ASME Petroleum Division to hold 21st Annual Energy Sources Technology Conference & Exhibition

ASME PETROLEUM DIVISION TO HOLD 21st ANNUAL ENERGY SOURCES TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

For complimentary press registration or additional conference information, contact:
Mike Goldberg
ASME-Petroleum Division
11757 Katy Fwy., Suite 865
Houston, TX 77079
Tel: 281-493-3491
Fax: 281-493-3493
E-mail: [email protected]

The Petroleum Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers has announced plans to hold the Energy Sources Technology Conference and Exhibition ( ETCE 1998 ) February 2-4, 1998 at the Sheraton Astrodome Hotel in Houston. More than 225 technical presentations, workshops and panel discussions focused on key technologies in the fields of: Drilling; Production Operations; Pipeline Engineering; Offshore Engineering; Pipeline Operations; Plant Maintenance.

In-depth technical workshops on Underbalanced Drilling Techniques, Flow Assurance, Corrosion Control, Gas Lift Technology and Reliability Engineering For Improved Process Performance will be offered before and after the regular conference. This gives delegate's the advantage of getting advanced training from industry experts with one registration and one trip away from the office.

Featured speakers will include Roger P. (Pat) Herbert, Vice President, Market Development and Technology, Baker Hughes Incorporated, Keith B. Thayer, President, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, R. A. (Rich) Pattarozzi, President and CEO of Shell Deepwater Development Inc. and Shell Deepwater Production Inc., and E. Glynn Jones, Vice-President and Technology Manager, Bechtel Pipeline Global Industry Unit. These keynote and special speakers' presentations will cover the impact of recent advances in technology on the petroleum industry and the technological developments needed to meet the opportunities and challenges of the next century.

Sponsors of the ETCE 1998 Conference and Exhibition include the Petroleum, Advanced Energy Systems, Nondestructive Engineering and Computers In Engineering Divisions of ASME. The Conference is supported by The American Society For Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), NACE International and Hart Publications.

With 125,000 members, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a worldwide engineering society focused on technical, educational and research issues. It conducts one of the world's largest technical publishing operations, holds some 30 technical conferences and 200 professional development courses each year and sets many industrial and manufacturing standards.

More than 800 petroleum industry managers, designers, and project engineers are expected to attend the three-day conference and visit the exhibition of support products and services.

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