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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1970
Page
6
Dr Charles F Jones president of Humble Oil & Refining urged UT Austin freshmen to ground engineering in societal impact. He warned that rapid city growth and unplanned side effects of technology harm quality of life and emphasized pollution control and cross discipline learning for future engineers.
Five experts in reservoir engineering were chosen to join a panel on Use and Misuse of Numerical Models at the Second Symposium on the Numerical Simulation of Reservoir Performance. The event runs Feb 5-6 at the Hilton Inn in Dallas, sponsored by the Society of Petroleum Engineers at AEME.
Industry and government confront an X factor as offshore oil rigs and tanker fleets grow. A joint American Petroleum Institute and Federal Water Pollution Control Administration conference highlighted the need for coordinated spill control, noting technology gaps and the urgency of prevention measures.
A global spill conference drew over 1,000 attendees from five continents. API reports 24 U.S. ports have spill cleanup plans and 27 others are preparing. Researchers have $1.25 million funding, while nations pursue various cleanup methods and face ongoing debate over offshore drilling risks.
LOS ANGELES signals that Signal Oil and Gas of Los Angeles accepts TOSCO offer to buy Signal's Bakersfield California refinery. Boards approve the proposed sale and aim to finalize documents soon. Terms not disclosed. TOSCO plans to operate refinery with current staff and maintain present practices.
Cities Service reports plans for an 4000 foot shaft at a copper discovery site adjacent to the Miami ore body in Arizona. Engineering work aims to define deposit limits and assess economic potential with an 18 month completion window. Drilling shows copper mineralization from 2450 to 3800 feet, deposit thickness 150 to 645 feet, average assay around 1.35 percent.
Refineries operated above 93 percent of capacity since December with crude runs over 1.2 million barrels daily and gasoline production above 41 million barrels weekly. November demand averaged 14.9 million barrels daily, a record, while 1969 demand and output projections show strong growth across petroleum products and energy use.
The Hobbs section of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers meets Thursday at the Ramada Inn in Hobbs to hear Ire R. Simons, district manager of Champion Chemical Inc Odessa, discuss Applications and Advantages of High Density Liquid Corrosion Inhibitors. Simons previously worked in Champion's technical service group before his promotion.
Robert L. Whiting head of Texas A&M petroleum engineering will speak at AIMED South Plains Section dinner Thursday at Red Raider Inn Convention Center. He will discuss professionalism in engineering with focus on petroleum engineering and the development of related professions.
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