Israel has first booth at OTC
Israel is working to get the message the country is an ideal place for foreign investors to spend their capital.
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Drone presence grows at OTC — with video
Drones aren’t just for government agencies or science fiction movies. More »
BP uses exclusive suite to covertly recruit top talent
BP took recruiting at OTC an extra step. It rented out the Chairman’s Club high in Reliant Stadium to host sessions for engineers and other technical experts who might be interested in switching jobs. More »
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Innovation, collaboration can solve offshore challenges, industry leaders say
Oil and gas firms not only need to share technology they develop, but they also must tap into the innovative products available in other industries to produce increasingly difficult-to-find resources in deep waters around the world, Royal Dutch Shell’s technology chief said Thursday. More »
It’s not MTV, but there are videos at Technip’s booth
A 10-minute wide-screen countdown to the world debut of a video about Technip’s state-of-the-art subsea pipelay vessel – which will be one of the fastest and longest in the world – took on an even more dramatic tone when it was broadcast on a 154-inch by 91-inch display made of up of 16 screens. More »
Apache to sell off $4 billion in assets, buy back shares
Apache Corp., this year’s third-worst performing oil and natural gas producer on Standard & Poor’s energy index, plans to sell $4 billion in assets by the end of this year and buy back shares. More »
U.S.-Mexico collaboration seen necessary on Eagle Ford drilling
The vast oil buried in the Eagle Ford shale rock formation in south Texas doesn’t end at the Rio Grande — so the U.S. must work with Mexico on accessing the reserves on both sides of the border, a top Obama administration official said Thursday. More »
Guest Commentary: Regulatory uncertainty challenging offshore operators
Greg Dillard, a partner at the law firm of Vinson & Elkins LLP, says it is in no one’s best interest to establish a regulatory climate that chills operators’ incentive to vigorously self-evaluate their operations for safety improvements. More »
Spotlight Award: GE technology targets BOP problems revealed in Gulf spill
One of the many lessons learned in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe was the need to know exactly what is going on inside the blowout preventer. GE Oil & Gas developed two new systems to fix that. More »
Networking tip: Lay off the swag
Loading yourself down with all those chip clips, thumb drives, mouse pads, stuffed animals, koozies, hats, hand-muscle exercisers and key chains sends a message that says, “not so serious.” More »
Warning: This booth is bright and loud
Flashing lights are always an attention-grabber at the Offshore Technology Conference, but for Federal Signal Safety and Security Systems, they are essential. More »
New blowout preventer mandates coming — but companies won’t have to comply overnight
Federal regulators are on track to propose new standards for boosting the reliability and performance of emergency devices safeguarding offshore wells later this year — but that doesn’t mean the industry will have to comply overnight. More »
April 26, 2013
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