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The Offshore Energy Sector's Premier Event

OTC serves as the meeting place for the brightest minds to share ideas, discuss, debate, and build consensus around the most pressing challenges and innovations in the offshore energy sector.

This year’s exhibitors, speakers, and attendees represent some of the highest-caliber professionals from more than 100 countries. We are thrilled to bring together such a remarkable and diverse group of subject matter experts in one place.

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Early-bird registration will open mid-January 2025

Key Reasons to Attend OTC 2025

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Knowledge Sharing

Knowledge Sharing

OTC is a technology conference focused on highlighting the latest technologies and tools needed to continue meeting the world’s energy needs. Whether it’s oil and gas, critical minerals, wind, hydrogen, carbon capture, or other marine resources, OTC provides a forum for all offshore energy developments to be showcased.

When you attend OTC, you gain a year's worth of training and expertise into one powerful week, with insights from scientists, engineers, researchers, and executives shaping the future of offshore projects.

Engage and explore a wide variety of topics such as:

  • Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage
  • Decommissioning / Abandonment
  • Digital Transformation, Digital Technologies & Data Management
  • Drilling Technology
  • And more!

Explore the 2024 Technical Program

Grow Your Global Network

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OTC is brought to you by membership organizations that cover all aspects of the energy industry. 

The OTC sponsoring, supporting, and endorsing organizations work cooperatively to develop and manage a portfolio of events dedicated to accelerating the development and transfer of multidisciplinary offshore technologies. 

As a member of one or more societies, you will gain technical knowledge and build relationships that will benefit you throughout your career.

Members also receive discounted registration to attend OTC!

 

Discover the OTC Organization Right for You

Resources

OnePetro®

Elevate your career by accessing OnePetro®, an online library of technical literature for the oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) industry. 

With contributions from 23 publishing partners and with over 1.3 million searchable documents, OnePetro® is the definitive resource on upstream oil and gas.

Access OnePetro®

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Who Attends?

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Top Reasons to Attend

  • Quality: 370+ peer-selected technical presentations, leveraging *13 societies’ collective knowledge and covering topics from the wellbore to topsides and everything in between. 
  • Value: 276,000+ sq. ft. of exhibit space with ground-breaking innovations and 1,000+ leading providers of products and services in one place, at one time.
  • Networking: 30,000+ energy professionals from 100+ countries are there.
  • Always Something New: Connect with global C-suite leaders and 100+ speakers to discover what innovations we can expect over the next 50 years.
  • Media Exposure: 200+ journalists from around the world attend OTC.
  • Investing Back in the Industry: OTC’s *13 sponsoring organizations use revenue to provide many other important programs for its members, such as training and technical journals.
  • In the World’s Energy Capital: Combine OTC with client meetings, business proposals, and company training.

Justify Your Attendance

Here are some tips on getting employer support to attend OTC: 

  • Offer to prepare and deliver a short presentation to your colleagues to share what you learned. That way, others on your team will gain the benefits of your attendance.  
  • Be ready with a plan that shows who will cover for you while you are attending the conference. 
  • Offer to share a room to reduce hotel expenses and/or utilize our complimentary hotel shuttle service at official hotels to avoid renting a car. 
  • Share presenter handouts and exhibiting companies’ materials with your colleagues. 
  • If you are a member of one of OTC's sponsoring, endorsing or supporting organizations, you can take advantage of discounted registration. 

Volunteer Opportunities

Want to attend OTC but worried about the registration cost? Join the OTC Volunteer Program! Volunteers play a vital role in making the event a success, from helping attendees find their way to ensuring technical sessions run seamlessly. Just commit to one half-day shift and attend a mandatory pre-conference orientation to take advantage of this opportunity! Volunteer registration opens mid-February

Volunteer Benefits Include:

  • Four-day complimentary registration
  • Four-day complimentary parking pass
  • Access to technical paper presentations and exhibitors
  • Discounted hotel accommodations through the registration website

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