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- OTC PREVIEW Offshore Industry's Largest Show Slated For May 4-7 In Houston Maritime Reporter, Apr 1992 #23
Recognized the last 23 years as the world's preeminent international offshore industry event, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) will focus on the critical issues of economics and the environment affecting the international petroleum industry. The 24th Annual OTC will be held at the Houston Astrodomain Complex, Astrohall, in Houston, Texas, from May 4 to 7, 1992.
As the offshore industry moves into harsher and more environmentally sensitive areas, demands increase for higher levels of operating efficiency. The offshore industry will have to meet these challenges by utilizing cutting-edge technology.
OTC has long-been a leading worldwide forum for the exchange of technical information vital for exploration and development of ocean resources and protection of the offshore environment.
"Excellence in day-to-day operations has always been an industry goal," said Dennis E. Gregg of Conoco Inc., 1992 chairman of the OTC board of directors. "Yet, its need is more pressing today than ever before. In today's world of roller coaster economics, it is financially imperative that the offshore industry pay careful attention to efficiency.
Now, and in the future, energy companies will prosper only if technology challenges are met. OTC has a significant role to play in helping the offshore industry meet those challenges." Attendance for the show is expected to exceed 30,000, as it did last year when 34,272 registrants, primarily consisting of offshore industry engineers, managers and scientists, pushed the show's 23-year attendance mark to over 1 million.
Last year's attendance was its highest since 1985.
Over 1,300 of the world's foremost manufacturers and suppliers of offshore equipment and services will display at the OTC exhibition.
The display space is expected to cover an area of at least 237,020 net square feet, with exhibits showcasing such products and services as shipbuilding, boatbuilding and rig fabrication, cranes and deck machinery, gaging and monitoring systems, diesel propulsion and auxiliary systems, offshore engineering and design, and navigation and communications equipment.
"Although much of the current offshore activity is taking place in the North Sea, most of the engineering, design and purchasing decisions that impact our products are made in Houston," stated a marketing representative with a Finnish shipbuilder.
As at past shows, many exhibitors are expected to tout new products and services—or modifications to existing ones—designed specifically to further improve the safety and environmental aspects of offshore operations.
In combination with the huge exhibition, OTC events of major interest will include a series of keynote and special sessions, as well as six topical luncheons. Additionally, the event's technical program will encompass about 250 presentations by authors from 20 companies.
Among the topics covered by the technical presentations will be subsea production systems, tensionleg platform technology, flexible pipe technology, geophysical engineering and exploration, engineering materials, offshore vessel operations, oceanography, and meteorology, as well as environmental quality and safety during drilling and production operations.
One keynote session will focus on worldwide ultra-deepwater drilling and production prospects, with another session including discussion and debate about the future development of the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve.
The focus of the two OTC general sessions will be how the logistics of offshore exploration and production affect and are affected by the environment.
The sessions will focus on gaining access to publicly owned offshore lands and developing the oil and gas reserves beneath them economically and more efficiently.
Monday's afternoon general session will focus on "Affordable Offshore Development," with participation by Stephen M. Cassiani, executive vice president of Exxon Exploration Co.; Edward A. Blair, president of Hamilton Bros. Oil Co.; J. Michael Stinson, chairman/ managing director of Conoco U.K.
Ltd.; and Hans Meijer, director of exploration and production for Norske Shell A/S.
Tuesday's afternoon general session will address "Access to Public Lands and Waters." Among the panelists will be Scot Sewell, director of the U.S. Minerals Management Service, as well as a senior oil company executive and representatives of major environmental organizations.
Six topical luncheons on Monday, May 4, and Wednesday, May 6, will accompany the conference program.
The topics at Monday's luncheon will be "The Hibernia Project," chaired by R.D. Owen, project general manager of Hibernia Management & Development Co. Ltd.; "Soviet Joint Ventures," chaired by Charles Bare, manager, headquarters operations-Russia for Conoco Inc.; and "Well Control in Kuwait," chaired by Larry Flak, chief engineer for O'Brien-Goins-Simpson & Associates and OGE Drilling.
