To make your visit to the 2010 Offshore Technology Conference more productive, we are proud to send you Countdown to the Show e-Newsletters. Each edition of this e-newsletter will provide news and updates from the show team and exciting exhibitor announcements related to:
Have you made your plans yet for OTC?We’re less than one week away from OTC 2010 in Houston. Approximately 65,000 offshore E&P professionals are expected to attend.If you haven’t registered yet, you can save time on-site by registering online. Online registration remains open until the last day of the show. Simply print out your badge at one of the pre-registration areas on-site. Here are some helpful tips to save time and make the most of your OTC experience. Interested in attending a topical breakfast or luncheon?OTC hosts many special events, including the new topical breakfasts in Reliant Arena. We encourage you to purchase a ticket in advance, since some events sell out on-site.Special note: The MMS SAFE Awards Luncheon moved from Thursday to Monday at 1200 hours. Badge Pick-UpUS advance registrants should have received their OTC conference badges in the mail if they registered before 18 March. Attendees from outside the US or all those who register after 18 March can pick up their badge on-site at Reliant Center or Reliant Arena starting at 0700 hours on Monday, 3 May.International advance registrants may also pick up their badges when they arrive at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) outside of the International Terminal. See badge pick-up hours. Food and BeveragesReliant Park offers great meals, snack, and drink options. New for 2010, OTC has an expanded outdoor food area in front of Reliant Center. Food service can be found:
Complimentary Refreshments in Reliant ArenaEnjoy coffee each morning at 0900 hours while you browse the exhibit floor. We’ll also have afternoon refreshments, Monday through Wednesday, at 1500 hours to celebrate OTC’s new events—the Arctic Technology Conference and OTC Brasil.Airport TransportationSuper Shuttle is offering transportation to/from Reliant Park and Bush International Airport and Houston Hobby Airport. Receive USD 4 off round-trip if you book online. Learn more.Hotel Shuttle ServiceComplimentary shuttle service is available between official OTC hotels and Reliant Park. View schedule and routes. Please note: hotel shuttles will ONLY pick up and drop off at Reliant Arena.Transportation to/from Reliant Center and Reliant ArenaThere will be an express shuttle from Reliant Center to Reliant Arena, located outside Lobby B, Rotunda Area. This shuttle does not make parking lot stops.ParkingThe regular parking fee at Reliant Park is USD 8 per entry. For your convenience, a special parking permit is available that gives you unlimited in-and-out privileges during the conference. These permits are USD 40.Permits can be obtained on-site in the Exhibitor Services Center in Reliant Center, Level 1, in room 104C. Bring your parking stub to the service desk for a USD 8 credit towards the purchase of a permit. Vehicles with permits may leave and return between 0600 and 1900 hours, Monday through Thursday. Vehicles may not be left overnight. Shuttles will transport attendees from the parking lots to Reliant Arena and Reliant Center. Important Security MeasuresAll attendees are required to wear their OTC name badge and badge holder at all times. Use of a badge by a person not named on the badge is grounds for confiscation. If you lose your conference badge, please return to Registration to obtain a replacement. An adult must accompany attendees 15 to 18 years of age. No one under 15 years of age will be admitted to OTC.We hope to see you next week at OTC!
