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Volume 39, Number 7 July 2014

Departments Columns & “Do industry programs promoting STEM

PUBLISHING & MARKETING actually do enough to encourage children/

Chairman

Shaun Wymes teens to pursue engineering?” shaunw@atcomedia.com

President/Publisher

Brion Palmer 11 Voices bpalmer@atcomedia.com

Our sampling of leaders offers guidance.

Associate Publisher

Neil Levett neil@aladltd.co.uk 12 Colloquy

EDITORIAL

Nina Rach discusses the recent global trend of

Editor operators reinvesting in themselves through share

Nina Rach buyback programs. nrach@atcomedia.com

Managing Editor

Audrey Leon 14 ThoughtStream aleon@atcomedia.com

NOIA’s Randall Luthi discusses the BOEM’s recent

European Editor request for information on areas to be included in the next

Elaine Maslin emaslin@atcomedia.com

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing program.

Associate Editor

Sarah Parker Musarra 16 Global Briefs smusarra@atcomedia.com

News from the around the world, including discoveries,

Contributing Editor

Greg Hale ? eld starts, and contracts.

Editorial Intern

Rami Mohsen 21 Analysis: Offshore wind ready to ? oat?

ART AND PRODUCTION

A growing number of companies are eying options

Bonnie James for ? oating offshore wind. Elaine Maslin learned why

Marlin Bowman at All Energy in Aberdeen.

CONFERENCES & EVENTS

Events Coordinator

Jennifer Granda 74 Solutions jgranda@atcomedia.com

An overview of offshore products and services.

Exhibition/Sponsorship Sales

John Lauletta jlauletta@atcomedia.com 76 Activity

Company updates from around the industry.

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EDITORIAL ADVISORS 78 Spotlight

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