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A proposed ASTM standard will provide a means to test and evaluate alternate fuel sources, such as biofuels, for metals. The proposed standard ( WK54683 Test Method for Determination of Metals in Biofuels by Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (MPAES)) is being developed by Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants. ASTM member Patrick Simmons, of Agilent…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants Next Meeting:, Dec. 4-8, 2016, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Patrick Simmons, Agilent Technologies Inc., tel +1.281.813.9664; patrick.simmons@agilent.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10119
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ASTM International’s Committee on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants ( D02 ) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Richard Stanley of RMS Statistics in Piedmont, California, U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10115
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ASTM International has fully redesigned its International Laboratory Directory, the only directory in the world dedicated to helping manufacturers find the right labs to test their products. Independent laboratories throughout the world rely on thousands of standards and test methods, including many developed by ASTM International. By working with these labs, manufacturers can help ensure that…, Contact:, Anna Spektor, tel +1.610.832.9756; aspektor@astm.org, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10110
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Yesterday at the world’s largest standards development meeting for the oil and gas industry, ASTM International members reinstated a key test method that helps determine how much water is in various petroleum products ( D6304 , Standard Test Method for Determination of Water in Petroleum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration). Knowing the water content in…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Larry Tucker, Metrohm USA, Riverview, Florida, tel. +1.813.316.4752; ltucker@metrohmusa.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10106
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More than 1,000 of the world’s top experts in petroleum and other industries will meet at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Wash., June 26-30 to create and revise technical standards that support technology and innovation. Also at the meeting: • ASTM will launch the Petroleum Lab Technician Certificate Program which includes online, video-assisted training modules on key test methods. Free…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10104
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A revision to the most widely used fuel specification in the world incorporates the new ethanol blend of up to 15%. The revision is aimed at improving driveability and performance for consumers filling up with gas at the pump. This important revision ( available here as D4814-16b ) builds on a standard that is used by businesses, governments, consumers, and others in many countries, according…, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10092
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ASTM International members are working to revise and reinstate a test method that helps determine how much water is in various petroleum products ( D6304-04 , Standard Test Method for Determination of Water in Petroleum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration). Knowing the water content in these products helps manufacturers and buyers predict their quality…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Kishore Nadkarni, Millennium Analytics Inc., East Brundwick, N.J., tel +1.732.613.8710; knadkarni@aol.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10053
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A new ASTM International standard will help shippers, laboratories, regulators and others who need to safely take samples of volatile crude oils in transit. According to ASTM member David Murray, the introduction of a new sampling tool – the manual piston cylinder – has allowed for more sampling of live crude oils and crude-condensate mixtures, which are too volatile to sample using conventional…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants Next Meeting:, June 26-30, 2016, Bellevue, Wash., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, David Murray, Omnicon Consultants Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada tel +1.780.218.3759; dave.murray@omnicon.ca, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #9998
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A new ASTM International standard will help to more quickly and accurately detect for contaminants called asphaltenes in a variety of petroleum products. The new standard (soon to be published as D7996, Test Method for Measuring Visible Spectrum of Asphaltenes in Heavy Fuel Oils and Crude Oils by Spectroscopy in a Microfluidic Platform) will thus improve efficiency in producing crude and heavy…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels and Lubricants Next Meeting:, June 26-30, 2016, Bellevue, Wash., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Farshid Mostowfi, Ph.D., Schlumberger DBR Technology Center, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, tel +1.780.577.8341; fmostowfi@slb.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #9988
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This week, ASTM International released a Spanish-language version of a crucial aviation fuels standard. Since 1959, the world’s aviation community has used this aviation turbine fuel standard ( D1655 , Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels) as one of the global pillars for ensuring quality control and safe distribution of jet fuel. D1655 provides direction for testing and specifying aviation…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels and Lubricants Next Meeting:, June 26-30, 2016, Bellevue, Wash., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, David J. Abdallah, Exxon Mobil Research and Engineering, Paulsboro, N.J., tel +1.856.224.2318; david.j.abdallah@exxonmobile.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org, ASTM Sales Contact:, John Gallagher, tel +1.610.832.9646; jgallagher@astm.org Release #9970