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New Products and Services FORTA Corporation - Drilling Prod. Div. | Booth: 1676 Free FORTA Samples, Demo, and Chocolate! The FORTA Drilling Products exhibit (# 1676) will offer free samples, a free demo, and free chocolate to OTC visitors. Samples of the FORTA Pheno Seal highly-effective lost-circulation-material for drilling fluid and cement will be available. And the FORTA Super-Sweep hole-cleaning fiber demo will suspend cuttings, as well as raise your eyebrows! For a preview of all of the FORTA Drilling Products, visit www.super-sweep.com. Back to Top |
New Products and Services Baker Hughes | Booth: 3731 Baker Hughes Successfully Field Tests Industry's First Large-Diameter Sidewall Coring Tool Offshore Brazil The MaxCOR rotary sidewall coring tool was developed in response to an operator's request for 1.5-inch diameter core samples greater than two inches in length. Currently, MaxCOR is the only coring tool capable of recovering large-diameter core samples after a well is drilled to cover intervals either not cored with conventional coring operations or where conventional coring operations did not achieve 100% recovery. MaxCOR Field Tests New Products and Services IHS | Booth: 5109 IHS Has the Quality Information and the Solutions to Help! Find out how you can register to win an Apple iPad! The IHS Energy Experts, Standards Experts, and Code Experts will be in attendance at the 41st Annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). IHS works with companies around the world to provide information that is critical in making effective business decisions. There are many issues facing the energy industry today and we have the expertise to help you find the answers you need. Be sure to stop by our Booth #5109 and learn how IHS can make a difference for you! www.ihs.com/OTC Back to Top |
Event Invite Kallman Worldwide Inc. | Booth: 1875 REBUILD CHILE EXPO - Trade Event in Chile to Showcase U.S. Technology & Services in Support of Chile’s Recovery and Rebuilding Program REBUILD CHILE EXPO is a trade show & conference that has been designed to bring U.S. products, services and ingenuity to Chilean government and private sector officials with responsibility for the $30 billion recovery and reconstruction efforts after the events of 27 February. Taking place in Santiago, Chile from June 15-17, 2010, REBUILD CHILE EXPO is an opportunity for U.S. companies to enter or expand distribution in Chile. Please visit www.ExpoRebuildChile.com for more information. Rebuild Chile Expo Website eMail for Project Manager, Christa March Official Press Release for REBUILD CHILE EXPO Back to Top |
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New Products and Services Detcon Inc. | Booth: 9350 Detcon is showcasing its new state-of-the-art wireless/cordless products with a wide range of automation applications at OTC this year. Known for producing the most durable gas detection solutions for the harshest environments, Detcon has now extended its reach by designing a system that’s applicable beyond gas detection. The advanced wireless/cordless system can be used with numerous gas detection sensors as well as a wide range of industrial automation products, process measurement devices, remote data acquisition systems, and audio-visual alarm stations. Detcon website Mode 700 Model RXT-300 Wireless Transceiver New Products and Services GAI-Tronics | Booth: 3808 GAI-Tronics Releases The World’s First IEC & ATEX Zone 1 Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Telephone, the VoIPA4 The VoIPA4 combines GAI-Tronics world renowned hazardous area communication reliability with latest IP technology to produce a true SIP compatible phone. The VoIPA4 requires no additional safety barrier, no analog telephone convertor, and is certified to operate from either power over ethernet (PoE) or local power. The VoIPA4 is fully configurable via embedded web browser and is equipped with an integral relay for ring or off-hook application. http://gai-tronics.com/telephones/voip/a4_voip.htm Event Invite KnightHawk Engineering Incorporated | Booth: 1718 Visit Booth 1718 for your Specialty Engineering needs. KnightHawk is a specialty Engineering Company that performs consulting, field services and testing worldwide. KnightHawk's Engineering Response team is available 24/7 to respond to critical equipment failures and plant emergencies. Specialties include failure anaylsis, and troubleshooting of