257,897
Ei EnCompass™ : News
Ei EnCompass™ : News - subscribers (File 897)

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Last Update To Bluesheet: January 11, 2006

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File Description Dialog File Data Special Features Basic Index Rank
Subject Coverage Database Content Contact Additional Indexes Predefined Format Options
Tips Document Types Indexed Terms and Conditions Limit Accession Numbers
Print Counterparts Geographic Coverage Sample Record Sort Rates


File Description [top]

Ei EncompassTM: News produced by Elsevier Engineering Information, Inc., contains bibliographic records with indexing and abstracts of major worldwide publications of interest to the petroleum, petrochemical, natural gas, and energy industries. Records in Ei EnCompass: News cover the broad spectrum of current business and economic news.

Sources include major worldwide industry publications, Ei publications (standards, specifications, and recommended practices) and full-text press releases from major industry sources. The print equivalent is entitled: Petroleum/Energy Business News Index.

Ei EnCompass:News contains indexing from major primary journals published in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Coverage of the first primary journals began in 1975. Abstracts Available_for all records from 9/96 forward.

File 257 is available for all DIALOG customers, while File 897 is available only for subscribers at a reduced rate.


Tips [top]

USE FILE 257

to search for articles dealing with energy and petroleum topics.

USE DT=

to find the text of the most recent publications, journal articles, newsletters, and press releases.

USE /CO or CO=

to find articles that focus on particular companies engaged in the energy industry (from 1992 forward).

USE /MAJ

to restrict to major descriptors:

     S COAL/MAJ



Subject Coverage [top]

The subject coverage of Ei EnCompass: News includes the following general areas worldwide:

  • Industry news and business information
  • Exploration and drilling
  • Oil and gas production
  • Refining and marketing
  • Economics and finance
  • Supply and demand
  • Government regulations
  • Management changes
  • Corporate actions
  • Political issues
  • Environmental issues
  • Transportation and storage
  • Alternative energy
  • Standards and specifications


Print Counterparts [top]

  • Petroleum/Energy Business News Index


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: 1975 to 2/2001 (File 257)
1975 to the 2/2001 (File 897)
File Size: 820,780 records as of February 2001 (File 257)
820,780 records as of February 2001 (File 897)
Update Frequency: Closed


Database Content [top]

  • Bibliographic Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Journal Articles
  • Standards
  • Press Releases


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]


Contact [top]

Ei EnCompass: News is produced by Elsevier Engineering Information, Inc. Questions concerning database content should be directed to:

Elsevier Engineering Information, Inc.
Customer Support
1 Castle Point Terrace
Hoboken, NJ 07030-5996

Telephone: 1-201-356-6800
800 Line: 1-800-221-1044 (Customer Support)
Fax: 1-201-356-6801
E-Mail: eicustomersupport@elsevier.com


Terms and Conditions [top]

Ei EnCompass is a trademark of Elsevier Engineering Information, Inc.

Ei EnCompass: News is a registered trademark of Elsevier Engineering Information, Inc. Ei EnCompass is a trademark of Elsevier Engineering Information, Inc . ONTAP is a registered trademark of Dialog.

These databases are copyrighted by Engineering Information, Inc. (Ei) and are based on the information found in the cited source documents. "Author" abstracts that are reproduced verbatim are used with permission of the publisher. While Ei EnCompass(TM) strives to provide unbiased factual coverage, the accuracy of documents used as sources cannot be guaranteed. Ei makes no warranty, either express or implied, with respect to the use of any information contained in these databases and assumes no liabilities for loss or damage resulting from the use of any information contained in these databases whether such loss or damage is caused by error or omission by Ei in these databases. The staff of Ei Subscriber companies, including subsidiaries, have unrestricted access to Ei EnCompass:News. For this section, the term "subsidiaries" shall mean any organization in which Subscriber companies own more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding stock. Non-Subscriber access is restricted on Ei EnCompass:News to a total of two hours of connect time per calendar year on all hosts by all facilities of the non-Subscriber and its subsidiaries, worldwide. For further information on access and Ei EnCompass subscription, contact Engineering Information, Inc., 1 Castle Point Terrace, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5996, USA. Telephone: (201) 356-6800 Fax: (201) 356-6801. E-mail: eicustomersupport@elsevier.com

In any event, downloading, as offered in Dialog's Electronic Redistribution and Archive Policy, of the Ei EnCompass: News database, shall be limited to no more than five percent (5%) of each database per calendar year. Downloading more than five percent (5%) requires the prior written permission of Engineering Information, Inc. Subscribers may store data as long as they remain Subscribers. Information Brokers may not download without the prior written permission of Engineering Infromation, Inc. Engineering Information, Inc. reserves the right to restrict the access of any entity to these databases.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

     DIALOG(R)File 257:Ei EnCompass: News 
     (c) 2002 Elsevier Engineering Info, Inc. All rts. reserv. 
     
