and catalysis Catalyst for refining process ... more details
The French Institute of Petroleum in French language French Institut fran ais du p trole, IFP is a public research organisation in France founded in 1944 as Institute of Oil, Fuels and Lubricants Institut du p trole, des carburants et des lubrifiants . The Institute is based at Rueil Malmaison near Paris , and has sites near Lyon and at Pau, Pyr n es Atlantiques Pau . As of 2004 , it had 1729 employees, a budget of 253 million euros, and was responsible for a post graduate training centre, IFP School also known as the cole du p trole et des moteurs , and an extensive industrial training programme. IFP has designed several methods to assess the oil potential of a sedimentary rock, amongst others, the Rock Eval technique using a standardized pyrolysis apparatus. This technique is used worldwide amongst petroleum companies to compare their results in the same way. Noted researchers Yves Chauvin , co laureate of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry . External links http www.ifpenergiesnouvelles.com Official site Petroleum industry Category Research institutes in France Category Chemical research institutes sci org stub ar fr IFP nergies nouvelles no Institut fran ais du p trole th ... more details
Multiple issues unreferenced November 2007 cleanup November 2007 orphan February 2009 Institute of Petroleum Management , Gandhinaga r IPMG at Gujarat Energy Research & Management Institute GERMI has been set up by Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited GSPC A Government of Gujarat Undertaking. IPMG offers programmes addressing the managerial requirements of Oil and Gas sector. The course offerings pertain to Management, Economics, Supply chain Supply Chain , International Geopolitics Geo Political affairs, Project management Project Management , Oil and Gas Accounting and Finance and Laws to mention a few areas, of the Oil and Gas Sector. The flagship two year full time residential programme leading to Post Graduate Diploma in Management PGDM is organized on the basis of three terms in a year. The programme is focused on energy sector with emphasis on Oil and Gas segment. Accordingly, the entire curriculum is designed to meet the requirement of energy sector and more specifically the petroleum segment. All the courses aim at relevance to Oil and Gas sector. While the first year courses are generic in nature the second year courses most of which are elective courses have been specially designed to cater to the energy sector with emphasis on Oil and Gas domain. The first year courses, though generic in nature, are conducted keeping in view their relevance to the energy sector. Since, the Oil and Gas sector is global in nature in all aspects a global business perspective is being kept in view in all the course offerings. The GSPC group being a promoter organization of IPMG has committed the requisite infrastructure, livewire practical learning environment and intellectual capital to the budding Oil and Gas sector management professionals at IPMG. Apart from the full time programme, Institute of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar also plans to offer short term certificate ... website Category Education in Gujarat Category Gandhinagar Category Energy in India Category Petroleum ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Vietnam PetroleumInstitute VPI was established on May 22, 1978. It is based in Hanoi , with a branch in Ho Chi Minh City . The Institute s assigned functions and tasks are as follows Carrying out scientific and technological studies in the fields of prospecting , exploration , production, transportation, storage distribution, economics and management of oil and gas cooperating with local and international organizations in these fields. Providing scientific and technical services for companies inside and outside the petroleum industry as well as for foreign oil companies. Providing scientific and technological consultancy for Politics of Vietnam Vietnamese Government and Petrovietnam , State agencies and foreign oil companies in the fields of prospecting, exploration, production, transportation, storage and economics of oil and gas. Providing training to improve professional capability of personnel working in the oil and gas industry, including post graduate programs. Category Economy of Vietnam Category Science and technology in Vietnam Category Oil and gas companies of Vietnam Vietnam stub Petroleum company stub ... more details
Infobox Organization name Mexican Institute of Petroleum br small Instituto Mexicano del Petr leo small image OFICINAS CENTRALES DEL INSTITUTO DEL PETROLEO.jpg image border size caption Headquarters at Mexico City . formation Start date and years ago 1965 08 23 df y ref name imp type Public research organization purpose To conduct applied research and provide specialized training. ref name imp headquarters Mexico City , Mexico coords coord 19.489866 99.145957 region MX DIF type edu display inline,title leader title Director General leader name Efr n Parado Arias parent organization Secretariat of Energy Mexico affiliations World Energy Council , NARSTO, AMEDES, ANUIES , CUDI , International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers Unions ICEM num staff budget website http www.imp.mx www.imp.mx remarks The Mexican Institute of Petroleum in Spanish language Spanish Instituto Mexicano del Petr leo, IMP is a public research organization dedicated to develop technical solutions, conduct basic research basic and applied research and provide specialized training to Pemex , the state owned government granted monopoly in Mexico s petroleum industry . ref name imp citeweb author Instituto Mexicano del Petr leo title Acerca del IMP url http www.imp.mx acerca language Spanish accessdate 2008 06 15 ref The Institute was founded on 23 August 1965 by federal decree and is based in Mexico City . Despite facing significant budget constraints in recent years and being accused of depending excessively on foreign technology by noted physicist Leopoldo Garc a Col n , ref name fortuna Citeweb last Egremy first Nydia title Agoniza el Instituto Mexicano del Petr leo url http revistafortuna.com.mx contenido index.php 2008 04 15 agoniza el instituto mexicano del petroleo publisher ... great benefits to Mexico and worldwide. See also Indian Institute of Petroleum French Institute of Petroleum Vietnam PetroleumInstitute References reflist sci org stub Category Chemical research institutes ... more details
