OTC

4–7 May 2026

Downtown cityscape of Houston, Texas, US.

2026 Spotlight on New Technology Award Winners

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) proudly announces the winners of the 2026 Spotlight on New Technology Award, celebrating the boldest advances shaping the future of offshore energy.
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Don’t miss SLB participation in key sessions

This year at OTC, SLB experts will cover a broad range of topics across technical paper sessions.
Monday's Agenda

OTC technical program speakers

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC-0500).

 
Time Location Speakers Topic
14:00–16:30 306 Parth Pathak, Manager, New Technology Development
Veronique Nouaze, Vice President, Technology Development
Topic Innovation in Offshore Industry - Panel with Technology Executive Leadership
Tuesday's Agenda

OTC technical program speakers

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC-0500).

 
Time Location Speakers Topic
09:30–12:00
300
Jonah Margulis, Head of Commercial - SLB Capturi
CCUS - Gathering Steam or Stalling?
09:30–12:00
604
Parth Pathak, Manager, New Technology Development
Robert Large, Engineering Director - OneSubsea
Offshore HPHT: Aligning Technical Excellence with Business Strategy

OTC technical papers

Time Location SLB and OneSubsea authors Paper title
Time 09:30–12:00 602 SLB and OneSubsea authors F. Song; J.C. Alvarez; M. Murshid; A. Mutalik; E. Gutierrez Jr; J. Dong Advancing Operational Integrity Through Multimodal AI-Powered Robotic Inspection
09:30–12:00
602
P. Sinha; C. Schoene; Y.E. Pico Lopez
Autonomous Chemical Injection Increases Electrical Submersible Pump Run Life By 200 Days
09:30–12:00
 610
SLB and OneSubsea authors X. Chen; E. Wiest; H. Tu; T. Mozisek; H. Andersen
Transitioning To PFAS-Free FKM: Balancing Environmental Responsibility and Elastomer Qualification
Time 09:30–12:00 610 SLB and OneSubsea authors P.D. Pathak; E. Wiest Paper title Tubing Hanger Orientation Spool (THOS) —An Innovative Method for Aligning the Tubing Hanger in Subsea Wellhead
Time 09:30–12:00 Room Presentation Hub - Station 2 SLB and OneSubsea authors S. Ramachandran; S. Srivastava Paper title A Deterministic Data Agent Framework for Generative AI in Oil and Gas Operation
Time 14:00–16:30 Room Presentation Hub - Station 1 SLB and OneSubsea authors Y. Shumakov; K. Moncada; O. Karacali; D.J. Romero Velasquez; D. Silva De Albuquerque; V. Balvedi; B. Theuveny Paper title Automated Digital Workflows for Remote Multiphase Metering: A Five-Year Retrospective
Wednesday's Agenda

OTC technical program speakers

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC-0500).

 
Time Location Speakers Topic
12:30–13:30 302 Speaker Parth Pathak, Manager, New Technology Development
Gary Sams, Fellow
Gwenola Boyault, Vice President Sustainability
David Seabrook, Business Line Director, Digital Carbon
Topic Sustainability in Offshore Energy

OTC technical papers

Time Location SLB and OneSubsea authors Paper title
09:30-12:00
312 B. Ren; Z.Y. Fan; G. Rao; J. Sun; J. Chen
Fast High Purity Sample Acquire and Downhole Constant Composition Expansion Experiment via New Generation Formation Tester in OBM
09:30-12:00
312 A. Hasan; M. Sarili; T. El Badawi
Field-Proven Intelligent Wireline Testing in Offshore Carbonates: Unlocking Reservoir Insights Across Challenging Wellbore Configuration
09:30-12:00 602 C. Aldea; X. Xing Revolutionary Applications in Drilling Fluid Technology for Ultra-HTHP Offshore Operations
14:00–16:30 602 D. Belov; N. Shen; E. Liland Real-Time Shock and Vibration Monitoring for MWD Tools in Directional Drilling
14:00–16:30
604 G. Garcia; J. El Khoury; M. Kristensen
Target Radial Sampling: Addressing Critical Fluid Uncertainties in a Deep-Water Project Development
14:00–16:30 610 R. Pernites; B. Engelke; X. Wei; B. Gomes Agostinho; A. Yakovlev; N. Droger; H. Andrews First Report About Carbon Footprint of Geopolymer Slurries Pumped in Multiple Wells
14:00–16:30 610 Y. Shumakov; O. Karacali; A. Agayev; D. Mackinnon; V. Pequignot; B. Theuveny Zero-Emission Post-Fracturing Flowback Operations in Offshore Environments: Best Practices and Lessons From The North Sea
Thursday's Agenda

OTC technical papers

Time Location SLB and OneSubsea authors Paper title
09:30–12:00 600 C. Vielliard; V. Heluey; L. Gloria; H. Hegre; G. Pisarev; H.R. Knudsen Atlanta: Boosting the World´s Deepest Subsea Heavy Oil Field
14:00–16:30
602 M. Al-Mayyah Adaptive Hybrid Controller for Real-Time Drilling Automation Using Proportional-Integral-Derivative Control and Machine Learning
14:00–16:30 606 A.P. Dresch Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulation for Training Operators of 5 New Buzios Units