static and rotating equipment. We also do specialty machinery design. With our full function Metallurgical and Metrology lab, our services now include material analysis, testing and reverse engineering. New Products and Services KRAL AG | Booth: 9948 KRAL AG is an international manufacturer of high quality positive displacement pumps and flowmeters for all kinds of marine fuels and lube oils. The KRAL Volumeter® is a robust liquid flowmeter for accurate measurement even in harsh industrial applications. KRAL is well known for producing the world’s most precise positive displacement flowmeters and electronic units for a number of offshore applications like hydraulic positioning systems and fuel consumption measurement. Wherever high demands are placed on precision, repeat accuracy and functionality of a flow measurement system, KRAL offers a precise and proven system. More information. Contact us. New Products and Services PacSeal Hydraulics Inc. | Booth: 8434 Subsea ROV Operable Hydraulic Directional Control Valves PacSeal Hydraulics Rotary Control Valves designed for subsea service feature pressure balanced stem, ShearFlo® sealing technology and API-17D or custom intervention fixturing. Splash zone, totally enclosed models are available. We are a small responsive engineering and manufacturing company specializing in components for high pressure/high flow rate critical service applications. Our ShearFlo Seal SV valves and KR regulators, bladder accumulators and remote controls are manufactured in the USA. Visit our website at www.pacsealhydraulics.com Email us at sales@pacsealhydraulics.com Download our catalog Subsea ROV Operable Rotary Valves New Products and Services Titan Technologies | Booth: 5175 TITAN® is a leading bolting solutions provider committed to offering the most reliable and comprehensive bolting solutions world wide. The TITAN® Tri-Hold is a patented hands free mechanical back-up wrench. This tool has the capability of fitting multiple sized helix nuts, working on fractional and metric sized nuts. The Titan SuperThin™ is another example of innovative tools and has the capability to go into areas that other tools can't access due to severe over the nut clearance problems. The aircraft quality steel it's composed of makes the device strong enough to handle the highest torque loads. www.titanti.com New Products and Services Victrex USA | Booth: 4772 EXTREMETUBE™ HIGH-PERFORMANCE SEAMLESS THERMOPLASTIC LINERS >>>>Western Falcon Extremetube™ liners made from VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer act as an effective barrier isolating corrosive and abrasive fluids and gasses from standard oil country tubulars, offering operators a cost effective, readily available alternative to CRA’s. >>>>HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE UP TO 260°C/500°F. >>>>Reduces operating costs associated with rod-on-tubing wear and tubing corrosion failures. >>>>EXTENDS TUBING LIFE IN HIGHLY CORROSIVE AND DEVIATED WELLS. www.victrexenergy.com Back to Top |
New Products and Services Bortech Corp | Booth: 6519 Bortech Corporation - 66 Victoria Street - Keene, NH 03431 - 888-265-1202 Bortech Corporation produces automated welding equipment to make the highest quality circular GMAW or GTAW overlay welds, very quickly, for the purpose of machine repair, corrosion protection or abrasion resistance. Bortech produces machines that are capable of cladding bores, outside diameters, flange faces, or conical surfaces. Typical applications include: Heat Exchanger or Pressure Vessel nozzle cladding, pump and valve repair. Bore sizes can range from 1/2 inch to 12 feet. www.bortech.com www.bortech.com sales@bortech.com Back to Top |
New Products and Services iKey LTD | Booth: 7703 Intrinsically Safe, Wireless Keyboards From iKey Cost Up to 35% Less Than Models Requiring Cables and Barriers The new intrinsically safe (IS), wireless keyboards from iKey cost up to 35% less than wired models, eliminating expensive cables and barriers. The DW-5K-IS and BT-87-TP-IS keyboards are the first-known, completely sealed, wireless IS keyboards on the market for use in hazardous locations. Both products have Factory Mutual (FM) approval for Class I, II, and III, Division I, Groups C, D, E, F and G. They will be on display in iKey’s booth #7703 at OTC. iKey Website BT-87-TP-IS Product Information DW-5K-IS Product Information Request More Information New Products and Services Systel Inc. | Booth: 2062 Systel Inc.specializes in Extreme