From R&D to JIPs & Consortiums: Collaboration and standardization are the buzz words of the year. With cost pressures being exerted on all parts of the offshore industry, companies are teaming up to develop technology solutions and services that can benefit all. Hear examples of how operators, contractors and often competitors are tackling the issue, the associated challenges, and what stumbling blocks may lay ahead.

  • Anish Simon, project manager research and technology at Statoil; and
  • James Pappas, president of Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America at RPSEA.