Offshore Technology Conference OTC 2013

OTC is organized and operated exclusively to promote and further the advance of scientific and technical knowledge of offshore resources and environmental matters.

Each year, OTC attracts more than 80,000 attendees from 110+ countries and 2,500 exhibiting companies.

OTC is sponsored by 13 industry organizations and societies, who work cooperatively to develop the technical program. OTC also has endorsing and supporting organizations.

OTC gives you access to leading-edge technical information, the industry’s largest equipment exhibition, and valuable new professional contacts. Here’s how:

• Quality: Technical program selected by knowledgeable and experienced professionals.
• Value: See ground-breaking innovations and meet the leading providers of products and services in just four days.
• Convenience: 174 nonstop flights, world-class venues and hotels, and nearby public transportation.
• Easy to Plan: Always the first full week of May every year.
• Networking: More than 80,000 professionals from 110+ countries are there.
• In the World’s Energy Capital: Combine OTC with client meetings, business proposals, and company training.
• Investing Back in the Industry: OTC’s sponsoring organizations use revenue to provide many other important programs for its members, such as training and technical journals.
• Always Something New: Encounter different languages being spoken, never-seen-before technologies, and C-suite speakers that you might not hear anywhere else.

Here are some tips on getting employer support to attend OTC:

• Offer to prepare and deliver a short presentation to your colleagues to share what you learned. That way, others on your team will gain the benefits of your attendance.
• Explain what you plan to get out of attending and how that will benefit your company.
• Be ready with a plan that shows who will cover for you while you are attending the conference.
• Offer to share a room to reduce hotel expenses and/or utilize our complimentary hotel shuttle service at official hotels to avoid renting a car.
• Share presenter handouts and exhibiting companies’ materials with your colleagues. OTC On Demand offers you unlimited access to many of the presentations and audio from the technical sessions.
• If you are a member of one of OTC`s sponsoring, endorsing or supporting organizations, you can take advantage of discounted registration.
• Meet with clients before/during/after OTC to maximize your time spent in Houston

OTC will once again host the OTC University R&D Showcase in 2013.

This showcase offers universities the opportunity to share with attendees their current and planned R&D projects that are relevant to offshore technology.  

Showcase Benefits

• Participating universities will showcase their R&D projects during one of the four days of the conference.
• Universities will also receive four complimentary access passes for the day of their showcase.   

Showcase Guidelines

• Space is assigned on a first come, first served basis.
• To be included in our printed on-site program, the application deadline is Monday, 14 January 2013.
• Applications will continue to be accepted through Monday, 11 March on a space-available basis.

The OTC 2013 technical program covers a wide range of topics related to the offshore energy industry. OTC offers key insights by leading experts on emerging technologies, project updates, best practices, safety and environmental issues, and the changing regulatory environment.

Below are highlights of the 2013 program.

Offshore Regulation and Policy

Monday afternoon’s panel will offer a two-part discussion on how the industry can improve self-regulation and how the US federal and state government can coordinate regulations and policies.
Expanding Role of National Oil Companies (NOCs)

On Tuesday morning, a panel of executives from Petronas, Petrobras, Pemex, and others will talk about their increasing responsibilities and role within the global industry.

Expanding on the panel discussion, topical breakfasts and luncheons will feature keynote presentations from these NOCs to address their specific positions.

The active arena panel will focus on the perspectives of China’s offshore industry.

Project Updates

OTC offers project updates from around the world. Hear about the latest developments:

• Cascade and Chinook Project
• Liuhua 11-1 Semi-Submersible FPS Life Extension Project
• BPZ CX15 Offshore Peru
• South China Sea Deepwater Liwan Project
• Pluto greenfield LNG development

Wednesday morning will also feature a panel discussion on megaprojects’ opportunities and challenges.

New Topics Introduced

OTC remains at the forefront of technology. OTC 2013 will present new applications and solutions for the following topics:

• Sub-salt geosciences
• Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS)
• Unconventional subsea exploration and mining
• Deepwater HP/HT well construction
• Fiber optics
• Marine geohazards
• Pore pressure prediction

A topical breakfast and luncheon will also provide an overview on the new discoveries of sub-salt in Angola and natural gas in Mozambique.

Continuing Advancements

OTC regularly presents some topics, because the technology continues to improve and innovations abound.  The topics below will highlight the industry’s continued advancements:

• Flow assurance
• Floating LNG
• Submarine slope stability
• Next-generation vessels
• Deepwater metallic risers
• Ocean mining
• Composite piping systems
• ROV/AUV technology
• Subsea processing technology

Alternative Energy and Related Topics

OTC 2013 will have technical sessions that highlight new developments in local power generation for offshore facilities and geotechnical engineering for renewable energy.