They’ve been drilling oil out of the ground in Texas for over 100 years – so it’s no surprise that Houston has played host to the world’s foremost oil and gas event, the Offshore Technology Conference, for the past 45 years.
OTC’s stats are impressive by any standards for a ‘trade show’. The largest annual energy industry showcase in the world pulls in audiences of more than 80,000, from more than 120 countries and representatives from more than 2700 companies.
Expro today confirmed its order book hit the $2billion mark.
Applus RTD and Delta SubSea have teamed up to launch a new ROV deepwater inspection tool for non-piggable pipelines.
Safety pioneer Carl Arne Carlsen was awarded the Distinguished Individual Achievement Award at this year’s OTC dinner.
When dramatic change occurs quietly, there is always a danger that its significance will be correspondingly under-estimated.
As we get to May each year a significant number of UK-based business leaders will make the annual pilgrimage to OTC in Houston. And it's with good cause.
The oil services mergers and acquisitions pot is bubbling away merrily these day. And doubtless there will be one or two firms in the Press and Journal/Munro’s Travel delegation to this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston quietly hoping to cash in . . . be taken over and to hit the perpetual golf circuit.
OTC is undeniably a barometer of global oil and gas activity and judging from Simmons & Company International’s reception in Houston last night delegates from across the industry are in a positive frame of mind.
Just hours before the start of OTC 2014 the Scottish delegation gathered at a networking event organised by the Munro's Travel Group and The Press and Journal.
The first meeting of a new knowledge sharing forum on the topic of subsea integrity management practice is scheduled to take place at this year's Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
Casing accessory and completion tool firm Downhole Products has doubled the size of its US facility.
Typically, when we travel on work placements or for business, among our chief health and safety concerns are making sure we take necessary medications with us and ensuring we’ve had the correct vaccinations if travelling to a more exotic location.
As the world’s oil and gas industry turns it eyes towards Houston and OTC, the foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration and production, I find myself reflecting on how the energy landscape in the area is changing.
Scottish offshore excellence will once again be showcased on the world stage at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, which I also have the pleasure of attending as Energy Minister for the third year.
The Offshore Technology Conference - world's biggest oil and gas event - attracts thousands of visitors from across the globe to the US energy capital, Houston.
Scottish firms in the oil and gas supply chain are internationalising at a rapid pace - even more so than their counterparts in the rest of the UK, according to a recent survey.
The first week of May in the largest city in Texas means one thing for Edward Stokes.
The 2014 UK Oil & Gas Safety Awards got off to an unusual start, causing some confusion on the event floor.
As industry leaders gather at the year's flagship event, don't fall into the cocktail trap of empty deals and undeliverable promises.
An unforgettable night will be signed, sealed and delivered at the Press and Journal Energy Ball this year after Soul Legends were confirmed as the headline act.
Offshore Europe (OE) 2013 in Aberdeen boosted the local economy by an estimated £53.9million, new figures show.
Oil industry travel expert Munro's Travel has reported unprecedented demand from clients planning to attend the world's top energy show.
The organisers of the annual All-Energy green power conference are to hold a pre-event briefing for firms planning to attend.
A Texas business district is looking to lure in new Granite City partners in an annual business linkup event.