The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) will be honoring the winners of its 2024 Spotlight on New Technology Award at this year’s conference on Monday, 6 May, at NRG Center in Houston.
This esteemed honor is given exclusively to OTC exhibitors who are reshaping the offshore energy sector through their innovation and development of technologies. This year, 15 technologies—five of them from small businesses—were selected for their demonstrated advancements in the industry.
This year’s award recipients were selected based on the following criteria: product uniqueness, degree of ingenuity, demonstrated success, commercial viability, and the ability to make a significant impact across the offshore industry.
“OTC takes pride in recognizing the companies transforming the future of the offshore energy sector. The Spotlight on New Technology Award is one of the many ways we like to show our appreciation. Revolutionizing the field is no easy task. It requires collaboration, intense consistency, and the brightest minds in the industry to drive innovation. This year’s recipients exemplify these efforts, and we are proud to acknowledge them,” said Alex Martinez, chairperson, OTC Board of Directors.
OTC has proudly honored small businesses and their contributions to the offshore energy industry with the Spotlight Award since 2014. To qualify for the small business award, companies are required to meet the following criteria: Be independently owned and operated or registered as a nonprofit organization and have no more than 300 employees in the 12 months before the application deadline.
2024 Spotlight Winners
(listed alphabetically by company)
Baker Hughes
TRU-ARMS Advanced Reservoir Mapping Service
The Baker Hughes TRU-ARMS Advanced Reservoir Mapping Service delivers a step change in reservoir mapping by identifying lithological and fluid boundaries up to 300 ft from the wellbore, enhancing field development planning for improved production and recovery. This novel service also leverages unique confidence analyses that help evaluate hydrocarbon volumes.
www.bakerhughes.com
Baker Hughes
Sonus Acoustic-Set Liner Hanger System
The Sonus acoustic-set liner hanger system delivers a new way of installing liner hangers that saves time, optimizes operations, and reduces risks. The system delivers real-time downhole data throughout the entire liner installation and includes a downlink mechanism to selectively actuate equipment before, during, or after cementing.
www.bakerhughes.com
Hägglunds, a brand of Bosch Rexroth
Quantum Power Motor
For direct drives in heavy-duty applications, Quantum Power creates a powerful new reality by applying proven strengths into an extraordinary new performance curve. It offers a top speed of over 150 rev/min, yet it provides a sustainable maximum torque of more than 350 kNm. At corner power, users can achieve 3 MW without sacrificing compactness or efficiency.
www.boschrexroth.com
DeepOcean
Autonomous Inspection Drone
The Autonomous Inspection Drone facilitates preprogrammed inspection routes for subsea assets, increasing simultaneous operations without increasing personnel. Routes, planned and refined in DeepOcean’s Digital Twin, are transmitted to the vehicle from the Remote Operation Center while being monitored continuously. This ensures high-quality data while enhancing operator awareness and optimizing efficiency.
www.deepoceangroup.com
Fugro
Blue Dragon Seafloor Drill
The Fugro Blue Dragon revolutionizes offshore geotechnical exploration. This modular, fully automated seafloor drill performs in-situ testing, soil sampling, and rock coring in a single dive. Operating across various water depths and terrains, the Blue Dragon minimizes risk, increases safety, contributes to sustainability, and ensures consistent data quality.
www.fugro.com
Fugro
Remote Subsea Inspection Solution
Fugro’s remote subsea inspection solution combines the Fugro Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel and Fugro Blue Volta electrical remotely operated vehicle, managed from one of the company’s remote operating centers. Uncrewed, the approach reduces health, safety, and environmental risks; lowers project cost; and cuts carbon emissions while fostering real-time client collaboration for enhanced decision-making.
www.fugro.com
Henkel
LOCTITE Pulse
LOCTITE Pulse is an industrial internet of things solution designed to contribute to plant reliability. Once sensors are installed, critical static and rotating assets can be monitored in a single application. Notifications are received when irregularities have been measured. Operations are empowered for minimal downtime, enhanced safety, and sustainability.
www.next.henkel-adhesives.com
Oil States
ACTIVEHub With ACTIVELatch
The Oil States ACTIVEHub platform and ACTIVELatch digital ecosystem of technologies provide remote monitoring and control of the industry’s first battery-operated wireless latch for greater wellsite safety and efficiency. When paired with ACTIVEClose and ACTIVESense technologies, valves and pressure-control equipment can be remotely monitored and controlled.
www.oilstatesintl.com
Oil States
Swift DW2 Ratchet Anti-Rotation (RAR) Connector Mechanism
The Oil States Swift DW2 RAR offers oil and gas operators a unique integrally machined anti-rotation mechanism that prevents connector breakout in extreme and fatigue-sensitive ultradeepwater conditions. It is the only true metal-sealing conductor and casing connector on the market that features integral RAR as a standard component.
www.oilstatesintl.com
Saipem SpA
Integrated Acoustic Unit (IAU)
Saipem’s IAU is a technology enabling nonintrusive, remote offshore pipeline-integrity monitoring during laying activities. It offers added value to clients through derisking operations, ensuring accuracy, fleet digitalization, and timeliness in detecting anomalies. IAU is a DNV-qualified technology already supporting projects under execution.
www.saipem.com
2024 Spotlight Small Business Winners
BridgeFlow Valve Ltd.
Mechanized Ball Valve
BridgeFlow’s Mechanized Ball Valve revolutionizes valve technology by offering unmatched durability, superior sealing over traditional methods, and environmental sustainability. Its innovative design ensures leakproof operation, frictionless rotation, and efficient flow, setting new standards in reliability and efficiency.
bridgeflow.ca
GOWell
Multi-Aperture Motion-Compensative Pulsed Eddy Current Deep Detection Method for Multi-Pipe Thickness Corrosion Measurements
GOWell’s second-generation Enhanced Pipe Detection Tool (ePDT-II) uses multi-aperture motion-compensative electromagnetic technology to provide proven pipe-thickness measurements for up to five tubulars. Corrosion monitoring can save operators costly repairs and potential well abandonment. The ePDT-II has successfully extended the technology’s pipe-evaluation range.
www.gowellpetro.com
GOWell
Elastic Structure Nonharmonic Resonance Method for Through-Tubing Cement Evaluation (TTCE)
The GOWell TTCE service allows reliable through-tubing cement evaluation using novel Elastic Structure Nonharmonic Resonance technology. TTCE provides an efficient and cost-effective option for well-integrity management in various settings (including hydrocarbon, geothermal, plugging and abandonment, and gas storage), allowing operators to evaluate the cement behind the casing without pulling the tubing.
www.gowellpetro.com
HYTORC
Industrial Bolting Systems LIGHTNING PUMP Series
HYTORC’s LIGHTNING PUMP Series are the fastest single-motor pumps for bolting. The 1,170-watt-hour battery means that the pumps do not rely on a power grid. A variable-speed motor allows higher flow and faster pumps. The pumps work in all weather conditions. The Smart model has an intuitive touchscreen and documentation capabilities.
www.hytorc.com
Nanoprecise Sci Corp
NrgMonitor
NrgMonitor is an energy-efficiency and health-analytics platform that empowers manufacturers to track energy efficiency, monitor carbon footprint, and enable condition monitoring of motor-driven equipment. It identifies energy-consuming assets, pinpoints faults, and predicts equipment lifespan, helping achieve net-zero goals while preventing unplanned downtime.
nanoprecise.io