Tuesday 14 June 2022, 17:00 – 18:00 BST

Room FN3 (105), Fraser Noble Building, University of Aberdeen

Hybrid event – attend in-person at the University of Aberdeen or on Zoom.

Presenters: Jamie Hillier, Senior Engineer at Xodus, and Shruthi Sivadasan, Project Engineer at Wood

The SUT+ Aberdeen branch is pleased to announce its latest event, ‘Insights Into Thesis Preparation’, which is aimed at students from all backgrounds. In this informal webinar, you will hear from committee members about their thesis experience, tips and lessons learned.

The webinar will have a 45min presentation followed by a 15min Q&A session. The following topics will be covered:

• Literature review
• Research resources
• Report writeup
• Referencing tools
• Viva presentation
• Time management

We hope any students who are currently doing their MSc thesis or those who will be doing BEng/MEng projects in the future would find this event useful.

Date and Time: Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 13:30 – 14:30 BST

This webinar is free of charge to attend but booking is essential as places are limited.

Speaker: Earl Toups, Hyperbaric Welding & NDT Manager, DCN Diving

In this webinar, Earl Toups will provide an overview of micro-habitats used in the subsea industry.

Agenda:

• Micro-Habitat Development Process
• System Overview
• System Comparisons
• Welding Qualifications
• Offshore Execution
• Risk Ranking
• Cost & Schedule Overview
• Current & Future Developments

Speaker Background

For more than 25 years, Earl has leveraged his welding engineering and management expertise to lead global firms’ multimillion-dollar onshore and subsea projects. He spearheads start-up services, including strategic plan development, organisational build-out and worldwide business development with profit and loss accountability. Earl specialises in risk management and logistics oversight for welding, materials and non-destructive testing.

His projects have taken him all over the globe, including (but not limited to) the United States, Singapore, Holland, Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and India. Throughout his travels and assignments, he has gained enviable expertise in managing computer-controlled robotics and automated pipeline welding systems such as CRC-Evans, Serimax, Vermaat, Lincoln and J. Ray Automatic Welding System.

Earl holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Welding Engineering from Cranfield University in the United Kingdom and a TWI Diploma in Welding Engineering from the UK’s International Institute of Welding and European Welding Federation.  He identified the importance of continued professional development and has gained certificates from The Welding Institute in Welding Supervision, Professional Development and Engineering Critical Assessments.

A thought leader in the international Welding Engineering community, Earl is also a professional member of The Welding Institute, American Welding Society and Institute of Corrosion.

The Women in Industry Subcommittee (WIND) of the Society for Underwater Technology in the US (SUT-US) is pleased to invite you to the Champagne & Conversation Series Edition 9: “From Law to Leading the Strategic Growth of Fugro in the Americas,” where we will hear from Céline Gerson on her career evolution.

The first glass of bubbly is on us with complimentary appetizers.

Format: Hybrid (In-Person and Virtual)

Venue: Memorial Wine Cellar

Date & Time: Thursday, April 28th, 2022    5:30pm-7:30pm CT

Click here to book your place

Céline Gerson – President & Group Director Americas – Fugro

Céline Gerson joined the Executive Leadership Team of Fugro in January 2022 where she is responsible for the oversight and strategic growth of Fugro in the Americas as well as the global strategic positioning of Fugro. She brings over 20 years’ experience in the energy industry with both entrepreneurial companies and Fortune 500 organizations. Prior to that, Céline was an executive of Schlumberger. She joined Schlumberger via the acquisition of Cameron International and has served in several leadership roles including President of Schlumberger Canada where she was responsible for all Schlumberger product lines, and was also member of the Project Management Office of Schlumberger Global Strategy. Prior to that, Ms. Gerson was appointed by the CEO as the first female executive in Cameron International’s history to lead Measurement Systems, a global business that designs and manufactures leading edge measurement, quality, and control instrumentation and systems for the energy, nuclear and military applications. Earlier in her career, she also held the position of VP and Chief Compliance Officer reporting to the Audit Committee of Cameron’s Board of Directors and managed Cameron’s global logistics and trade compliance functions. Céline has a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston and is a Harvard Business School Alumni. She is also a certified mediator and speaks four languages. She has served on numerous boards of non-profit organizations and currently serves on the Energy Safety Canada Board, Advisory Board of the Energy Workforce & Technology Council (formerly known as PESA), and the Board of the Alley Theater of Houston. She is passionate about mentoring startup companies with cutting edge technologies and she is actively involved with promoting and mentoring women.

