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PapersFormal written papers of presentations made at NPRA conferences pertaining to the refining and petrochemical manufacturing industries are available. These conferences include:
Technical papers are available to NPRA member company personnel at NO CHARGE. Annual Meeting PapersNPRA Annual Meeting Papers report on topics such as industry management, public policy, market and environmental issues; emerging technological and refinery process developments; and factors impacting fuel and lubricant manufacturing.
Reliability & Maintenance Conference PapersReliability & Maintenance Conference Papers address plant/equipment reliability as well as organizational/ management issues.
Environmental Conference PapersEnvironmental papers address environmental policy issues and the impact of the environmental issues on petroleum refining and petrochemical manufacturing operations.
National Safety Conference PapersSafety papers address health and safety issues, regulatory issues, and safety management issues relating to the refining and petrochemical manufacturing industries.
Labor Relations/Human Resources Conference PapersLabor Relations/Human Resources Conference papers address such topics as labor-management relations, complying with federal statutes and regulations, improving employee morale and productivity, and updates on legislation and regulation.
Clean Fuels Challenge PapersClean Fuels Challenge papers focus on the challenging issues of operations, maintenance and reliability facing the refining industry in light of ultra-low sulfur standard requirements for gasoline and diesel fuel.
Cat Cracker Seminar PapersThis biennial meeting is an open forum for the exchange of experiences with mechanical and maintenance problems in fluid catalytic cracking units. It also features a tabletop exhibition of equipment and services.
Plant Automation & Decision Support ConferencePlant Automation & Decision Support Conference Papers focus on practical experience with the application, integration and management of computing technology in areas of hydrocarbon processing, including process control, modeling, IT networks and Internet-based applications.
International Lubricants & Waxes MeetingInternational Lubricants & Waxes Meeting Papers report on the latest trends and developments in the fuels, lubricants, and waxes manufacturing industry.
Q&A and Technology Forum - Session PapersDesign and Operations Safety Session: The NPRA's Safety and Health Committee presented a three-hour session on plant safety topics for process engineers, design engineers, and operations supervisors and managers. The Design and Operations Safety session covers best practices and lessons learned from recent events, the use of safety instrumented systems, and designing for loss-control.
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