Current Events Past Conferences Past Field Trips Event Registration			PAST FIELD TRIPS AND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS OF NAPIA/PIRA  Among NAPIA’s main educational activities is the presentation of educational seminars on highly specialized topics that enhance member understanding of complex or highly technical subjects key to a thorough understanding of the petroleum business. Equally important, NAPIA offers opportunities to its members to participate in field trips to various petroleum and oilfield service operations throughout the world.  First hand visits to such operations, hosted by the companies involved, greatly enhances the participants understanding of the technology, prospectivity, and profitability of the operations visited. NAPIA appreciates the support of the many companies who have participated in these programs over the years. The following tabulation lists the major seminars and field operations visited, and the sponsor companies involved. ..........................................................................................................................      May 2003 - Gulf of Mexico Deep Offshore Drilling Operations. Rowan Companies Gorilla Rig. Mahogany Platform. Anadarko Petroleum   - Onshore Drilling Rig: Flex Rig. Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   - Logging Seminar. Schlumberger   - 3-D Visualization Center. ConocoPhillips   - LNG Technical Presentation. BG LNG Services   - Oil Service Research Lab: Pumping Technology. BJ Services   - Seismic Interpretation: 3-D Visualization Center. BP plc   - Oil Service Research Lab: Drilling & Completion. Noble Drilling Co.       October 2002 - Elk Hills/San Joaquin Basin, CA,  Heavy Oil Operations. Occidental Petroleum Corporation - San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm, San Gorgonio Pass, CA.    Wintec Energy   June 2002 - Seminar on Heavy Oil Technology  - Calgary, AB - Athabasca Oil Sands Project - Muskeg River Mine Fort McMurray, AB. Shell Canada Limited - Athabasca Oil Sands Operations - Millenium Mine, Fort McMurray, AB. Suncor Energy Inc.  - Seismic Data Technology Center - Calgary, AB.  Seitel, Inc. - Casing Drilling Technology - Calgary, AB. Tesco Corporation - Alberta Foothills Drilling Operations – Valleyview, AB. Vintage Petroleum, Inc.   October 2001 - Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV) Manufacturing Facility, Jupiter, FL. Technip-Coflexip, Perry Slingsby Division - Seminar on International Petroleum Fiscal Systems, Palm Beach, FL   March 2001 - Conoco Petronas Refinery, Melaka, Malaysia. Conoco, Inc. - Keppel Fels Offshore Construction Yards, Singapore - Exxon Mobil Refining/Petrochemical Complex, Singapore - Royal Dutch/Shell SMDS & LNG Operations, Bintulu, Malaysia - Gulf Indonesia Resources Corridor Project, Palembang, Indonesia - Unocal East Kalimantan LNG & Production Operations, Balikpapan & Bontang, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia - J. Ray McDermott Offshore Construction Yards, Batam Island, Indonesia   October 2000 - Three Rivers Refinery Complex, Amarillo, Tx. Ultramar Diamond Shamrock - The “Jim Thompson” SemiSubmersible Drilling Rig, Offshore Gulf of Mexico, Noble Drilling Corporation - Bossier Gas Field, West Texas,  Anadarko Petroleum Corporation   February 1999 - Seminar on Venezuela’s Orinoco Tar Belt Heavy Oil Operations, Caracas, Venezuela - Orinoco Tar Belt Projects, Bitor/Orimulsion Production Project, Jose Petrochemical Complex,  Eastern Venezuela. PDVSA - Maturin/Uracoa Field Operations, Eastern Venezuela. Cliffs Drilling Company,  Benton Oil & Gas - Lake Maracaibo Production Operations, Amuay/Cordon Paraguana Refining Complex, Western Venezuela. PDVSA    October 1998 - Amoco’s PTA Petrochemical Plant, Cooper River, South Carolina   March 1998 - Seminars on Energy Forecasting, & Energy and the Internet.   May 1997  - Grangemouth Refinery/LPG/Petrochemical Plant, Grangemouth, England. BP Corporation - Wytch Field Onshore & Offshore Production Operations, English Channel. BP Corporation - Britannia Platform Fabrication Yard, Teeside, England. Conoco - Captain Field, Offshore North Sea. Texaco Inc. - Cambridge Research Laboratories, Cambridge, England Schlumberger    March 1996 - Los Angeles Basin Production & Refining Operations, Long Beach, CA. Atlantic Richfield Company - Refining/Marketing Operations, Long Beach, CA. Ultramar Corp. - Seminar on The Basics of International Petroleum Agreements   October 1995 - 3-D Seismic Shoot, South Louisiana Transition Zone. Texaco - Gulf of Mexico Offshore Drilling Rigs. Rowan Companies, Global Marine Inc. - Massive Hydraulic Fracturing, West Texas. Swift Energy Company, BJ Services  - Refinery & Gas Processing Plant Tours, West Texas. Valero Energy Corporation, Diamond Shamrock Inc.   