Andrew Hill – Moderator

Andy W. Hill is the Engineering Technical Authority for Marine Geohazards for BP. He is currently Chair of the OSIG Houston Committee, having been the founder of the committee in 2007. He has been a member of the UK equivalent committee since 1990. He was made a Fellow of the SUT in 2020. He has 40 years of experience in Geophysical Site Investigation, the last 34 with BP. In 1997 he championed the introduction of AUVs into deep water site investigation triggering a step change in deliver after their introduction in 2000-01. He has worked on projects globally and introduced or championed some of the most significant developments in geophysical site investigation. He has published widely on the subject and been director or contributor to numerous industry documents.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Free to attend but pre-registration is essential 

Networking from 5pm, presentations from 5:30pm  until 7:30pm

Join the London & South of England branch for their first face to face event in 2022; we will hear from BP, Wood & Sonardyne

BP: First-of-a-Kind Carbon Capture/Infrastructure project for South North Sea.

Presenter: Nicolas Bouffin Senior Reservoir Engineer, NZT/NEP CCUS Project, BP

The Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) as part of the East Coast Cluster (ECC) intends to deliver an innovative First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) offshore low-carbon CCUS infrastructure in the Southern North Sea (SNS), connecting the Humber and Teesside Industrial Clusters to the Endurance storage site (saline aquifer). Initially, an average of 4 Mega Tons of CO2 emissions per annum (MTPA) is to be transported and stored by 2026 from power and industrial sources via two CO2 pipelines connecting the Humber and Teesside compression/pumping systems to a common subsea manifold and well injection site at Endurance. The presentation will provide an overview of the project.

Wood Group: CO2 specifications for Carbon Capture Value Chains

Presenter: Chris Phillips Regional Studies Manager, Wood Plc

One of the key challenges in the CCUS value chain is that different projects have different CO2 specifications. There is no “one size fits all” solution which is cost-effective for all CCS chains. Gaining industry acceptance for guidelines requires legitimacy and authority behind the recommendations. To address this, Wood will shortly be leading a JIP With Equinor, TotalEnergies, Gassco and others to generate guidelines for setting the CO2 specification in order to create cost-effective and optimally functioning CCS chains. In this presentation, Wood shall present the project activities that are shaping the JIP and how this can influence CCUS projects moving forwards.

Sonardyne: Long Term Monitoring of Stored Sub-Seabed CO2

Presenter: Stephen A. Auld, Global Business Manager at Sonardyne International Ltd

If unwanted CO2 is stored inside offshore storage reservoirs, how do we ensure that it does not escape? This has been the topic of both research and speculation within Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) projects and is now re-emerging, as preventing any further rise in atmospheric CO2 becomes more critical. This talk looks to examine the work of the Energy Technologies Institute project to develop and Monitoring, Measurement, and Verification (MMV) system to fulfill this capability requirement. Particular case studies were the Endurance site and Goldeneye store, but many of the issues apply to all the major European offshore storage projects currently in consideration and of course have global applications as well. We will look at the technologies and techniques that can be applied to provide reliable and cost-effective store monitoring throughout the lifecycle of an entire project

Many thanks to our hosts, Beazley!

Please join us for a relaxed evening of four talks for those interested in all things offshore & South-West focused followed by networking with like-minded people on the famous SS Great Britain!

Speakers: David White, Wessex Archaeology, Large Diameter Drilling, plus more to be announced

Tickets: £15 full fee, £5 student. Book using the link above.

Following the 2-year hiatus, the SUT OSIG committee is pleased to announce the next in the popular series of evening Geoforum events to be hosted at the SS Great Britain in Bristol. The Geoforum 5 evening will comprise of a set of 4 captivating presentations showcasing the global impact of offshore work being conducted in the southwest region. There will also be opportunities for networking and discussions with the contributors. Each speaker slot will include an allowance for a Q&A session at the end. An outline of the session is provided for guidance.

17:00 Arrivals and drinks reception aboard SS Great Britain

18:00 Relocate to the Viridor Theatre (overlooking the quayside) for the speaker session, comprising:

• Introduction – Organising committee, SUT OSIG
• Keynote overview by Professor David White, University of Southampton / SUPERGEN
• Luke Chinnock, LDD – Offshore Monopile Installation – an introduction to drilling
• Tim Marples, Wessex Archaeology – Oil & Gas to Archaeology & OWF; Personal Reflections on the Energy Transition
• Will Hodshon, Vysus – Synthetic CPTs, Doesn’t that mean we’re just making it up now?

20:00 Relocate to SS Great Britain – venue remains open for discussions and networking

A complimentary drink and buffet food will be provided by the sponsors.

Upon request, a Certificate of Attendance can be issued for this event which may count towards your CPD.

Delegates are welcome also to explore the historic SS Great Britain. Please note, that this is a pop-up event with limited capacity – book to avoid disappointment!

Special thanks to the organisers Alice Maynard, Jim Edmunds & Arran Armstrong.