The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), which co-ordinates the Nigerian pavilion at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) holding in Houston, Texas from April 30 to May 3, 2018, has unveiled activities for the event.
The association’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Ranti Omole, in a statement noted that OTC is the premier gathering of professionals and opinion leaders in the global oil and gas industry and it provides excellent opportunities for positive portrayal and promotion of the great potentials of Nigeria and the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
It also provides a unique platform for close interactions with leading international and major Nigerian oil service companies, indigenous oil companies, industry executives, government policy makers and political leaders, to share ideas on improving the Nigerian oil industry, he added.
PETAN member companies and many other indigenous oil service companies will be part of a robust contingent, to showcase the dynamism and potentials of Nigeria’s petroleum industry. About 2,500 professionals and industry leaders from Nigeria and beyond her shores will attend this year’s event.
PETAN has been organising and hosting the Nigerian pavilion at the OTC since 2005. The key highlights of OTC 2018 are; 50 years of OTC: Programming, which reflects on our history, the current state of the industry, and what is on the horizon.
Faster deployment of new technologies: Solutions to reduce the development timeline and create project-ready technologies which meet current industry challenges.
Cost reducing tools and techniques: Ways to decrease costs and improve overall value, while maintaining high standards for safety, operationability, and reliability. Integrating to innovate: How advanced software, nanotechnology and the digital revolution are integrating disciplines and triggering historic transformation in the offshore energy sector, among others.
PETAN’s programme of activities: Monday, April 30: opening of the Nigerian Pavilion in the Reliant Centre by the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Pavilion will remain open from Monday April 30, to Thursday May 3.
Tuesday May 1, 11:30 am: Luncheon and panel session at Crowne Plaza Hotel: Decision makers speak on important and topical issues impacting our local industry. Also by 6:30pm at JW Marriot, Galleria: Nigeria Oil Industry Awards Dinner and Cocktail.Wednesday May, 11:30am, Crowne Plaza Hotel: Technical Workshop.
Thursday, May 3, 11:30am; Networking Golf Event: Sugar Creek Country Club, SugarLand, Texas.
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