UPSTREAM SOFTWARE INTEGRATION GROUP GROWS

A nonprofit corporation designed to develop and deliver a computer software integration platform for upstream customers and suppliers has received expressions of response from 24 vendors. The Petrotechnical Open Software Corp. (POSC), founded by five major U.S. oil companies in October 1990, plans to review presentations of common exploration/production data models in July. POSC's technical staff will review the submissions, select the best models, and revamp and distribute the resulting