March 1995 - Seminar on Basics of Commodity Petrochemicals.   November 1994 - Jurong Refinery/Petrochemical Complex, Singapore. Mobil Oil - Duri Steamflood Operations, Sumatra, Indonesia. Caltex - Arun LNG Plant, Sumatra, Indonesia. Mobil Oil Corporation - Eastern Malaysia Production Operations, Kuantan, Malaysia. Exxon - Oilfield Service Operations In SE Asia. Singapore & Indonesia. BJ Services, Weatherford, FMC, Smedvig, Baker Hughes - Sriracha Refinery Complex, Utapao, Thailand. Esso Standard Thailand Ltd. - SE Asia Operations, Bangkok, Thailand. Unocal & TOTAL   March 1994 - Midway-Sunset Oil Field, Bakersfield, CA. Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc. - Martinez Refinery, Martinez, CA. Shell Oil Company   October 1993 - Hugoton Gas Field, Hugoton, Kansas. Anadarko Petroleum - San Juan Basin Gas Field, Blanco, New Mexico. Phillips Petroleum   March 1993 - Lake Maracaibo Production Operations, Amuay/Cordon Paraguana Refining Operations, Western Venezuela. PDVSA - Jose Petrochemical Complex, Orimulsion Production Operations, Eastern Venezuela.  PDVSA   March 1992 - Coal Seam Gas Drilling, Durango, CO, Navaho, NM. Devon Energy  - Coal Mining Operations, Gillette, WY. Kerr-McGee Corporation - Sand Creek Methanol Plant & Refinery, Denver, CO. Conoco   October 1990 - Helicopter Tours of Gulf of Mexico Operations. British Petroleum, Mobil Corporation, Maxus Energy - Sulphur Operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Freeport McMoran  - Drilling in the South Louisiana Transition Zone. Louisiana Land   October 1989 - Coal Bed Methane Gas, Durango, CO. Amoco Corporation - Watson Oil Refinery, Los Angeles, CA. Atlantic Richfield Corp. - CO2 Injection Operations, Midland, TX. Shell Oil Company - Exploration Technology Center, Dallas, TX. Mobil Oil Corp.    April 1989 - Amarillo Refinery, Amarillo, TX. Diamond Shamrock Corporation - Geophysical Services Center, Dallas, TX. Halliburton Company - Research, Technical & Drilling Center, Dallas, TX. Mobil Oil - Exploration Technology Center, Dallas, TX. Sun Oil E&P   October 1988 - Seminar on Refining Economics.   June 1998 - Wytch Farm Production Operations, Poole, England.              British Petroleum - Castrol Research Laboratory, London, England. Burmah Oil - Southern Basin North Sea Operations. Conoco, Inc. - North Sea Drilling Operations. Ranger Oil - Cambridge, England, Research Operations, Schlumberger   October 1987 - Seminar on Petroleum Evaluation Fundamentals & Reserve Reports.   May 1987 - Cold Lake Syncrude Operations, Cold Lake, AB. Imperial Oil - Cannon Mineral Mine, Wenatchee, WA. Asamera Petroleum       - Production Operations in South Central Alberta. Dome Petroleum   October 1986 - Seminar on Implications of Declining Oil Prices on Accounting and Reserve Determination   March 1986 - Offshore Gulf of Mexico Operations. J. Ray McDermott, Shell Oil, Amoco Corporation, Ocean Drilling & Exploration   Sept. 1985  - Seminar on Petroleum Geology for Investment Analysts    March 1985 - Gulf of Mexico Exploration, Panama City, FL. Shell Oil Co. - Marine Fabrication Yards, Corpus Christi, TX. Halliburton Corp. - Cogeneration Operations, LaPort, TX. Diamond Shamrock - Seismic Exploration Operations, Dallas, TX. Texas Instruments   June 1983 - North Sea Platform Fabrication Yards, Ardesrsier, Scotland J. Ray McDermott - Paris Basin Production Operations, Paris, France. Triton Energy    March 1981 - California Petroleum Operations. Texaco, Shell Oil, Kerr-McGee, Standard Oil of California   March 1980 - Mid Continent Petroleum Operations. Cities Service Company, Philips Petroleum Company, Standard Oil of Indiana   October 1979 - Geothermal Power Operations, The Geysers, Napa, CA. Union Oil of California - Mining Operations, Arizona, New Mexico. Pennzoil Corp. Phillips Petroleum Company     February 1979 - Texas, Louisiana Petroleum Operations and Research Facilities. Continental Oil, Exxon, Gulf Oil, Phillips Petroleum, Shell Oil     May 1978 - North Sea Drilling Operations; Piper/Claymore Fields, Occidental Petroleum; Forties Field, British Petroleum; Statfiord Field and Stavanger, Norway, Phillips Petroleum - European Operations, Mobil Oil, Esso Europe - North Sea Platform Fabrication Yards, Ardesier, Scotland. J. Ray McDermott, Gulf Oil, Continental Oil    October 1978 - Refining Operations, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Amerada Hess Corp.   October 1976 - Offshore Production Platforms, Santa Barbara, CA. Union Oil of California   February 1975 - Drilling Bit Manufacturing, Houston, TX. Hughes Tool Company

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