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SCIENCE

Departments Columns & 11 Inception The beginning of an idea.

A UNIQUE BUSINESS 12 Voices OE reached out to a cross-section of industry experts to tackle the question: “How well-equipped is the offshore

AND TECHNOLOGY industry to handle massive data ? ows?” Here’s what they had to say.

EVENT FOR THE 17 Editor’s Column

Energy and innovation intersect in the cloud. OE Technology Editor Nina Rach ? nds recurrent

E&P INDUSTRY .

themes at recent conferences

Neil Gordon, chief 20 Ebb & Flow executive of Subsea UK, discusses the

MARCHMARCHMARCHMARCHMARCH positive long-term outlook in the subsea .

sector

News from 23 Global Briefs 5-7 2013 the around the world, including discoveries, ? eld starts, and new contracts.

NORRIS CONFERENCE CENTER

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Offshore work can 27 Analysis be dangerous and many accidents have a strong human element in their causation. Victor Schmidt explains why the oil & gas industry must constantly adapt and adjust its work practices and tools to improve worker safety. 81 Solutions

The latest products and services for the offshore industry.

84 Activity

Company updates from around the industry.

88 On the Move

Promotions and opportunities.

90 Company Index

See pages 38-39 inside 92 Advertiser Index for a preview of featured speakers and sessions!

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