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In Style: Forgetting a hyphen can land you in deep water

OTC attendees hear a lot about deep water and about deep-water drilling. How come one has a hyphen and the other doesn’t?  More »
A 15K Enhanced Vertical Deepwater Tree also EVDT at the FMC Technologies booth at OTC 2013 at Reliant Park Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Houston. ( James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle )

The coolest technology we’ve seen at OTC

From thermal-vision cameras to massive deep-water “Christmas trees,” check out some of our favorite technology from the Offshore Technology Conference.  More »
ABB's Onboard DC-Grid increases fuel efficiency and reduces overall vessel weight.

OTC Spotlight Award: ABB technology optimizes vessels’ fuel use

ABB’s new Onboard DC-Grid — the first exclusively direct-current system in the industry — could fix inefficient electricity delivery while vessels are in dynamic position.  More »
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Companies offer high-class hospitality stadium-style

Hospitality suites at the Reliant Stadium offer an exclusive option for business conversations apart from the bustle of the main OTC floor.  More »
BP Gulf Coast Restoration Organization President Mike Utsler speaks during day three of the Offshore Technology Conference at Reliant Center Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Houston. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)

BP exec tells OTC audience about lessons learned in Gulf spill response

Even as BP continues to fight litigation that could result in it having to pay billions of dollars more in fines and damages stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a senior company official says the British oil giant has already gone “above and beyond” what the law requires.  More »
Lee Tillman, vice president, engineering, ExxonMobil Development Company, gives a presentation on large-scale projects in the Arctic at OTC 2013 Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle )

Megaprojects change countries, but breed trouble

There is a growing number of oil megaprojects in the world that are so huge that they transform national economies and educational systems. But their size and complexity has led to costly problems.  More »
Annell Bay is vice president, global exploration at Marathon Oil Corp.

Guest Commentary: Technology leads to abundant energy

Annell R. Bay, vice president of global exploration for Marathon Oil Corp., calls on the industry to commit to safe operations and to support math and science education, in order to optimize the modern U.S. energy revolution.  More »
Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling (AP file photo/David J. Phillip)

Enron’s Jeff Skilling may get decade off sentence in U.S. deal

Jeffrey Skilling, the convicted former Enron Corp. chief executive, may get out of prison in four years if a federal judge approves a deal proposed by prosecutors that would allow the payment of more than $40 million to victims of one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history.  More »
Greg Garland is chairman and CEO of Phillips 66. (Phillips 66 photo)

Phillips 66 CEO: ‘By all metrics, we feel very good’

Phillips 66 CEO Greg Garland said he doesn’t expect the Keystone XL pipeline to gain U.S. approval this year and suggested regulators will need to “fix” requirements governing the blending of biofuels into gasoline. But Garland said neither of those issues are of serious concern to Phillips 66, which held its first shareholders meeting Wednesday.  More »
Anthony Sookram has his photo taken at the Halliburton booth in front of a mural of a rig at the Offshore Technology Conference May 8, 2013 in Houston.

(Eric Kayne/For the Chronicle)

Striking a pose at OTC

It’s an old but popular marketing technique; people like to have their picture taken, especially in front of a big drilling platform.  More »
OTC

Have a beer, buy a crane

Liebherr is not a brand of beer. But if you didn’t know better, you’d swear it is.  More »
Christina Hernandez shows off her footwear at the Offshore Technology Conference May 8, 2013 in Houston.

(Eric Kayne/For the Chronicle)

The flip-flop brigade at OTC

The Offshore Technology Conference is huge. And the parking lot and train station is a long way away from the trade show floor. So smart women are coming into Reliant Park in flip-flops, sneakers and other comfy footwear. Then they pop into one of the bathrooms and trade out their comfort footwear for business pumps [...]  More »
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