UAE Business Delegation to visit the United States and participate in the OTC 

On Wednesday April 23rd, Chargé d'affaires Martin R. Quinn saluted the UAE government officials and businesspeople who will participate in the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, May 5-8, 2008. 

For the sixth consecutive year, the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi has recruited a delegation to attend the (OTC).  With over 100 participants representing over 45 companies, this year’s group is the largest-ever trade delegation recruited to OTC.  The UAE contingent includes representatives from various ADNOC companies and from leading UAE based suppliers of energy related equipment and services. UAE delegates will attend OTC 2008 to familiarize themselves with the latest technological advances in the oil & gas industry and to explore business opportunities with American and other international companies exhibiting at OTC.

Speaking at a reception for the participants at the Millenium Hotel in Abu Dhabi, Mr. Quinn praised the strong US-UAE bilateral relationship and spoke of the close commercial ties between the two countries. He stated that the business delegations traveling to OTC will provide ideal platforms for strengthening commercial relationships between the United States and the UAE.

OTC is the world’s largest and most influential conference and exhibition for the offshore oil & gas industry, including more than 2,400 exhibitors, 67,000 trade visitors, and 320 technical sessions. 

The UAE is the United States’ largest export market in the Arab world and a significant trading partner. Bilateral trade between the two countries, which has grown dramatically in the last five years, reached a record high of over $12.9 billion in 2007.