On Wednesday, May 6, the topical luncheons will feature: George A. Helland, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Assistance for the U.S. Department of Energy, on the topic, "Effect of EC on U.S. Oil Exports and U.S. Trade"; J. Neerhout Jr., executive vice president and director of Bechtel, on the "Channel Tunnel Project," or more commonly known as The Chunnel; and Neil Frank, meteorologist for KHOUP TV Houston, on "Hurricanes." "The industry's increased interest in helping developing nations take advantage of their offshore resources calls for absolute commitment by industry to ensure that commercial development does not interfere with everyone's desire to keep water and air quality at their highest levels," said Mr. Gregg.
"We believe our 1992 technical program reflects that desire.
"But while environmental and operational safety are key points in the technical program, the need for more precise, less expensive drilling and production equipment and services is being stressed as well," he continued.
"This year's program features the most up-to-date equipment and practices to be developed for offshore drilling, completion, and production," he said. "From horizontal and extended-reach drilling to reeled tubing development and from new cementing processes to subsea production equipment, the 'nuts and bolts' aspects also are well covered in this year's program," he added.
OTC is sponsored by 11 prominent engineering and scientific organizations with worldwide membership of more than 700,000, and is managed by the Society of Petroleum Engineers for the sponsoring organizations.
For details on the exhibition and the technical conference, contact: OTC Headquarters, P.O. Box 833868, Richardson, Texas 75083- 3868; or telephone: (214) 669-0072.
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- Shipboard Pipe-joining Techniques Examined Maritime Reporter, Apr 2014 #98
time-consuming star pattern tightening with specialised wrenches to measure and ensure that correct torque specifications are achieved. Grooved pipe technology allows couplings to be assembled using standard hand tools and the joint is properly installed once the mating bolt pads of the coupling housings
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- OTC 91 Maritime Reporter, Apr 1991 #23
." •"Mooring Design and Analysis." Tuesday, May 7 9 a.m.-Noon •"Non-Metallic Materials and Offshore Use." •"Marine Corrosion." •"Flexible Pipe Technology." •"Response to Wind, Wave & Currents I." •"Freeport McMoRan Main Pass Mine Development: Structures & Subsidence Design." •"Wind and Wave
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- Inventor. Builder. Entrepreneur. Optimist. Schweitzer Maritime Reporter, Dec 2014 #86
what can you do with a perfectly silent computer, a computer with no fans in it, and a computer that gets rid of its heat with some really clever heat pipe technology. That means you could put the computer in a recording studio, or a broadcast studio, for example. Or its high temperature rating and no fans
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 48Index page MTR MarApr2024:MTR Layouts 4/4/2024 3:19 PM Page 1 Advertiser Index PageCompany Website Phone# 17 . . . . .Airmar Technology Corporation . . . . . . . . . .www.airmar.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(603) 673-9570 9 . . . . . .Birns, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 45ronments. The new agreement will address speci? c techni- cal gaps in the UUV defense and offshore energy markets especially for long duration, multi-payload mission opera- tions where communications are often denied or restricted. As part of the new alliance, Metron’s Resilient Mission Autonomy portfolio
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 43Image courtesy Kongsberg Discovery Image courtesy Teledyne Marine New Products Teledyne Marine had its traditional mega-booth at Oi, busy start to ? nish. Image courtesy Greg Trauthwein offers quality sub-bottom pro? ling capability without the need tion of offshore windfarms. GeoPulse 2 introduces new
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 41Image courtesy Outland Technology Image courtesy Exail Image courtesy Submaris and EvoLogics Vehicles The ROV-1500 from Outland Technology represents a leap forward in underwater robotics, a compact remotely operated vehicle (ROV) weighing in at less than 40 lbs (19kg) the ROV- 1500 is easy to transport
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 40NEW TECH OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2024 All photos courtesy MTR unless otherwise noted NEW TECH, PARTNERSHIPS LAUNCH IN LONDON With Oceanology International now one month in the rear-view mirror, MTR takes a look at some of the interesting technologies launched before, during and after the London event.
