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continued sions on significant current issues, including sessions on the Lena Guyed Tower, the Deepwater Well, Floating Production Systems, Limited Driving Force in Ice, and High-Resolution Geophysics. Com- mittee members actively solicited specific authors and papers in those areas. "Our work was active, not reactive," Mr. Watt said. "This in- sures that the program will cover the topics that the offshore indus- try most wants to hear about." Other program topics include offshore pipelines, platform dy- namics and construction, diver support systems, arctic drilling, mooring and anchoring, seafloor processes, ocean mining, and en- vironmental concerns. The Program Committee also organized the Topical Luncheons that are an innovative feature of the 1984 OTC. Mr. Watt ex- plained: "We asked the luncheon speakers to look into the future and to speculate on where we go Main Office: 8700 West Flagler, P.O. Box 025500. Miami, Florida 33102-5500: Phone (305) 551-5200: Telex Marine Sales, Towing and Supply — 51 -9452, Cable BelOilCo/Miami, Florida. Bunkering Ports: EAST COAST-Miami, Port Everglades, W. Palm Beach, Cape Canaveral, Savannah. Norfolk. New York, Boston GULF COAST-Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Point Comfort, New Orleans, Gulfport, Pascagoula, Mobile, Pensacola. Tampa. Port Manatee INLAND-Memphis Marketing Offices and/or Terminals: AL-Mobile. AR-West Memphis FL-Cape Canaveral. W. Palm Beach. Port Everglades. Miami. Port Manatee, Tampa. Pensacola, Tallahassee. GA-Savannah. LA-New Orleans. MA-Boston. NY-New York. TX-Corpus Christi. VA-Norfolk Subsidiary of The Coastal Corporation Letcher The Energy People Marine Fuels, Fuel Oils, Gasoline and Bulk Lubricants from here. We're looking for opin- ions as much as facts—we want controversy on an informed level." The Topical Luncheons Speakers at four Topical Lunch- eons May 8 and 9 will address key technical and regulatory issues now facing the offshore industry. These luncheons have been de- signed to encourage the exchange of information among the engi- neers, scientists, and managers who attend OTC seeking the solu- tions to current technical prob- lems. Each of the luncheons will include a question and answer pe- riod after the keynote speech. Two luncheons are scheduled for May 8. At the Shamrock Hilton Hotel, Carl Wickizer, engineer- ing manager with Shell Offshore Inc., will discuss "Shell's Explora- tory Well in 6,448 Feet of Water on the U.S. Atlantic Coast." Shell drilled this well in a record water depth offshore New Jersey during late 1983. Mr. Wickizer will pre- sent an overview of the deep water drillings project including plan- ning, special requirements, and problems encountered. "Does Regulation Promote Off- shore Safety?" Capt. Thomas Tut- wiler of the U.S. Coast Guard will address this question at the Astro Village Hotel luncheon. He will discuss how offshore casualties have influenced government regu- latory programs. The luncheons on May 9 will fo- cus on frontier offshore oil and gas production. At the Astro Village TIMETABLE TECHNICAL SESSION Monday Morning—9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon • Lena Guyed Tower I • Dynamics of Offshore Structures • Water Treatment/Diver Tools • Offshore Pipelines • Arctic Islands • In-Situ Soil Testing Monday Afternoon—2:00 to 5:00 p.m. • Lena Guyed Tower II • Ice Forces • Marine Geotechnique • Marine Geology and Seafloor Processes • Arctic Operations • Materials Technology Tuesday Morning—9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon • Limited Driving Force in Ice • High Resolution Geophysics I • Subsea Completions • Vessel Stability and Dynamics • Marine Risers • Welding Technology Tuesday Afternoon—2:00 to 5:00 p.m. • The Deep Water Well • High Resolution Geophysics II • Platform Construction • Mooring and Anchoring • Corrosion Fatigue • Marine Minerals Mining Wednesday Morning—9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon • Lithology and Seismic Reflectivity • Floating Production I • Drilling and Completions • Arctic Drilling Units • Foundations • Wave Forces Wednesday Afternoon—2:00 to 5:00 p.m. • Seismic Technology • Floating Production II • Risk and Reliability • Wave and Current Loads • Foundations on Calcareous Soils 72 Circle 218 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News