     0653296 
  NO=     Article Number: BT07176 
  /TI     Performance  Of  Onshore  Oil  Industry  Pipelines  In Western 
      Europe...1992 Performance Compared To Previous Years. Text Of The 
      Conclusions Of A CONCAWE Report (Tables) (L) 
  JN=, PY=, PD=     Bulletin de l'Industrie Petroliere N.7531 pDoc 1-3 (94/2/8) 
  JC=, SN=     Journal Code: BIP   ISSN: 0300-4554 
  /DE     Descriptors: *CONCAWE; *ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; *LEAK; *PIPELINE; 
     *SOIL  POLLUTION;  *STATISTICS; *TRANSPORTATION; *WESTERN EUROPE; 
     ACCIDENT; COMPARISON; CORROSION; CRUDE OIL; FAILURE; HYDROCARBONS 
     ;  PETROLEUM  INDUSTRY;  REFINED PRODUCTS; REPORT; TRAFFIC; WATER 
     POLLUTION 
    DIALOG(R)File 257: Ei Energy Bus News 
    (c) 2000 Engineering Info, Inc. All rts. reserv. 
     
    0639127 
  NO=    Article Number: BV35683 
  /TI  Colombia.  Chevron is looking to expand its alliance 
    strategy from Venezuela into Colombia (S) 
  JN=, PD=, PY=    Petroleum Intelligence Weekly  V35 N.43 p7  (96/10/21) 
  LA=    Language:  ENGLISH 
  JC=, SN=    Journal Code:  PIW    ISSN: 0480-2160 
  DT=    Document Type:  NEWSLETTER 
  RT=    Record Type:  ABSTRACT 
  /AB  Chevron hopes to form a joint venture with Ecopetrol to upgrade 
    15,000 b/d of heavy Castilla crude for export.  Castilla field's 
    remaining reserves are 260 million bbl. 
  /CO, CO=  Company Name:  CHEVRN CORP; *COLOMBIA; *CRUDE PRODUCTION 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX
DISPLAY
CODE
FIELD NAME
INDEXING
SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S SYNTHETIC(W)CRUDE
/AB AB Abstract1 Word S LOW(W)GRADE(W)COAL/AB
/CO CO Company Name2 Word S SASOL/CO
/DE DE Descriptor3 Word
& Phrase
S PETROCHEMICALS/DE
S COAL LIQUEFACTION/DE
/TI TI Title Word S FISCHER(W)TROPSCH/TI

1 Present for a small portion of records prior to 9/96 and for all records from 9/96 forward.

2 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

3 Also /DE*, /DF, /DF*.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX
DISPLAY
CODE
FIELD NAME
INDEXING
SELECT EXAMPLES
None AN DIALOG Accession Number
CO= CO Company Name2 Phrase S CO=SASOL LTD
DT= DT Document Type4 Phrase S DT=JOURNAL ARTICLE
JC= JC Journal Code Phrase S JC=FPT
JN= JN Journal Name Phrase S JN=FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
LA= LA Language Phrase S LA=ENGLISH
NO= NO Article Number Phrase S NO=BV35758
PD= PD Publication Date Phrase S PD=199610
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=1996
RT= RT Record Type Phrase S RT=ABSTRACT
SN= SN International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) Phrase S SN=0300-4554
None SO Source Information5 Word S SO=(FUEL(W)PROC?)
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=199610W3

4 Document types include: DT=Ei PUBLICATION; DT=JOURNAL ARTICLE; DT=NEWSLETTER; and DT=PRESS RELEASE.

5 Display includes Journal Name, Volume, Issue, Pagination, and Publication Date.


LIMIT [top]

Sets and terms can be restricted by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /DE, /DE*, /DF, /DF*, /TI (e.g., S S2/TI), as well as by the following features:
SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/ DIALOG Accession Number S S3/615022-999999
/MAJ Major Descriptors S S1/MAJ
/YYYY Publication Year S S2/1996


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
JC, JN, PY, TI SORT S1/ALL/PY,D
PRINT S5/5/1-24/TI


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE RANK AU S3


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

User-defined formats can be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S3/TI,PY/1-5


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
DIALOGWEB
FORMAT
RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Abstract
3 Medium Bibliographic Citation
4 -- Bibliographic Citation and Abstract
5 -- Full Record
6 Short Title and Publication Date
7 Long Bibliographic Citation and Abstract
8 Free Title, Publication Date, and Indexing
9 Full Full Record
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number TYPE 645788/3
DISPLAY 615022/TI,SO
PRINT 578361/9


ACCESSION NUMBER LIST [top]

YearAccession Numbers
1975-1984000001 - 342307
1985342308 - 377269
1986377270 - 411536
1987411537 - 444146
1988444147 - 475676
1989475677 - 505286
1990505287 - 540445
1991540446 - 578360
1992578361 - 615021
1993615022 - 645787
1994645788 - 676010
1995676011 - 715888
1996715889 - 739135
1997739136 - 766780
1998766781 - 783930
1999783931 - 999999


Rates [top]

Rates For File: Ei EnCompass™       : News[257]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $7.88
Cost per minute:                   $1.10
Rank Elements                      $0.00

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ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

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