Introduction to Subsea Positioning Course

25 October Aberdeen, UK

 

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Overview

This was an intensive one-day course specifically designed for all offshore and subsea engineering and support staff who deal with the development and operation of subsea fields. It also offered the chance for anyone new, or already within the subsea sector, the opportunity to participate in a short course to raise their awareness of subsea positioning data transmission and their applications.

The seminar is run by experienced personnel from the subsea industry. It is held in a classroom environment, with the sessions being interactive, with every opportunity to ask questions and discuss the material presented. It has the added benefit of accompanying exhibits of vendors equipment and services.

Subsea positioning plays a critical role at every stage of a subsea field development, however an understanding of the available positioning systems, their applications and achievable accuracies, can be crucial to the successful outcome of a project and maintaining project budgets and schedules.

This course is aimed at creating an awareness of the applications of subsea positioning, the vulnerabilities to which they are susceptible, and the requirements to correctly install, calibrate and operate the positioning systems. Participants should complete the course with an understanding of underwater positioning and data transmission, the knowledge to ask informed questions of vendors, and provide practical specifications in tender documents.

 

A Night at the Movies

18 October 2012 London Evening Meeting

Chairman: Alex Hunt, BG Group (UK)

 

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Overview

A number of milestone deepwater and subsea projects have started production in the last twelve months and more are currently under development. Many oil & gas companies are now producing videos and animations to publicise their achievements and technological breakthroughs. Come and spend an evening watching some of the most recent ones.

This will be a whistle-stop world tour, with stops including the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, West Africa and North West Europe. See what companies such as ENI, Petrobras, Shell, Statoil and Total have done and are planning. Watch new industry records being set, including the world’s deepest moored production system, longest subsea tie-back,

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A Night at the Movies

 

What can the SUT do for you?

16 October 2012 Learning Luncheon, London, UK

Chairman Brian Jones, London Offshore Consultants

 

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Presentations

Subsea Engineering and Operations

Iain Knight, JP Kenny

Deepwater oil and gas production is becoming increasingly important to supplying the world’s energy needs, whilst facing still technical and environmental challenges.

 

Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics

Andy Barwise, Gardline

Most offshore activities demand a detailed knowledge of the seabed and near surface behavior and characteristics.

 

Diving and Manned Submersibles

Dr. John Bevan, Submex

Manned underwater intervention remains of utmost importance despite the proliferation of the remotely operated vehicle.

 

Marine Renewable Energies

John Griffiths

Arguably our richest sources of renewable energy lie in the ocean environment.