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OTC '92

TECHNICAL PROGRAM (Session Topics)

Monday, May 4 9 a.m.-Noon

Marine Minerals Mining & Environment

Foundation & Soil Structure Interaction I

Subsea Production Systems

Platform Monitoring & Design

Flexible Pipe Technology

Offshore Process Equipment Technology

Wind, Wave & Current Forces 12:15-1:45 p.m.

Topical Luncheons—"Hibernia," presented by R.D.

Owen, project general manager of Hibernia Man- agement & Development Co. Ltd.; "Soviet Joint

Ventures," by Charles Bare, manager, headquar- ters operations—Russia for Conoco, Inc.; and "Well Control in Kuwait," by Larry Flak, chief engineer for O'Brien-Goins-Simpson & Associates and 0GE Drilling. 2-5 p.m.

General session: Affordable Offshore

Development

Marine Minerals Policy & Environment

Snorre TLP

Subsea Equipment & Components

Platform Construction & Installation

Drilling Technology & Equipment

Dynamic Positioning of Vessels

Tuesday, May 5 9 a.m.-Noon

Geophysical Engineering Applications of Parallel Computing

TLP Technology I

Oceanography & Meteorology

Field Development System Evaluation & Selection

Marine Riser Technology

Completion Tools & Technology

Offshore Pipelines Installation 12:15-1:45 p.m.

Awards Luncheon—Event will be held at the

Astrohall Ballroom, with a keynote address on a timely subject to be announced. Awards to be presented will include the "1992 OTC Distinguished

Achievement Award for Individuals" to Milo M.

Backus, for his pioneering work in digital seismol- ogy and 3D seismic surveying; and the "1992

Distinguished Award for Companies, Organization and Institutions" to Petroleo Brasiliero S.A. (Petrobras), based on its significant contributions to deepwater production systems, especially dur- ing the continued development of the Campos basin. 2-5 p.m.

General Session; Access to Public

Lands and Waters

Geophysical Exploration

TLP Technology II

Welding & Fatigue

Foundation & Soil Structure Interaction II

Horizontal & Extended Reach Well Technology

Pipeline Monitoring & Repair

Wednesday, May 6 9 a.m.-Noon

Engineering Materials

Safety During Drilling & Production Operations

Reeled Tubing Developments

Geophysical Detection Of Shallow Hazards

Subsea Separation & Multiphase Pumping

Internationalization Of Standards & Codes

Mooring & Anchoring Design 12:15-1:45 p.m.

Topical Luncheons—"Effect of the EC on U.S. Oil

Exports & U.S Trade," by George A. Helland

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Assistance for the U.S. Dept. of Energy; "Channel Tunnel

Project," by J. Neerhout Jr., executive vice president and director of Bechtel; and "Hurri- canes," by Neil Frank, meteorologist for KH0U-

TV in Houston. 2-5 p.m.

Marine Geology & Ocean Drilling

Safety Systems & Risk Analysis

Instrumentation, Testing & Monitoring

Offshore Platform Concepts

Pipeline Maintenance

April, 1992

Developments in Load & Resistance

Factor Design

Mooring System Hardware

Thursday, May 7 9 a.m.-Noon

Geotechnical Surveying & Engineering

Environmental Quality

Offshore Structure Reanalysis & Repair

Design & Analysis of Offshore Structures

Electric Submersible Pump Applications

Cementing Equipment & Technology

Offshore Vessel Operations

OTC '92

Preliminary

Exhibitors

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AALB0RG CISERV HOUSTON

AB CONTROLS & TECHNOLOGY

ABASC0

ABB MARINE

ABS INDUSTRIAL VERIFICATION

ABS QUALITY EVALUATIONS

AKER ENGINEERING A/S

AKER OIL & GAS TECHNOLOGY

ALEXANDER/RYAN MARINE & SAFETY CO.

ALFA-LAVAL SEPARATION

ALLISON GAS TURBINE DIVISION,

GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

ALLISON TRANSMISSION DIVISION,

GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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