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 37heavier than seawater (sg=1.026) and lighter than the battery electrolyte (sg=1.265). The original cell vent cap was screwed into the top of the riser pipe to vent the gases associated with charging. Wires were soldered to the lead (Pb) posts. The lead-acid battery was additionally used as an expendable
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33regulated industry in the world.” How- ever, commercial success depends on many factors, not least a predictable OPEX. Over the past four years, SMD has worked with Oil States Industries to calculate cost per tonne ? gures for prospective customers. Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32Gem. All images this page courtesy of TMC Engineers attach ? oat sections to the ? exible jumper hose that connects the four-km-long airlift riser pipe to the collector vehicle on the sea? oor. 32 March/April 2024 MTR #3 (18-33).indd 32 4/4/2024 9:16:09 A
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 30FEATURE SEABED MINING bilical. It has passive heave compensation which nulli? es the necott. “The focus since then has been on scaling while en- wave, current and vessel motions that in? uence loads in the suring the lightest environmental impact,” says The Metals power umbilical. The LARS can
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 29n January, Norway said “yes” to sea- bed mining, adding its weight to the momentum that is likely to override the calls for a moratorium by over 20 countries and companies such as I Google, BMW, Volvo and Samsung. Those against mining aim to protect the unique and largely unknown ecology of the sea?
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 27SEA-KIT USV Maxlimer returning from HT-HH caldera in Tonga. © SEA-KIT International data and further assess ecosystem recov- ery. What is known, noted Caplan-Auer- bach, is that the impact of submarine vol- canoes on humans is rare. “The HT-HH eruption was a tragedy, but it was very unusual. It let us
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 26FEATURE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION & SENSORS Kevin Mackay, TESMaP voyage leader and Center head of the South and West Paci? c Regional Centre of Seabed 2030. Kevin in the seismic lab at Greta Point looking at the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano 3D map completed with data from the TESMaP voyage
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 25Auerbach explained that ideally, “one ? ed layers of geothermal activity,” noted changes over an area of 8,000 km2. They would have both instruments: seismom- Skett, “and the change in salinity and dis- found up to seven km3 of displaced ma- eters to detect and locate subsurface ac- solved particles for
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 23elatively inactive since 2014, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai (HT-HH) submarine volcano began erupting on December 20, 2021, reaching peak intensity on January 15, 2022. This triggered tsunamis throughout the Pa- R ci? c, destroyed lives and infrastructure, and generated the largest explosion recorded
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 202024 Editorial Calendar January/Februay 2024 February 2024 March/April 2024 Ad close Jan.31 Ad close March 21 Ad close Feb. 4 Underwater Vehicle Annual Offshore Energy Digital Edition ?2?VKRUH:LQG$)ORDWLQJ)XWXUH ?2FHDQRJUDSKLF?QVWUXPHQWDWLRQ 6HQVRUV ?6XEVHD'HIHQVH ?6XEVHD'HIHQVH7KH+XQWIRU ?0DQLS
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 19About the Author vey with the pipe tracker is not required, resulting in signi? - Svenn Magen Wigen is a Cathodic Protection and corrosion control cant cost savings, mainly related to vessel charter. expert having worked across The major advantage of using FiGS on any type of subsea engineering, design
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 18The system can also collect data faster than other measure- insight not only provides a relative positioning for the ? nd- ment methods. A FiGS pipeline survey can be conducted with ings but also ensures that the sensor’s readings are consistent, an ROV ? ying at a speed up to 6-8 km/h without
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17demand can have implications across the board, from and/or corrosion products, or due to the anode being buried in reducing the risk of spill events on pipelines to saving time seabed sediments or under rock dump (pipelines). and money across decades long maintenance regimes. Proximity or cell to cell
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 16Technology he principle behind sacri? cial anodes, which are water structures, reducing the need for frequent repairs and used to safeguard underwater pipelines and struc- replacements, which also aligns well with sustainable opera- tures from corrosion, is relatively straightforward. tional practices
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 15sensor options for longer mission periods. About the Author For glider users working in ? sheries and conservation, Shea Quinn is the Product Line Manager the Sentinel can run several high-energy passive and active of the Slocum Glider at Teledyne Webb acoustic sensors, on-board processing, and imaging
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 13nyone familiar with glider hardware options integrated for a broad Glider answers that need,” said Shea autonomous underwater ve- range of missions. Quinn, Slocum Glider Product Line hicles (AUVs) is certainly “As the use of Slocum Gliders grew, Manager at TWR. A familiar with the popular- so did
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 11assist in identifying mines and act as a neutralization device. About the Author Bottom mines pose even greater chal- David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of lenges. Unlike contact mines, bottom Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 9from marinas along the western coast. The exact number of lizing laser detection systems can detect mines just below the mines, as well as their locations, remains largely a mystery, surface, even those hiding in murky water. The Airborne Laser although reports suggest that over three hundred have been