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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-05-10
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[01] Attendence at the Offshore Technology Conference reaches 30-year high
[01] Attendence at the Offshore Technology Conference reaches 30-year high
The 2013 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas was concluded
on Thursday, reaching a 30-year high in terms of attendance. According to
the organisers, this year‘s event attracted 104,800 visitors, up by 17%
from last year.
Among the visitors were Cypriot officials. OTC participants had the chance
to take part in nine panel sessions, 29 executive keynote presentations
and 298 technical papers, discussing specialised issues.
Major companies representing the industry set up booths in the exhibition
area, covering over 60 thousand square meters. Among the participants at
the OTC, Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and his wife, visited the event,
to celebrate fourty years of Norway's participation, while Governors from
Texas, Alabama and other states held a panel discussion on offshore
energy development and the need for improved cooperation with the
Federal government.
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