Industrial All-In-One PC's,Rack Mount Servers and Display's ideal for Oil & Gas and OEM Industries.BOOTH #2062. Systel Inc. an ISO 9001:2008 certified company is a leading designer & system integrator of both COTS & custom ruggedized computers, All-In-One Luggable PC's, Rack Mount Servers & Extreme Industrial Flat Panel Displays ideal for Oil & Gas Industries. Systel's representatives will be available to discuss our Proprietary "10 Point Survivor Technology" which is the hallmark of Systel's products. Please stop by our Booth #2062 to view our latest solutions. For any questions Call 888-645-8400! Systel Inc Website Systel Inc Products Systel Inc's "10 Point Survivor Technology" Systel Inc's Oil & Gas Products Back to Top |
| New Products and Services Proco Products Inc. | Booth: 5077 Keep Your Offshore Platforms Up and Running: Use Proco Spherical Type Rubber Expansion Joints for mud drilling service. Supplied with a Nitrile tube (suitable for petroleum based products, cooling water with oily anticorrosion additives, lubrication, hydraulic oil and seawater) and neoprene cover (Coast Guard Approved), the Proco Series 240AV/NP, 240D/NP or 240E/NP are excellent choices for offshore oil platform process piping. Available in sizes from 1" I.D. thru 30" I.D. For requirements where ABS approval is required, Proco can supply our 240A/NP-ABS or 240C/NP-ABS products in sizes from 1" I.D. thru 24" I.D. Visit Proco Products, Inc. Website View 240 Product Brochure Contact Us Back to Top |
| Attendee Specials and Promotions Parveen Industries Pvt. Ltd. | Booth: 5801 SERVING THE OILFIRLD INDUSTRY SINCE 1974 - PARVEEN INDUSTRIES Parveen Industries Pvt limited is leader in "Oilfield equipment" when it comes to Quality , service and customer satisfaction. We believe in Retaining our customers and maintaining high standards of Quality and delivery. We have Various certifications From API 5CT, 6A,7 , 7-1, 11B , 14B , 14L ,16A , and ISO 9001. Visit Us at booth number 5801 at OTC 2010 ,We are looking forward to establish new relationships with customers and nurture the old ones. Our Website. Back to Top |
| New Products and Services Marking Services Inc. | Booth: 3477 Marking Services, Inc. is a global corporation providing pipe labeling, safety signs and custom signage and installation for the oil & gas industry. Labeling pipe on production and drilling vessels provides key operational information and color coding that results in a more safe and efficient work environment for personnel. Proper pipe labeling is about providing critical information as to pipe contents as well as "FROM/TO" information for the crew. Meeting specifications, supplying materials created for harsh environments and providing engineered installation services is our specialty. We work offshore and onshore to meet your needs. Marking Services, Inc. Website Don Aucoin ~ Director Marine & Offshore email Stephanie Briones ~ Regional Sales N. America MSI Products and Services New Products and Services Our Envision Technologies Inc | Booth: 9040 Arena Prevention pays when it comes to your bottom line. Active Pure technology employed in our activTek Induct & peripheral equipment may just be the edge you need to enhance clean & safe environments. Whether it's at an office desk or quarters on an offshore platform, bacteria, virus, mold, pathogen contamination can seriously affect your productivity. Anywhere the air can reach,our active technology is at work to protect & reduce unwanted often unseen problematic invaders. Visit our booth & see our solutions or give us a call: (800)525-1866 Click Here to Visit Our Website Click here to Send us an Email Back to Top |
| New Products and Services Pro Box Inc | Booth: 7443 Among your Risk Management tools, be sure your procurement staff is aware of safe offshore shipping protection provided by using DNV cargo containers Pro Box, Inc. of Houston, Texas has been expanding and enhancing its network of delivery locations for DNV and DNV/ISO offshore containers for nationwide and international support of your offshore transportation needs. Container types vary from new 6’ mini to cargo baskets to 10’ or 20’ closed roof and open top to satisfy your transportation requirements on a purchase or rental basis. Call Steve McVille and the Pro Box sales staff at 713-671-0646 or toll-free at 800-254-9702. Contact DNV Sales: DNV_Sales@proboxinc.com Contact Steve McVille: steve.mcville@proboxinc.com Pro Box Home Page: www.proboxinc.com Back to Top |