The Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution— under the microscope

The Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution— under the microscope

The European Commission adopted its ‘Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution’ (TSAP) in September 2005. This was the culmination of more than three years’ work undertaken in the Clean Air For Europe (CAFE) Programme. Since that time the other European Institutions have...
Evaluation of health impacts in an environmental cost benefit analysis

Evaluation of health impacts in an environmental cost benefit analysis

In CONCAWE Review Vol. 14 No. 2, Autumn 2004, a general introduction was given to the cost benefit analysis methodology (CBA) in which the net economic cost of certain decisions is evaluated by expressing all costs and benefits in monetary terms. This methodology was...
How can EU refineries cope with future transport fuels demand?

How can EU refineries cope with future transport fuels demand?

EU fuel demand and call on refineries  The petroleum product market is dominated by transport fuels, particularly gasoline and diesel for road transport and jet fuel for aircrafts. The evolution of the demand in these markets is therefore a crucial parameter for...
Pipeline integrity

Pipeline integrity

In the spring issue of the CONCAWE Review we reported on COPEX 2006, the CONCAWE Oil Pipelines Operators Experience Exchange seminar that took place in Brussels at the end March of this year. This article focuses on the two main topics discussed at the Seminar and...