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PUBLISHING & MARKETING

OE Opinion

Chairman

Shaun Wymes swymes@atcomedia.com

President/Publisher

Undercurrents

Brion Palmer bpalmer@atcomedia.com

Associate Publisher

Neil Levett companies continue to champion during neil@aladltd.co.uk

A look back the downturn.

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EDITORIAL

As 2015 – As 2015 – OE’s 40 anniversary One area continuing to receive invest-

Managing Editor year – comes to a close, it’s only year – comes to a close, it’s only ment dollars is in the high-pressure, 40

Audrey Leon natural to want to re? ect on the high-temperature (HPHT) realm, years aleon@atcomedia.com year that was. Only 12 months and that’s why we have devoted our of OE

European Editor

Elaine Maslin ago, there was a feeling that the ago, there was a feeling that the December issue to the topic. Across the emaslin@atcomedia.com dip in oil prices might not be as bad as issue, we cover HPHT technologies and

Web Editor past downturns. projects, from Maersk Oil’s North Sea

Melissa Sustaita

But, as the year went on, operators and Culzean ? eld and 20,000 psi BOPs, to msustaita@atcomedia.com

Contributors contractors have started to see the writing new umbilicals and more.

Greg Hale on the wall: it is widely accepted that the We would also like to share our

Heather Saucier days of >US$100/bbl oil are long gone recent success at the Business Marketing

Editorial Assistant

Jerry Lee and won’t be back any time soon, if ever Association Houston Chapter’s Lantern

Editorial Intern again if you believe some. Awards where OE’s parent company,

Elia Barnett

The thought on most minds in the AtComedia, picked up three awards

ART AND PRODUCTION industry is how to correct what had (Original Illustration, Integrated

Bonnie James become an environment of exces- Marketing Communications Program, and

Verzell James sive spending and excessive cost. Rookie of the Year) in November for our

CONFERENCES & EVENTS th

Unfortunately, but predictably, the ? rst OE 40 Anniversary Edition Monopoly.

Events Coordinator

Jennifer Granda rounds of spending We couldn’t be more jgranda@atcomedia.com cuts came in the excited and honored

Exhibition/Sponsorship Sales form of staff cuts, to win these acco-

Gisset Capriles gcapriles@atcomedia.com with industry job lades (shown, left).

loss estimates now And ? nally, as

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Quad Graphics, West Allis, Wisconsin, USA at well over 200,000. this year has been

Most expect more such a milestone

EDITORIAL ADVISORS

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