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OTC ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH IBP FOR OTC BRASIL 2013

News Release Offshore Technology Conference May 4, 2012
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<P><STRONG><EM>Houston, Texas, USA and Rio de Janeiro, Brasil&nbsp; (1 May 2012)
</EM></STRONG>The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Board of Directors is
pleased to announce a partnership with IBP - Instituto Brasileiro de Petr&#243;leo,
G&#225;s e Biocombust&#237;veis (the Brazilian Petroleum, Gas, and Biofuels Institute,
IBP) for OTC Brasil, 8-10 October 2013 in Rio de Janeiro.&nbsp;</P>
<P>&#8220;The inaugural OTC Brasil in 2011 was a great accomplishment,&#8221; said Steve
Balint OTC chairman.&nbsp; &#8220;By partnering with IBP, which has been operating in
Brazil for more than 50 years, OTC hopes to further the success and reach more
industry professionals and exhibiting companies.&#8221;</P>
<P><SPAN face="">The combination of the OTC Board of Directors, representing 13
technical associations, and IBP will create a dynamic partnership to provide our
attendees and exhibitors a major and important event that adds value to their
businesses and careers.&nbsp; The technical program for OTC Brasil will focus on
deepwater developments, a key initiative of the Brazilian Government, since the
big Pre-salt discoveries in 2007. Having the world's deepwater experts gathered
together in Brazil will enable an excellent exchange of ideas and technology
know-how.</SPAN></P>
<P>&#8220;IBP is pleased to join OTC to bring the premier deepwater and offshore event
to the growing market in Brazil, said Jo&#227;o Carlos de Luca, President of IBP.</P>
<P>De Luca added, &#8220;As the main representative organization of &nbsp;the
Brazilian oil &amp; gas industry, counting with the support of its 220 associate
companies (including Petrobras), IBP wishes to bring together all the major
players and suppliers of this segment to a high level offshore conference in the
OTC Brasil 2013&#8221;</P>
<P>The first OTC Brasil event was organized in conjunction with Quest Offshore
Resources.&nbsp; &#8220;We sincerely appreciate the work of Quest Offshore Resources
in helping OTC develop our first ever OTC event in Brazil&#8221; noted Steve
Balint.</P>
<P><SPAN face="">To participate in the technical program committee, contact
Liliane Arroyave, +1.972.952.1156 , larroyave@otcnet.org.&nbsp; For exhibition
and general information, contact otcbrasil@ibp.org.br.
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