...the 17th conference in its global Oil & Gas Communications Series is scheduled to open with a keynote speech to be delivered by a senior Petrobras executive. For the third year in succession, the Partnership is taking its Oil & Gas Communications Conference Series to Rio de Janeiro, in association with conference sponsors Intelsat, Gilat Satellite Networks, O3b Networks, Telespazio, and SES. Additionally, the Partnership has announced that the conference program has attracted the attendance of key oil & gas communications solution end-user companies, including, as of the date of this release: Anadarko Exploração e Produção de Petróleo e Gás Natural Ltda.; Baker Hughes; BP Energy do Brasil; Odebrecht Oil & Gas; Petrobras; Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S/A; Seadrill; Statoil do Brasil; and, Subsea 7.

Oil & gas sector attendees will hear from such information and communication technology solution providers as Intelsat, Gilat Satellite Networks, O3b Networks, SES, Hispamar Satélites S.A, Star One, Orange Business Services, RigNet, Schlumberger, Embratel, Hughes, Baker Hughes International, Comtech EF Data, SkyWave, RED52, Ceragon, and Arycom, as well as from GVF Training. Additionally, a number of Technical Papers are scheduled for presentation by Petrobras.