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www.seadiscovery.com NEW YORK 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 FLORIDA 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 PUBLISHER John C. O'Malley jomalley@ marinelink.com Associate Publisher & Editor Gregory R. Trauthwein trauthwein@ marinelink.com Contributing Editors Capt. Edward Lundquist, USN (Ret.) • Steve Withrow Production Manager Irina Tabakina tabakina@ marinelink.com Production Assistant Amanda O’Malley aomalley@ marinelink.com Sales Administration & Office Manager Rhoda Morgan morgan@ marinelink.com Sales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard mhoward@ marinelink.com Manager, Accounting Services Rhoda Morgan morgan@ marinelink.com Manager, Public Relations Mark O’Malley momalley@ marinelink.com Manager, Marketing Jocelyn Redfern jredfern@ marinelink.com Manager, Information Technology Services Vladimir Bibik bibik@ marinelink.com CIRCULATION Kathleen Hickey mtrcirc@ marinelink.com ADVERTISING Vice President, Sales and Marketing Rob Howard howard@ marinelink.com Tel: (561) 732-4368 • Fax: (561) 732-6984 Advertising Sales Manager Lucia M. Annunziata annunziata@ marinelink.com Tel: (212) 477-6700 • Fax: (212) 254-6271 Japan Katsuhiro Ishii • amskatsu@ dream.com Tel: +81 3 5691 3335 • Fax: + 81 3 5691 3336 A s this edition was going to press the Obama Administration announced the lifting of its contro- versial deepwater and natural gas drilling moratori- um, though it is widely expected to take several additional weeks to get back to business as usual. While the lifting of the moratorium comes about six weeks earlier than expect- ed — perhaps coincidentally in step with mid-term elections in the U.S. — there are still many questions as to the breadth and depth that the Deepwater Horizon spill will have on the business of offshore energy discovery and recovery, this generation and next. I am pleased to welcome to this edition of MTR the insights of Jonathan K. Waldron of Blank Rome LLP. Waldron is a long-time contributor to MTR sister- publication Maritime Reporter & Engineering News, and starting on page 24 he deliv- ers thoughts on “What’s Next” in the aftermath of the worst oil spill in the history of the U.S. The only certainties are that change is imminent and that our business, the busi- ness of working more safely, efficiently and cost-effectively under the water — some- times very deep under the water — will be called on increasingly to deliver the tech- nologies and techniques to ensure that the chance for a repeat of the Deepwater Horizon is mitigated as much as possible. Having just returned from a successful Oceans conference and exhibition in Seattle, and having the opportunity to chat on the sidelines with a number of colleagues from the oil majors, it is a safe bet to assume that no one wants to see their uncontrollable oil well spewing 24/7 on major media outlet’s web portals. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the pub- lishers. Marine Technology Reporter is published monthly except for February, August, and December by New Wave Media, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010-2915. Periodicals Postage at New York, NY and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to MARINE TECHNOLOGY REPORTER, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010-2915. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to Marine Technology Reporter, 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010. Publishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of editorial material. ©2010 New Wave Media. 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 Vol. 53 No. 8 ISSN 1559-7415 USPS# 023-276 www.seadiscovery.com Member Gregory R. Trauthwein • trauthwein@ marinelink.com • tel: 212-477-6700 Subscription: To subscribe please visit www.seadiscovery.com/subscribe editorial (Photo Cr edits: CodaOctopus Pr oducts Ltd. ) 6 MTR October 2010
