[en] The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is the largest and most important offshore industry event in the world. OTC'93 represents one of the largest and most comprehensive interdisciplinary ventures in the engineering and scientific communities. The 15 sponsoring organizations represent every technology associated with the exploration, protection, and production of ocean resources. OTC's technical program addresses resource economics, cost-reduction measures to facilitate economic hydrocarbon production, development in materials technology, platform damage and repair, and slimhole wells. Safety and the environment issues are reflected throughout the program