Subsea UK’s first event in Asia – Subsea Asia – has been hailed a success by delegates and exhibitors.
The industry body jointly organised the event in Kuala Lumpur with Malaysian Exhibition Services to showcase subsea technology and expertise to industry leaders operating in the fast-growing South East Asian oil and gas markets.
Companies who exhibited or presented at last month’s inaugural event have today reported significant levels of potential new business secured as a direct result of contacts made during the show.
Over 2,000 people attended over the three days of the event which comprised a technical conference and exhibition.
The conference which featured presentations from Shell, Murphy Sabah Oil Company, Expro, Cameron and Aker Solutions was opened by Ramlan bin Malek, vice president of Petronas’ E&P business with a welcome address from the British High Commissioner, H E Boyd McCleary.
Aberdeen-based businesses MCS, Nautronix, Expro and DES also presented their skills and expertise in a highly focused technical session to Petronas.
In total over 60 companies from 12 countries exhibited at the event.
Gary Scroby, MCS regional manager for South East Asia, said: “For an inaugural event, Subsea Asia was certainly very successful. The two day exhibition was well attended and the profile of the visitors to the MCS stand was impressive.
“We have already bid a significant piece of work as a direct result of contacts made at the exhibition and we expect two serious leads to materialise into commercial proposals in the near future. I congratulate Subsea UK for having the foresight to create this specialist event at a time when the subsea industry is booming in the Asia Pacific region.”
"Forums such as Subsea UK give suppliers the opportunity to convey messages and experiences from projects and inform about new technology developments,” said Kjell Garvik, vice president of sales and marketing Asia-Pacific at Aker Solutions.
“This is of value for both participating oil companies and suppliers.”
Subsea UK chief executive, David Pridden, concluded: “Malaysia, along with most other Asia Pacific countries, has experienced tremendous growth in its subsea sector of the last decade and the region as a whole has huge potential for UK subsea companies in terms of developing business, skills and technology opportunities.
“Subsea UK took the decision last year, as part of its strategy to help companies internationalise, to launch and organise new events in key locations – South-east Asia, Europe and Africa. The success of our first foray into South-east Asia has underlined our belief in the appetite around the world for subsea technology and expertise. It has also demonstrated that Subsea UK has the capability to run events which fill a gap in the market, the pulling power to attract big industry players and deliver tangible international opportunities to its members.”
Information on Subsea UK’s forthcoming events can be found at www.subseauk.com
Posted by Online Data on Monday, July 21, 2008 10:30
Location Malaysia
Category Oil Industry Organisation Information
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