The Anglo AmericanPetroleum Agreement August 8, 1944 was a failed attempt by the British government British and American government s to establish a lasting agreement to manage international petroleum supply and demand. The agreement would have established the International Petroleum Commission for the purposes of balancing discordant supply and demand, managing surplus , and bringing order and stability to a market laden with oversupply, but the agreement faced near total opposition from the petroleum industry , prompting U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt to withdraw and abandon the agreement. ref Yergin, Daniel. The Prize. New York Free P, 2008 ref References reflist Category Petroleum politics energy stub ... more details
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists or AAPG is one of the world s largest professional geological societies with over 31,000 members as of 2007. The AAPG works to advance the science of geology especially in regard to exploration for and production of petroleum , to promote technology, and to inspire high professional conduct. AAPG was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma . Currently almost 1 3 of its members live outside the United States . AAPG publishes the AAPG Explorer magazine and AAPG Bulletin scientific journal, holds an annual meeting including a technical conference and exhibition, sponsors other conferences and continuing education for members around the world, promotes student involvement in the profession, and provides various other services to its members. AAPG also includes divisions focused on particular aspects of the profession. These include the Division of Environmental Geosciences, Division of Professional Affairs, and the Energy and Minerals Division. The association membership has included Harrison Schmitt Harrison Jack Schmitt , a U.S. astronaut who walked on the moon. ref cite web url http www.searchanddiscovery.net documents ... dpa.aapg.org gac statements climatechange.pdf publisher American Association of Petroleum Geologists ... societies Category Scientific societies Category Petroleum in the United States az Amerika Neft i Geoloqlar C miyy ti it American Association of Petroleum Geologists nl American Association of Petroleum ... on recent climate. The Council of the American Quaternary Association wrote in a criticism of the award ... trend will continue, as reported through United States National Academy of Sciences NAS , American Geophysical Union AGU , American Association for the Advancement of Science AAAS , and American ... in some models. Affiliated Organizations Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Pittsburgh ... Society of Petroleum Engineers Petroleum Technology Transfer Council Fred Meissner External links ... more details
The AmericanInstitute of the City of New York was an organization to promote, by means of exhibitions and fairs, the interests of agriculture, commerce, manufactures, and arts in New York State and the United States . History The institute was founded in 1828, and AmericanInstitute Fair its fairs attracted wide attention from investors and capitalists. Among the inventions which received early recognition from the institute were the McCormick reaper , the sewing machine , Colt s fire arms, the type revolving and double power printing press machines, the first anthracite coal burning stove, the Samuel F. B. Morse Morse telegraph, the Beach Pneumatic Transit , the stocking loom, the telephone , and the Francis metallic lifeboat and lifesaving appliances. In the early 20th century, the AmericanInstitute was organized as five sections The Farmers Club, the Henry Electrical Society, the Horticultural Section, the Photographic Section, and the Polytechnic Section. It had a scientific library of over 15,000 volumes. References Cite NIE AmericanInstitute year 1905 Category Organizations based in New York City ... more details
Infobox University motto name Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology RGIPT image File rgipt.jpg type Institute of National Importance Educational and research institute established 2007 ref http ... http www.rgipt.ac.in www.rgipt.ac.in Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology RGIPT , Jais ... up of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology at Jais in Rai Bareli District of UP. ref ... Institute of Petroleum Technology RGIPT Bill 2007. ref http www.india4u.com india4unews Rajya Sabha Passes Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Bill 2007 4295 1.htm Rajya Sabha Passes Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Bill 2007 India4u News Online Bot generated title ref Dec 3 2007 the Lok Sabha passed the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology RGIPT Bill 2007. ref http www.dailyindia.com show 196623.php Lok Sabha passes Rajiv Gandhi institute of petroleum technology bill Lok Sabha passes Rajiv Gandhi institute of petroleum technology bill Bot generated title ref ... website coord missing Uttar Pradesh DEFAULTSORT Rajiv Gandhi Institute Of Petroleum Technology Category ... Welcome to Oil Industry Development Board Bot generated title ref is a training and education institute that gives technical and management training to the petroleum industry . Overview The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas India Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas MOP&NG , Government of India set up the institute at Jais, Rae Bareli district , Uttar Pradesh through an Act of Parliament. RGIPT has been accorded Institute of National Importance along the lines of the Indian Institute of Technology IIT and Indian Institute of Management IIM . With the status of a Deemed University, the institute