GL Oil and Gas (GLO) at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston

Hamburg, 25 April 2005 – Germanischer Lloyd Oil and Gas GmbH (GLO) will again participate in the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), taking place this year from 2 to 5 May in Houston, Texas, with its own presentation. At the German Joint Pavilion 52/54, the company will showcase its complete performance spectrum to an audience of international specialists.         The focus of the exhibition presentation will be on the service portfolio of GLO for risk minimization over the entire life-cycle of an industrial installation. This integrated concept of risk assessment and effective risk minimization covers all phases of the planning, production and erection as well as the operation of offshore and onshore facilities.   For the entire service lifetime of an industrial installation, GLO offers a comprehensive risk mitigation service from A to Z. Here risk analyses based on the ALARP philosophy (As Low As Reasonably Practicable), the certification of offshore and onshore plants, pipelines and their components, detailed expert appraisal on the operational reliability and full technical consultancy form the core services.   In addition to concrete feasibility studies, drawing & calculation approval and also construction supervision, GLO offers the optimization of the technical and commercial operations of oil and gas plants all over the globe. This top-notch offering is rounded off by conceptualization and technical surveillance for the controlled dismantling of plants and installations.   GL Oil and Gas is globally active with 19 branch offices in 27 countries and employs over 400 engineers and other skilled staff worldwide; its main activities lie in the Gulf von Mexico, the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean, and on the Russian island of Sakhalin.   GLO Managing Director Dipl. Ing. Hartwig Schönbach and Head of Staff Department Sales Dipl. Wirt.-Ing. Reiner Siebels will be available to the press for questions during the conference. To arrange an appointment please contact Dr. Olaf Mager, press spokesperson, at +49 40 36149-634 or +49 172 4039172.

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