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= Solution

Let $\Omega$ orient $M\times\mathbb R$ and write $t$ for the coordinate on $\mathbb R$. Along $M\times\{0\}$, contraction with the transverse vector $\partial_t$ gives
$$
\omega=\iota_{\partial_t}\Omega\big|_{M\times\{0\}}.
$$
For every basis of $T_pM$, adjoining $\partial_t$ gives a basis of $T_{(p,0)}(M\times\mathbb R)$, so $\omega$ never vanishes. The top form $\omega$ orients $M$.

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