OTC Newsletter - 3 May 2011

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	FUEL FOR THOUGHT	OTC 2011 Daily Newsletter TUESDAY 3 MAY
HEARD @ OTC Bromwich: contractors assume responsibility too Oilfield service companies and contractors could face fines and other punitive measures that traditionally have been the responsibility of the operators they work for, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement director Michael Bromwich said 2 May 2011 at OTC. Read More Oil & gas crew change fears persist Despite progress made over the past decade in attracting younger professionals, the international oil & gas industry is facing a critical shortage of new workers, delegates at the opening day of Houston's annual Offshore Technology Conference were told. Read More . ALSO @ OTC Fewer but stronger storms likely in 2011 Offshore oil & gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico will likely face more interruptions due to tropical weather this year than in 2010, a senior hurricane forecaster said during the Offshore Technology Conference on 2 May 2011. Read More All-electric system takes the next step Cameron unveiled its second generation of the all-electric subsea control system on the opening day of the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference. Read More . . TO DO @ OTC | Full Daily Schedule at: http://www.otcnet.org/2011/index.php Tuesday 3 May - Morning Registration, 7-5 Reliant Center and Reliant Arena Breakfasts, 730-9 Reliant Center, Level 2. Topical Breakfast: Current Affairs in the Australian Oil and Gas Market Topical Breakfast: Learnings from the Deepwater Horizon Accident and Response Ethics Breakfast: Professional Ethics in Offshore Operations Coffee, 9-10 Reliant Arena University R&D Showcase, 9-5 Reliant Center, Level 2 Exhibition, 9-530 Reliant Center, Reliant Arena, and OTC Parkway Panel Session: Alternative Energy: Building A New Energy Future And What Is The Next Surprise For World Energy? 930-noon Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 306 Technical Session: Flow Assurance: What Have We Learned From The Fields And Modelings? 930-noon Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 604 Technical Economic And Technical Drivers To Gas Commercialization, 930-noon Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 602 Technical Session:Offshore Pipelines I, 930-noon Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 312 Invited Organization: Frigg Decommissioning: A Class Act, 930-noon Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 610 Technical Session: Welding Technologies For The 21st Century, 930-noon Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 606 Technical Session: A True Deepwater Technical Challenge, 930-noon Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 600 Tuesday 3 May - Afternoon Topical Luncheons, 1215-145 Reliant Center, Level 2. Incorporating High-Integrity Pressure Protection Systems Into Subsea System Designs OGX: A Brazilian Company - A Successful Model ExxonMobil: Researching the Fundamentals to Support Operations Integrity Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico CO2 Technology Center Mongstad (TCM) at the Forefront of Innovation Panel session: Oil Spill: Industry, Government And Academic Views On Prevention And Effects, 2-430 Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 306 Technical Session: Flow Assurance: Strategies And Technologies For Fighting Hydrates, 2-430 Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 604 Technical Session: Integrity Management Of Subsea Assets, 2-430 Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 602 Technical Session: Hybrid Riser Systems, 2-430 Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 312 Technical Session: West Africa Geohazards, 2-430 Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 610 Technical Session: Metocean Madness! 2-430 Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 606 Technical Session:Mining II: Another Way Of Mining, 2-430 Reliant Center, Level 2, Room 600 Happy Hour, 3-4 Reliant Arena and OTC Parkway
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