The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) honored Carl Arne Carlsen, senior vice president and member of the Governing Board at DNV GL, with the Distinguished Achievement Award for Individuals at the 2014 conference in Houston this May…
EnergyMakers' Russ Capper interviews SBM Offshore's Group Technology Director Michael Wyllie about the company's very high pressure (VHP) fluid swivel technology. The swivel earned SBM Offshore a Spotlight award at the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston…
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announced at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston that it has started a study into a new ultra large V-class Heavy Marine Transport Vessel (HTV). Dockwise Vanguard, which came into service early 2013…
This year's Offshore Technology Conference, held at Houston's Reliant Park on 5-8 May, broke records with 108,300 attendees, a 46-year high and a 3.3% increase over last year's numbers, the conference announced on 8 May 2014. Attendance surpassed the 2013 total of 104…
GE Oil & Gas has unveiled its next-generation blowout preventer (BOP) program aimed at making 20,000psi (20ksi) subsea formations the next frontier in offshore oil and gas exploration. Current GE subsea BOPs are only rated for 15ksi. However…
DNV GL announced that it has acquired Norwegian firm Marine Cybernetics for an undisclosed amount during a press conference at the Offshore Technology Conference on 7 May. Trondheim-based Marine Cybernetics is a third-party company offering…
Statoil has started its latest Gulf of Mexico exploration campaign with a well on Martin, a high-impact prospect, started on 20 April. The Martin prospect is in about 2916ft (890m) water depth in Mississippi Canyon 718, in the Greater Mars basin…
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) director Brian Salerno outlined plans to establish a Houston-based BSEE Technology Center during a panel discussion at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston. During the…
McDermott International, Inc. announced today that Scott Munro, VP & general manager, North Sea and Africa, will speak at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Industry Briefing on “Offshore and Subsea Solutions in Frontier Regions”, on 8 May…
SSP Offshore Inc. will showcase its offshore logistics base, the SSP HUB, at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston on May 5-8. Earlier this year, Bristow Group, an offshore helicopter service provider, signed an agreement with SSP Offshore Inc…
Oerlikon Fairfield will market two new jacking drives, its S1500 and its S500, at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) May 5-8 at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas. With the addition of these two models, Oerlikon Fairfield now has a…
Take a look behind the curtain at Offshore Technology Conference with this exhibition time-lapse video, which captures the two-week move in period through day three of OTC 2013. This is the best way to watch the OTC exhibition floor…
Tri Tool Incorporated will be opening a new 15,000sq ft office and warehouse location to better serve the offshore and onshore pipeline oil & gas industries in the gulf region. On May 7th, Tri Tool will be hosting a grand opening event…
About 200 students from high schools in the Houston area got a glimpse at what their future in the oil and gas industry might be during the BP-sponsored STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) event at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference…
Swire Oilfield Services, LLC, the world's largest supplier of specialized offshore cargo carrying units to the global energy industry and leading supplier of modular systems, offshore aviation services and fluid management, will exhibit at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston…