The Offshore Energy Center recently sponsored its seventh annual Salute to Industry Interns in Houston.

Emceed by Libby Cheney, global vice president of Environment, Health, Safety and Social Responsibility for the Hess Corp., the conference provided more than 200 interns the opportunity to meet with their peers and to receive advice from professionals in the industry.

A conference highlight was a scavenger hunt using the Center’s Mobile Offshore Learning Unit, a small traveling museum that provides hands-on information about the oil and natural gas industry.

Keynote speaker Bruce Vincent, president ...