awards degrees in its own right. RGIPT is co promoted as an energy domain specific institute ... Industry Development Board OIDB . The Institute is associated with leading International Universities Institutions specializing in the domain of Petroleum Technology. RGIPT plans to offer 33 Bachelors ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Non profit ... tax exempt dissolved footnotes The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum CIM is a Engineering ... of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum CIM a community for leading industry ... Category Energy in Canada Category Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum it Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ... of excellence programs. History In March 1898, the Canadian Mining Institute was founded in Montreal at the second annual meeting of the Federated Canadian Mining Institute, which was dissolved. The Institute was incorporated by Act of Parliament to include all former provincial groups except The Mining Society of Nova Scotia , which remained a separate body. In 1902, The Institute ... Mining Institute. In 1920, Metallurgy was added to the name to recognize the inclusion of this discipline. In 1942, The Institute made CIM its official abbreviation. In 1990, recognition of Petroleum was recognized as the institute became the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Publications Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology , the official publication of the Petroleum Society ... affiliated organizations with all their contact details. Awards of excellence The institute bestows ... Medal , for the author s of the best paper on economic geology published by the Institute Canadian ... across the country CIM Distinguished Service Medal , for distinguished or meritorious service to the Institute ... Distinguished Service Award , an Institute member who has contributed much to the development of the industry and the Institute at their local or Branch level. CIM District Proficiency Medal , to recognize a significant professional contribution to the mineral industry in each of the Institute Districts ... through outstanding contributions to the mining, metallurgical and petroleum industries. A CIM ... more details
war ii Oil Strategy in World War II , AmericanPetroleumInstitute Quarterly Centennial Issue , pages 10 11. AmericanPetroleumInstitute. ref Operation Barbarossa included the goal to capture the Case ... . File Photo lg kuwait.jpg thumb An oil refinery in Mina Al Ahmadi, Kuwait Petroleum Latin L. petroleum , from lang gr petra rock lang la oleum oil ref Petroleum . Concise Oxford English Dictionary ref ... stratigraphy geologic formations beneath the Earth Earth s surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through ... 2011 07 19 title Organic Hydrocarbons Compounds made from carbon and hydrogen ref Petroleum is used ... tremors threaten to rattle the oil world date 2011 03 01 ref Etymology The term petroleum was found ... edition, entry petroleum ref It was used in the treatise De Natura Fossilium , published in 1546 ... century, the term petroleum was frequently used to refer to mineral oils produced by distillation ... of Petroleum Acts, from the Petroleum Act 1862 c. 66 onward. Composition In its strictest sense, petroleum ... diagram of the petroleum mixture. ref name Hyne 2001 Hyne 2001 , pp. 1 4. ref An oil well produces ... volatile light crude oil s. The proportion of light hydrocarbons in the petroleum mixture varies ... a gas cap over the petroleum, and saline water which, being heavier than most forms of crude oil ... 10 02 ref Petroleum is used mostly, by volume, for producing fuel oil and petrol , both important primary ... dead link date August 2010 ref 84 by volume of the hydrocarbons present in petroleum is converted into energy rich fuels petroleum based fuels , including petrol, diesel, jet, heating, and other fuel oils, and liquefied petroleum gas . ref cite web url http www.eia.doe.gov kids energyfacts sources non ... abundance , oil has become the world s most important source of energy since the mid 1950s. Petroleum ... materials. Petroleum is found in porosity porous rock formations in the upper stratum strata of some areas of the Earth s crust geology crust . There is also petroleum in tar sands oil sands tar sands ... more details
File Circularcmyk large.jpg thumb right Official logo of the American Geosciences Institute. The American Geosciences Institute AGI is a nonprofit federation of 45 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 100,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society s use of resources and interaction with the environment. AGI s staff provides professional and information services related to government affairs earth science education, outreach, human resources, and scholarships the bibliographic database, http www.agiweb.org georef index.html GeoRef , and its Document Delivery Service and the monthly newsmagazine, http www.earthmagazine.org EARTH , and other publications. A Member Society Council and an Executive Committee, elected by the Council, govern AGI. The Member Society Council meets twice a year in conjunction with the annual meetings of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America . The AGI Foundation, a Finance Committee, and advisory committees provide financial, policy, and program support to the Institute. The name of the organization was changed from The American Geological Institute as of October 1, 2011. EARTH Magazine EARTH magazine, formerly known as Geotimes, is the monthly newsmagazine published by the American Geological Institute. EARTH covers current news on research and trends in Earth, environment, and energy issues, and is targeted as a popular publication. EARTH magazine is available by subscription or on newsstands ... effort. Since October 1998, the American Geosciences Institute has organized this national and international ... Week , the main outreach program of the American Geosciences Institute GeoRef , a bibliographic ... more details
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