
Recap Of The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) In Houston 2013
May 20, 2013STI Group recently had the opportunity to participate in the annual Offshore Technology Conference. OTC is a global event centered on the development of offshore resources in the fields of exploration, drilling, and production in the Oil and Gas Industry and includes an emphasis on environmental protection. This yearly event is always held in Houston during the first full week of May. It began in 1969 and now boasts a yearly attendance of over 80,000 people from more than 110 countries who represent over 2,700 companies. With attendance numbers like this...it is easy to see why this is a can't-miss event.
Facts About OTC
The Offshore Technology Conference is run by a group of 13 organizations and societies who are involved in the energy industry and who take an active role in the development and advancement of technology related to this sector. The organizations are comprised of the following:- American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME)
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- ASME International Petroleum Technology Institute (ASME-PD)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Oceanic and Engineering Society (IEEE-OES)
- Marine Technology Society (MTS)
- Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Inc. (SME)
- Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
- Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
- The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS)
- Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute (IBP)
- International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)
- Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association (PESA)
- American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)
- American Petroleum Institute (API)
- Association of Energy Service Companies (AESC)
- ASTM International
- Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA)
- Institute of Marine Engineering, Science, and Technology (IMarEST)
- International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)
- International Society of Automation (ISA)
- National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA)
- Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA)
Companies In Attendance
Some very major companies were also in attendance at the OTC. These companies are very important in the energy industry and in the development of offshore technology. Among others some of the big names present included:- Chevron
- British Petroleum
- ExxonMobil
- Aker Solutions
- Shell
- Total
- Cameron
- Schlumberger
- Statoil
- Baker Hughes
- Technip
- Worley Parsons
- Mobil
- Bechtel
- ConocoPhilips
- Halliburton
- Fuel Fix
- PEMEX
- Tenaris
- Lockheed Martin