title: Oracle SQL: converting timestamp to UTC
body: <p>I have a simple select query such as below but I noticed I am getting back the regional times. How can I convert to UTC in my select statment?</p>
  
  <pre><code>select myTimeStamp, MyName, MyBranch from tableA
  </code></pre>
  
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    <p>Result: '27/03/2014 15:15:26' 'john', 'london'</p>
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  <p>I have tried using sys_extract_utc (myTimeStamp) but I have the error</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>sql command not properly ended</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>The column <code>myTimestamp</code> is of type 'date'.</p>