Events

Host: Phillips 66
Dates: November 9th and 10th
Location: Bartlesville, OKOn November 9 and 10 2016, Phillips 66 will host the 94th PERF Fall Meeting at their R&D headquarters in Bartlesville, OK.
The agenda includes the following topics in the Water and Air focus areas:

• Induced seismicity
• Water treatment
• Water valuation
• New policies and regulations
• Source identification for PM and VOCs
• Air quality modeling

Emerging Monitoring Technologies for the Downstream Fenceline and Beyond

Host: Geosyntec
Dates: November 2nd
Location: Houston, TX

On November 2, 2016, Geosyntec will host a full-day PERF workshop entitled “Emerging Monitoring Technologies for the Downstream Fenceline and Beyond” at the Marriott West Loop in Houston by The Galleria.

Topics will include technologies for measuring methane, hazardous air pollutants, volatile organic compounds, and hydrogen sulfide at a variety of different spatial and temporal scales. Covered approaches include supplemental monitoring for emerging EPA Method 325A/B requirements, open-path systems, inexpensive sensor technologies, and quantitative leak imaging.

Host: Chevron
Dates: May 4th – 5th, 2016
Location: London, UK

On May 4th and 5th 2016, Chevron hosted the Spring PERF Meeting in London, UK. The general theme of the meeting was “From Strategy to Action : What New Air Emissions Policies Mean for Oil & Gas Industry”. The main topic covered was the recent Paris Climate Conference (COP21) and its consequences on the O&G industry, with a discussion organized around IPIECA’s “Five Pieces of the Paris Puzzle”. The objective was also to analyze how EU BREFs and Directives, compared with the US Refinery Sector Rule, will influence activities. Finally, the Circular Economy was treated.
Over 50 engineers and scientists attended the meeting.

The presentations are available in the Members Area which also includes the topics of new PERF project proposals presented there, as well as the participants list.

Host: Total / CIRAIG
Dates: November 17th – 18th, 2015
Location: Montreal, Canada

On November 17th and 18th 2015, Total hosted with CIRAIG (International Reference Center for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services) a PERF workshop focusing on Life Cycle Analysis approach applied to the Oil & Gas industry.
Around 20 people participated in this workshop in Montreal which provided a good place for exchange about potential environmental benefits from this approach. A total of 18 presentations were given over the 2 day meeting.
There was positive interaction between attendees favorable to discussions of potential future PERF project areas.

Host: EERC
Dates: October 6th – 7th, 2015
Location: Grand Forks, USA
Theme: Environmental issues associated with unconventional oil and gas activities

Host: BP
Dates: May 28, 2015
Location: Naperville, IL

Host: Cedre & Total
Dates: March 31 & April 1, 2015
Location: Brest, France
Theme: Marine Environmental Issues

Host: Shell
Dates: November 4 & 5, 2014
Location: Houston, TX
Theme: Water quality and wastewater treatment

Host: ExxonMobil
Dates: September 9 & 10, 2014
Location: Houston, TX
Theme: Remediation of Heavy Hydrocarbon-Impacted Soil and LNAPL-Impacted Aquifers

“Oil Company Environmental Sustainability Research Programs at Qatar Science & Technology Park, Doha – Qatar”
Host: ConocoPhillips
Dates: April 14 & 15, 2014
Location: Doha, Qatar
Theme: Oil Company Environmental Sustainability Research Programs at Qatar Science & Technology Park

Host: Chevron
Dates: March 17 & 18, 2014
Location: London, UK

Host: Chevron
Dates: November 5 & 6, 2013
Location: Richmond, CA
Theme: Optimizing Leveraging Opportunities through PERF Liaison Members

Host: Petrobras Research Center
Dates: March 13 & 14, 2013
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Theme: Biodiversity challenges

Host: ExxonMobil
Dates: November 7 & 8, 2012
Location: Fairfax, VA
Theme: Air Emissions Estimating, Modeling, and Monitoring Strategies

Host: Chevron
Dates: September 25 & 26, 2012
Location: Lawrenceville, IL

Host: Saudi Aramco
Dates: 10th to 12th of March 2012
Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Theme: Water conservation and Waste Minimization

Host: ConocoPhillips
Dates: November 2011
Location: Bartlesville, OK
Theme: Emerging Environmental Challenges and Risks

Host: Total
Dates: April 2011
Location: Paris, France
Theme: Managing Environmental Risks

Host: Chevron
Dates: November 2010
Location: Houston, TX
Theme: Marine Oil Spill Research

Host: BP
Dates: April 2010
Location: London, UK
Theme: Evolving International Environmental Regulations and Technology Opportunities – Green Technologies