OTC 2025 Special Report

This compilation highlights news, event coverage, executive insights, project updates, technology advances and the trending topics discussed at the 2025 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), which took place May 5-8 in Houston.
Photo by © OTC/Phil McCarten 2025
OTC 2025 opening ceremony
Alex Martinez, chair of the OTC board, addresses the crowd during the opening ceremony on Monday, May 5.

As the official media partner of this year's Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), the Offshore editorial team wrote or arranged the material for this special section, putting a strong emphasis on market outlooks as well as technology advances and regional hotspots that will likely trend in 2025. 

 

OTC event coverage by the Offshore editorial team:

The Offshore editorial team reported the key takeaways from some of the OTC 2025 keynote and technical sessions as well as conducted exclusive interviews with some of this year's OTC award recipients.  

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OTC 2025: ABS, bp discuss Kaskida platform design, construction
In addition to classification services, ABS will also verify the project’s HP/HT equipment.
May 8, 2025
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OTC 2025
Attendees, presenters and exhibitors shared their insights about the future of the offshore energy sector, AI, safety, CCS and more at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)...
May 8, 2025
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Carbonvert CEO Alex Tiller highlighted two CCS projects during his OTC keynote presentation: the Corpus Christi offshore CO2 capture and storage facility and the GeoDura CO2 storage...
May 8, 2025
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OTC 2025: Gulf operators make case for more subsea tiebacks
Panelists agree that operators, producers will need to step up their collaboration going forward.
May 7, 2025
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Alex Martinez presented the 2025 Heritage Award to Dr. Arun Duggal
Dr. Arun Duggal is being recognized for his expertise in global analysis, development and implementation of new technology for the station-keeping of floating offshore assets,...
May 6, 2025
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Fugro CEO Mark Heine at OTC 2025
"For a sustainable future, we must stop coal, reduce oil, accept gas and accelerate renewables," Fugro CEO Mark Heine said at OTC on Monday.
May 6, 2025
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OTC 2025: Petrobras CEO outlines company’s aggressive E&P plans
But Magda Chambriard maintains that the company is still very interested in the ‘energy transition.’
May 6, 2025
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offshore Brazil
Oxy's Vicki Hollub, Petrobras' Magda Chambriard, NOIA's Erik Milito and Rystad Energy's Jarand Rystad take the stage to discuss the most pressing issues facing the offshore oil...
May 5, 2025
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offshore rig worker
This year's recipient of the OTC Distinguished Achievement Award for Individuals is Jose Formigli, who played a crucial role in deepwater field development during his 30 years...
May 2, 2025
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Fusion belt feeder
OTC Spotlight on New Technology award winner Hägglunds Fusion is a self-contained, all-inclusive drive system.
April 29, 2025
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offshore drilling
Tronics' high-temperature MEMS accelerometer and inertial sensors were designed for directional drilling under extreme temperature and vibrations conditions.
April 16, 2025

 

OTC news updates:

Below, the Offshore editors highlight some of the news announcements made prior to and during OTC 2025.

Courtesy ALTAVE
Red Zone visualization simulation configured in Altave Harpia
The ALTAVE Harpia platform processes more than 52 million daily frames, generating 145,000 safety alerts annually.
May 8, 2025
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Vaisala unveils Helideck Monitoring Software
Vaisala Elements allows operators, helicopter pilots, crane operators and installation managers to monitor real-time weather, ocean conditions and helideck status all in one secure...
May 8, 2025
Courtesy SLB
SLB Introduces Digitally Enabled Electric Well Solutions
SLB has released its Electris portfolio of digitally enabled electric well completions technologies.
May 8, 2025
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offshore Clyde fixed steel jacket platform
Repsol Resources UK has awarded Archer a five-year contract.
May 2, 2025
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gulf of mexico
The work scope includes hydrotesting and nitrogen dewatering of three 8-inch infield flowlines, one 16-inch oil export pipeline and one 10-inch gas export pipeline.
April 30, 2025
Courtesy OTC
OTC Spotlight Awards
Awards given to OTC exhibitors who have shown innovation in the offshore energy sector through the development of new technologies.
April 28, 2025
Courtesy OTC
OTC Announces 2025 Distinguished Achievement Award recipients
The recipients will be honored during the OTC Opening Ceremony Monday, May 5, 2025, at NRG Center located in Houston, Texas.
Feb. 12, 2025

 

Content authored by OTC presenters and exhibitors:

In this section, industry leaders share their perspectives on the path forward, while SMEs detail recent offshore case studies. You'll need free site-access membership to view the articles below. If you are not already a registered website user, you can sign up here.

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Robowell
ADNOC has developed and deployed more than 200 AI use cases, spanning exploration, production, refining, logistics, and strategic planning, with support from AIQ, a joint venture...
May 6, 2025
Courtesy Lucid Catalyst
LR/Microsoft nuclear AI
Nuclear microreactors offer a compact, mobile and emissions-free power solution for the offshore energy sector, promising continuous power, improved safety and scalability.
May 6, 2025
Courtesy Terradepth
Terradepth AUV survey
Terradepth highlights three case studies that illustrate the growing value proposition of cloud-based ocean data collected by AUVs.
May 6, 2025
Courtesy E-tech
offshore energy industry workforce
Meeting the demands of today’s offshore workforce development needs requires a multi-pronged approach.
May 6, 2025
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mooring
Aging platforms and life-extension programs both lead to the same mission-critical need—investigation into mooring integrity management solutions.
May 2, 2025
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DEEP’s multi-arm technology
The offshore industry is approaching a decisive moment, and capabilities now exist to reimagine how the assets that power the energy future are built and maintained.
April 29, 2025
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Baker Hughes artificial lift case study
Baker Hughes provided artificial lift assistance to an operator offshore Brazil seeking to improve its output on a heavy oil field.
April 28, 2025
Courtesy OTC
OTC 2025
Under 2nd Trump term, we are witnessing a policy shift that can reaffirm the critical role of offshore energy in America’s future.
April 28, 2025
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OTC2025
The Offshore Technology Conference has always been a showcase of offshore energy innovation, but at OTC 2025 we will be witnessing an unprecedented transformation.
April 28, 2025

OTC 2026:

The next Offshore Technology Conference is scheduled to take place May 4-7 at NRG Park in Houston, Texas. Contact Chief Editor Ariana Hurtado to discuss editorial opportunities for OTC 2026.