The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) pavilion at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC 2011) which concluded on Thursday at Reliant Center in Houston, Texas, USA, got overwhelming responses from enterprises and visitors, making it a grand success.

Held under the theme "Making Safe ", this year’s edition of OTC attracted around 65,000 attendees and 2,055 exhibiting companies representing more than 110 countries.

A high-level delegation of ADNOC and its Group of Companies including CEOs and senior executives attended the four-day event. Delegates from ADNOC and its Group of Companies made presentations at the OTC conference, mainly tackling issues related to offshore operations. Among the presentations was a paper titled “ADNOC Major Offshore Development: Opportunities and Challenges” by Ali Khalifa Al Shamsi, Manager of Offshore Division, ADNOC.

ADNOC Group also exhibited in the OTC show in a large stand that reflects the size of the Group and depicts the overall development witnessed by the UAE. Visitors of the pavilion were introduced to the latest developments in the oil and gas sector in the UAE as well as the strategic programs and projects carried out by ADNOC & its Group of Companies in the various fields of oil, gas and petrochemicals.

ADNOC & its Group of Companies’ delegation which included a large number of engineers working in different exploration, production and petroleum services sectors visited the pavilions of other countries exhibiting at the OTC. They also held meetings with senior executives from global oil and gas companies to acquaint themselves with the latest technological and technical developments in the oil and gas industry.

ADNOC was also this year’s “Visionary Leadership Award” recipient. The award is given to companies that demonstrate a commitment to enhancing business and education ties between the United States and Arab world.

Over 800 attended BUSACC’s reception, including delegates from Algeria, Angola, Ghana, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Also in attendance were U.S. Department of Commerce commercial officers from the MENA region and Washington D.C. and State of Texas officials from the Senate and Railroad Commission and the Mayor of the City of Houston’s Office.

BUSACC Board member, Rob Franklin, President ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures, asked ADNOC’s managers to join him on stage to receive the award on behalf of Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi, ADNOC Deputy CEO. Past recipients of this award include Aramco, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips.

“A company’s commitment to US-Arab trade isn’t only counted in monetary contribution. Support is most valuable when it is measured in access,” explained Aida Araissi, President of BUSACC.

Also on the sidelines of the OTC, a reception and dinner was hosted by the US-UAE Business Council in honor of the UAE delegation. Ali Rashid Al Jarwan, CEO of Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) delivered keynote remarks on behalf of the UAE delegation.

Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection.

This edition of the OTC offered the participants the opportunity to see the next generation of technology and innovation in the Oil & Gas industry and to hear and learn from the experiences of other companies within the industry.
 

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