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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

COQA San Antonio, March 4-5, 2020

Dates: 04 – 05 Mar, 2020

Save the date and plan to join us for the COQA's Spring 2020 meeting in San Antonio, TX.

Venue
Our venue will be the Menger Hotel
(204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205)

Registration

General Registration
*registration will also be available on site by credit card for $125
Complimentary Registration
*for representatives of annual corporate members (sponsors/supporters), event sponsors, speakers, retirees, press

Guestrooms

Please click HERE to book your guestrooms in the COQA room block at our preferred rate, available until February 10, 2020 (or until the block fills up).

Program of Events
All meetings will take place in the Grand Ballroom

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

1:30 - 2:15pm Domestic Sweet Subcommittee
2:30 - 3:30pm Additives Subcommittee
3:30 - 4:30pm Advisory Board Meeting
4:30 - 6:00pm Executive Board Meeting

Thursday, March 5th, 2020

7:00 - 8:00am Breakfast Buffet provided by COQA
8:00 - 11:45am Presentations
11:45am - 1:30pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30pm - 4:30pm Presentations

Speakers

Jeff Dorrow, Epic Midstream

Kari Cutting, North Dakota Petroleum Council

Erika Coombs, BTU Analytics

Gus Vasquez, Argus Media

Eric Vetters, ProCorr Consulting

Jason Nick, Ametek Petrolab

(and more to come)

Plus:
Reviews of the 2nd Annual North American Crude Oil Exports Summit & Argus Americas Crude Summit

And:
Extensive Information on our exciting upcoming conference in Ft McMurray, Canada

Sponsors
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Argus Americas Crude Summit, Feb 3-5, 2020

Dates: 03 – 05 Feb, 2020

COQA is proud to be a partner of the Argus Americas Crude Summit Feb 3-5 in Houston. We are pleased to be part of this event which draws an audience of 400+ market participants from across the crude oil supply chain.

Some of the topics will cover the crude quality mismatch refiners are facing with the abundance of light sweet shale crude and loss of heavy sour barrels from Venezuela’s declining production. The event will also feature guest keynote speaker, Rex Tillerson, 69^th US Secretary of State and former Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil Corporation. Not seen at other industry conferences, hear Rex Tillerson’s unique perspective on geopolitics and the global oil market.

COQA members can save 10% off the standard registration rate. Book now to receive your COQA discount. We hope to see you there.

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COQA Houston/Sugar Land, Oct 21-22, 2020

Dates: 21 – 22 Oct, 2020

Save the date and plan to join us in Sugar Land for our Fall 2020 COQA meeting. Details regarding the program of events, registration, and guestroom booking will begin to appear in summer 2020.

We are once again partnering with the Opportunity Crudes Conference, which will be held at the same venue, from Oct 19-21, 2020. Plan to attend for the entire week!

Venue: Houston Marriott Sugar Land (16090 City Walk, Sugar Land, TX 77479)

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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.