Malaysia triumphs in bid for first Asian Offshore Technology Conference

KUALA Lumpur has been chosen to host the first Asian edition of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in March 2014.

The four-day event, to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, is expected to welcome 6,600 international delegates from countries such as Australia, China and Russia. It is estimated that RM66.5 million (US$22 million) in economic impact will be generated from OTC Asia.

Describing Malaysia as “an obvious choice as many of the world’s most well-known international oil and gas companies are present”, OTC executive director, Stephen Graham, said: “On top of that, the support which we have received so far from local organisations such as Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) has been tremendous.”

MyCEB CEO, Zulkefli Hj Sharif, said: “Accounting for around one-fifth of the (Malaysia’s) entire GDP and included in the country’s Economic Transformation Programme outline, the oil and gas sectors are some of the most important pillars of Malaysia’s economy. This makes it a real honour for us to welcome OTC Asia to our shore and we are very proud to be its first Asian host.”

He added: “With every business event that arrives in Malaysia, we put together the best experience for delegates. Our last oil and gas conference was the 25th World Gas Conference 2012, which reached record breaking attendance. We hope (for the same) success for OTC Asia as well.”

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