Spotlight on New Technology
The 2008 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) recognizes innovative technologies with the Spotlight on New Technology award. This awards program gives OTC exhibitors an opportunity to showcase their latest and most advanced technologies to more than 67,000 attendees. This program is available to each company (including divisions and subdivisions) exhibiting at OTC .08.
2008 Spotlight on New Technology Award Recipients
Click on product links below for descriptions and photos of the winning technologies.
Note: Higher-resolution images of many of the technologies are available for download on the product pages.
| ABB AS | Wireless Vibration Sensor |
| Baker Hughes – Baker Oil Tools | RAM Rotatable Self-Aligning Multilateral System |
| Baker Hughes – INTEQ | MagTrak™ |
| Cubility | MudCube™ |
| Delmar Systems, Inc. | OMNI-Max™ Anchor for MODU Mooring |
| Expro | ViewMax sideview camera |
| FMC Technologies, Inc. | Enhanced Vertical Deepwater Tree (EVDT) |
| Schlumberger | FUTUR* Active Set-Cement Technology |
| Schlumberger | ResInject* Injection Control Device |
| Versabar, Inc. | Bottom Feeder |
| Weatherford International Ltd. | MetalSkin® Monobore Open-Hole Liner System |
| Weatherford International Ltd. | Motorized Cutting Tool (MCT) |
| Welltec® | The Well Miller® Reverse Circulating Bit |
| Yantai Raffles Shipyard Ltd. | Taisun, 20,000 MT gantry crane |
Technology Criteria
New and Innovative
The technology must be less than two years old, dating from the first time the technology is used in a full-scale application or is announced or advertised in a conference, press release or trade journal. If previously advertised at OTC, it must not have been displayed for more than one conference. The technology must not be in violation of any known patents. The date when the product or service was first made available to the industry must be provided.
Proven
The technology must be proven, either through full-scale application or successful prototype testing. For example, a proposed new type of software in the development phase would not be considered applicable to this program.
Broad Interest
The technology must have broad interest and appeal for the industry. For example, a new type of valve would not be considered new technology or of broad interest if it were simply a replacement of a previous valve at lower cost. However, the new valve might be considered to have broad interest if it had the potential to change the way in which valves impact or are used in the wider system that utilizes the valve.
Significant Impact
The technology must provide significant benefits beyond existing technologies. For example, an improvement in efficiency of an existing motor would not be considered new technology unless it had the potential to change the way in which the motor would be used in the industry. Environmental impact is an important judging criterion.
Benefits of Participation
Companies that are chosen for the program receive
- Acknowledgement in an OTC press release
- Advanced recognition on the OTC website
- Acknowledgement at an on-site awards event with press invited
- Recognition in a special four-color, multi-page section of the OTC conference program
- Designation on the exhibit floor with a customized Spotlight banner
See Past Winners
See the OTC .07 Spotlight award winners.