The Offshore Technology Conference marks 50 years, as it returns to Houston April 30 to May 3.
Energy industry professionals will return to Houston yet again this year for the annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). OTC is the largest oil and gas industry event in the world. The event will have more than 2,300 exhibitors and attendees
representing 100 countries.
OTC 2018 returns to Houston’s NRG Park April 30 to May 3 this year, marking its 50th year bringing together engineers, technicians, executives, operators, scientists, and managers involved in offshore drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection.
The oil and gas industry relies on the high-pressure power density of fluid power technologies to maximize exploration, production and drilling in harsh offshore environments. As wells are dug deeper and become more difficult to reach, the machines that are used in them must withstand extreme temperatures, pressures, damaging seawater and more. Hydraulics is up to the task.
This is why nearly 100 fluid power manufacturers can be seen on the exhibit floor (see the complete list below).
The 2017 edition of the event attracted more than 64,700 attendees from more than 100 countries and all fields in the offshore energy sector. This year’s event will see more than 2,000 exhibiting companies, and more than 350 technical presentations, 22 topical breakfast and luncheons, and 11 panel sessions.
Technical sessions are broken up into seven topical categories, including:
- Celebrating 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, operability, and reliability.
- Integrating to Innovate — How advanced software, nanotechnology, and the digital revolution are integrating disciplines and triggering a historic transformation in the offshore energy sector.
- Meeting Global Demand — Meeting the energy needs of fast-growing economies, while reducing carbon emissions and carefully considering the impact of digital technology.
- Updates on World-Class Projects — The latest on landmark projects that have resulted in breakthrough technologies in a low oil price environment.
- Global Participation — Executives from service companies and operators, including IOCs and NOCs, share accomplishments from projects in Canada, Malaysia, the Gulf of Mexico, and the North Sea.
In addition, OTC will recognize innovative technologies with the Spotlight on New Technology Award. The program is exclusively for OTC exhibitors and showcases the latest and most advanced technologies that are leading the industry into the future.
| Exhibitors | Booth Number |
| Accumulators Inc. | 7111 |
| Aidro Hydraulics & 3D Printing | 8243 |
| Alfagomma SpA (Kuriyama) | 3949 |
| Ametek | 461 |
| API Heat Transfer | 2778 |
| ASCO Div., Emerson Electric Co. | 2261 |
| Ashcroft Inc. | 608 |
| Bal Seal Engineering Inc. | 4615 |
| Balluff Inc | 3933 |
| Blacoh Fluid Control Inc. | 6274 |
| Bonfiglioli USA | 12041 |
| Bosch Rexroth Corp. | 2805 |
| Brennan Industries | 5504 |
| BVA Hydraulics | 6308 |
| Castrol Offshore | 1439 |
| Cat Pumps/Ram Pumps | 4701 |
| CEJN | 275 |
| Continental ContiTech | 4915 |
| Controlled Fluids Inc. | 6917 |
| Coremo Ocmea SpA | 4047 |
| Danfoss Power Solutions | 4452 |
| Dinamic Oil | 3145 |
| Dixon Valve & Coupling Co. | 4619 |
| DK Lok | 3175 |
| Doering Co. | 9072 |
| Donaldson Co. Inc. | 7204 |
| Douce Hydro SAS France | 2115 |
| Dynex/Rivett Inc. | 601 |
| Eaton | 4838 |
| Elettrotec SrL | 8231 |
| Elite Controls | 4452 |
| Elite Seal Inc. | 9073 |
| Enduro | 4167 |
| Evonik Corp. | 7163 |
| Famic Technologies Inc. | 770 |
| Faster | 5209 |
| Festo AG & Co. KG | 3625 |
| Fjero A/S | 4561 |
| Flaretite | 7305 |
| Fluid Components Intl (FCI) | 1354 |
| Fluid Power Technology | 3145 |
| Fluke Corp. | 3176 |
| Fluorten | 7224 |
| Freudenberg Sealing Technologies | 1922 |
| Fuchs Lubricants Co | 6923 |
| Gates Corp. | 3875 |
| Global Heat Transfer | 10828 |
| GP:50 | 4201 |
| H&D Distributors Inc. | 7230 |
| Haskel | 2209 |
| HAWE Hydraulik | 4301 |
| Hetonic | 4879 |
| High Pressure Equipment Co | 1361 |
| Houghton International | 3418 |
| Hunger Hydraulics CC Ltd | 9034 |
| HYDAC International Corp. | 1677 |
| Hydradyne LLC | 3408 |
| Hydraquip Inc. | 4452 |
| Hydratech Industries | 4561 |
| Hydraulics International Inc. | 2005 |
| Hydro Leduc | 2115 |
| Igus B.V. | 3625 |
| IMI Precision Engineering | 1439 |
| Ingersoll Rand | 5705 |
| Innovative Fluid Power | 8847 |
| Innovative Hydraulics LLC | 6325 |
| John Deere Power Systems | 3775 |
| Klüber Lubrication NA LP | 922 |
| Kocsis Technologies Inc. | 5109 |
| Kracht | 3071 |
| L&M Radiator Inc. | 3067 |
| The Lee Company | 2109 |
| Liebherr Components North America | 3625 |
| G. W. Lisk Co. | 1567 |
| Magnetek | 4205 |
| Maxpro | 2273 |
| MFP Seals, Div. Martin Fluid Power | 2678 |
| Midwest Hose & Specialty Inc. | 3671 |
| Moog Inc. | 2511 |
| Motion Industries | 6626 |
| MSC Software Corp. | 7233 |
| MSO Seals | 4171 |
| MTS Sensors | 7245 |
| National Filters Inc. | 5326 |
| NBB Controls Inc. | 3615 |
| Norman Filter | 8856 |
| Noshok Inc. | 2905 |
| NRP-Jones, LLC | 1509 |
| Oerlikon | 12024 |
| OP USA Inc. | 8231 |
| PacSeal Hydraulics Inc. | 4718 |
| Panolin | 1422 |
| Parker Hannifin Corp. | 3639 |
| Pneumatic and Hydraulic Co. LLC | 5074 |
| Rota Engineering Ltd. | 1639 |
| Rotor Clip Co. | 10921 |
| Rotork | 4626 |
| S. Himmelstein & Co. | 4277 |
| SC Hydraulic Engineering Corp. | 375 |
| Seals Eastern | 1573 |
| Servi Fluid Power Inc. | 7412 |
| Smalley | 1608 |
| Spir Star Ltd. | 2101 |
| SPX Flow | 625 |
| Stainless Adapters | 5324 |
| Staubli Corp. | 3009 |
| Stauff Corp. | 8734 |
| Stucchi USA Inc. | 5071 |
| SunSource | 5818 |
| Swagelok | 739 |
| Texas Hydraulics Inc | 12140 |
| Thermal Transfer Corp. | 7001 |
| Tranter Inc. | 1505 |
| Trelleborg Sealing Solutions | 3227 |
| Turck Inc. | 6320 |
| Twin Disc Inc. | 5075 |
| Uniflex Hydraulic | 5613 |
| Utex | 1221 |
| Versa Products Co. Inc. | 2670 |
| Wandfluh of America | 4452 |
| West Craft Mfg. Inc | 7436 |
| Wichita Clutch | 4605 |
| Wilkes & McLean Ltd. | 7362 |
| Womack Machine Supply Co. | 4314 |
| WPT Power Corp. | 12126 |
| Young Touchstone | 7001 |
To learn more and to register, visit 2018.otcnet.org.
