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Welcome to the Crude Oil Quality Association!

The Crude Oil Quality Association (COQA) is dedicated to the belief that maintaining the integrity and consistency of the refining characteristics of crude oil streams is of importance to all parties involved in crude oil activity, from production locations to the refinery.

To this end, we hold three meetings annually. These meetings are open to the public and we welcome your attendance and involvement.

Upcoming Events

Fall 2020 COQA Online Sessions

Dates: 21 – 22 Oct, 2020

Considering the on-going uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, limitations regarding corporate travel, and our overarching concern for safety, the COQA Executive Board has decided to hold the October 2020 COQA meeting remotely, rather than meeting in Sugar Land, Texas as originally planned.

Based on our June 2020 COQA meeting which was held online utilizing the Zoom platform with over 150 participants, we anticipate another successful meeting in October!

Our partners at the Opportunity Crudes Conference have rescheduled their conference for October 25-27th, 2021. COQA will again partner with them in 2021.

Registration

Advance Registration for COQA Fall 2020 Online Sessions (October 21-22) is now open. Click Register Now to proceed.

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The cost to register for this meeting is $50.00, unless you are a corporate member or otherwise eligible for complimentary registration. Both Paid and Complimentary attendees MUST register (now using the same online registration form), in order to receive your unique meeting link from Zoom.

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Program of Events (US/Canada Central Time Zone)

2020 COQA Fall Program (.pdf for download)

COQA Fall Session: Online Subcommittee and Board Meetings
Dates: 21 Oct, 2020

1:00pm: Light Sweet Crude Subcommittee Meeting

2:00pm: COQA Advisory Board Meeting

2:30pm: COQA Executive Board Meeting

COQA Fall Session: Main Program
Dates: 22 Oct, 2020

1:00pm: Dennis Sutton, Executive Director, COQA
COQA Online Session Introductions

1:15pm: Sean Strawbridge, CEO, Port of Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Crude Oil Infrastructure Projects

1:45pm: Laura Huchzermeyer, Managing Editor, Americas Crude, S&P Global
Matthew Eversman, Associate director of Crude, Fuel Oil and Bunkers
Markets, S&P Global
Platts Specifications for WTI Pipeline & Cargo Assessments

2:15pm: Crude Oil Laboratory Panel: Responding to 2020 Challenges
Featuring: Michael Bailey, Director of Laboratory Operations, AmSpecLLC
Scott Blakely, Senior Director, Quality & Laboratory Services,Intertek Caleb Brett
Travis Dean, Vice President – Sales,Bureau Veritas North America, Inc
3:00pm: Break

3:15pm: Nanette Yearley, Manager, Petroleum Quality, Enbridge
Enbridge Vapor Pressure Tariffs

3:45pm: Ha Nguyen, Director, Oil Markets Research, IHS Markit
Liza Crude Grade, its Characteristics, and its Impact on the Global Picture

4:15pm: Speaker TBD, Baker O'Brien
The Changing Refinery Landscape and Displaced Crude Oil: where will it all go?

4:45pm: COQA Open Forum with Executive Director, Dennis Sutton

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News and Announcements

Turning Point Blog Features Crude Quality

by Dennis Sutton | Jul 18, 2019

Turner, Mason & Company publishes a weekly blog series titled “Turning Point” that covers various topics regarding the petroleum industry. The blog published July 16, 2019 titled “Suspicious Minds- Quality Challenges and Crude Oil Exports” highlights the growing US crude oil exports and looks at some of the quality challenges for new buyers and traders of these US export grades. The article addresses the differing quality specs on WTI, two recent worldwide quality incidents, and concludes with discussion on avenues to reduce suspicion and build a better path forward. The complete article is available HERE.