OMC 2017 reaps 22,000 visitors at Ravenna exhibition

Ravenna - The 13th edition of OMC 2017 - the Offshore Mediterranean Conference & Exhibition - closed on Friday with the final count of visitors reaching 22,000, 12 percent higher than in 2015. The number of exhibitors is now at 650, twice as many as 10 years ago. The exhibitors came from 30 countries to showcase their products across 35,000 square metres, a 30 percent more extensive surface area than in 2015. The level of social media contributions received at OMC 2017 has been very high, with its #OMC2017 hashtag ranking among the top 10 trend-setting tweets on opening day.

"This figures are significant and confirm that OMC is the major Oil & Gas showcase in the Mediterranean area. It is, in fact, a benchmark for the firms in the industry as well as for oil producing countries," said the president of OMC 2017, Innocenzo Titone, at the end of the 13th edition.

"The three-day exhibition in Ravenna has been commended for the very high level of panels organized. It has gathered together ministers and CEOs from the energy industry to redesign the strategies applied in the transition towards a sustainable energy mix. The energy for the future focuses on Europe and crosses the Mediterranean, where it becomes a gas hub and the major supplier for European countries. It is a challenge which was launched at OMC 2017, a crossroads of peoples and cultures which underlined the importance of cooperation and the solid environmental ethical principles leading to a low carbon footprint economy. The Ravenna event brought together firms and entrepreneurs from the energy sector, as well as members of academia and researchers. Today's students, who have come in droves to the capital of energy, are the professionals of the future. OMC wishes to give attention to them, " added Mr Titone.

OMC 2017 closed with a ceremony awarding a prize to the best papers submitted. The winners were: Fabrizio Zausa (Eni) - Best Paper for Technical Content; and Bianca Cecconi, (Geolog International) - Best Paper by a Young Talent. The stands receiving a prize were : Pneumax - Best Design; Rosetti Marino - Best Stand Innovation; Drillmec - Best Technical Content; and DG Impianti - Best Overall Quality.