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Conference chairman Malcolm Webb said that the UK oil and gas industry is the country’s greatest industrial success story in more than 100 years and this year’s SPE Ofshore Europe served to underline that fact.

Offshore Europe

That success is clearly anticipated to continue, and was highlighted by the show’s theme—The Next 50 Years.

Egbert Imomoh, SPE President for 2013 said: “I was honored to be part of this hugely successful event and to witness the busy exhibit halls, full keynote, and techni- cal sessions all week long.

“Rightfully so, a note of sobriety ran through the event, with respects paid to those who lost their lives in the Shetland helicopter crash, but it is through these exchanges that we learn and become a safer, more productive industry.”

Vasyl Zhygalo, senior exhibition director,

SPE Offshore Europe –

Reed Exhibitions, said the 40th anniver- sary of the event had been a fantastic success. “Our conference and exhibition

Standing room only have been successful in equal measure.

The strength and the level of activity in The event attracted more than 63,000 There has been an outstanding line-up of the oil and gas industry was clear at this people—a number signifcantly higher than top industry speakers with standing room th year’s record-beating 40 anniversary SPE the anticipated 50,000 and a 25% increase only at many of the key addresses and

Ofshore Europe. compared to 2011’s show. presentations. “We’ve also been overwhelmed at the

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2015. northwest Europe, Middle East, South

GMS unveils S-Class jackup

East Asia, and West Africa.

Anderson said there is a demand

By Elaine Maslin during SPE Offshore Europe. The for units larger than the K class, but

S-Class will be aimed at use for well not as large and requiring as much

UAE-based GMS Offshore Contractors services in the oil and gas market and man-power as the E-Class. After six is introducing a new class to its feet, to for offshore wind farm maintenance in years talking to clients, the S-Class further expand the business.

The S-Class will be a

The new S-Class, to be built by GMS.

new self-elevating, self-propelled DP2 jackup barge, bridging the gap between the frm’s existing smaller

K-Class and large

Duncan Anderson, harsh weather

GMS CEO

E-Class jackups.

It will be a harsh weather barge, but smaller, cheaper and more utilitar- ian than the larger E-Class, Duncan

Anderson, CEO at GMS, told OE

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