1330hrs – 1430hrs

This event is free to attend but booking is essential.

Subsea Umbilicals with David Simon, Subsea 7

Since graduating in 2001 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, David has spent the past 18 years developing an umbilical focussed career within the Oil and Gas industry.  After a brief period working in Coiled Tubing well interventions, in 2004 David’s career shifted towards subsea umbilicals where he began training as an umbilical project engineer with Oceaneering Multiflex in Rosyth.  Over the next 6 years, he undertook a number of challenging roles within the organisation, culminating in his appointment as technical sales manager.

In 2011, after a year-long travel sabbatical, David returned to the industry seeking new challenges.  Using his umbilical manufacturing background as leverage, David has been providing specialist engineering support to design consultancies, operators and EPCI contractors ever since.  David currently works for Subsea7 as a Senior Controls and Umbilicals Engineer based in Westhill.

Presentation Overview:

• Umbilicals Overview – the bigger picture
• Who’s who in the umbilical industry
• Umbilical design – an Engineering smorgasbord
• Spotlight: Challenges of a dynamic environment
• Umbilical testing
• The future of umbilicals – where do we go from here

Tuesday 15th –  1400 – 1530hrs

At the Ocean Futures Theatre on the show floor.

Join women engineers, scientists, and technologists from the subsea, underwater, and wider marine sector each sharing insights from their career progression, successes, and challenges.

A moderated panel discussion will follow the presentations, including audience Q&A where attendees are encouraged to engage with panelists and their peers.

Sue John, Chair, SUT – Panel Chair / Moderator

Panelists (in alphabetical order):

Phoebe Chadwick, Ocean Scientist, RS Aqua
Presentation: Integration Projects, Fisheries & Environment – a personal perspective

Julia Roope, Global Business Development Manager Offshore Wind, Fugro
Presentation: Offshore wind global business development – how does a Marine Scientist get to here?

Lucy Shuff, Deputy Commercial Development Manager – Environmental, Gardline
Presentation: Marine Environmental Scientist – Journey From the Ocean to the Office, and various adventures in-between

Dr Fiona Stewart, Principal Geo Specialist, Red Penguin Marine
Presentation: An unplanned route from hydrocarbons to electricity

The Society for Underwater Technology in the US (SUT-US) is organizing its 2nd Annual Online Engineering Competition, a global virtual competition for 1) college students competing with other college students, undergraduate, and graduate students, and 2) young professionals with 0 to 3 years of professional experience.

The participants will propose a solution to the predefined problem statements in the following categories:

• Subsea O&G Wells
• Submarine Underwater Rescue in Shallow Water
• Underwater Thermal Garments
• Bring your Own Problem – “BYOP Shark Tank”

The competition is scheduled to begin on 21st February, judging on 4th April, and winners will be announced on 8th April 2022.

Registration

Participants can register as individuals or as a team, of up to 4 members on the SUT – US website here or by following this link: https://forms.gle/dukXnGpCsHA81PYL6.

There is no limit on the number of entries per person or team. For both, individual and team registration, the cost per participant per category is $100.00 for early-career professionals and $50.00 for students.

The deliverables include an MS PowerPoint presentation of up to 20 slides to be submitted by March 26th, 2022 by 5 PM CST. No report is required.

The judges will review each entry against the following criteria:

• Originality, Creativity & Intent
• Technical Aspects
• Implementation Feasibility
• Potential Impact and Growth

Finalists will be notified via email and assigned a 15 minutes time slot to give a final presentation to the judges between 5th – 8th April 2022. Winners will be notified via email with an invitation to the virtual award ceremony, which will take place on 8th April 2022.

Prizes

• Cash prizes.
• First place winners get 1 registration each to a 2022 SUT course/workshop with a cash value of up to $2400.00.
• All participants receive a 1-year SUT membership.

If a team entry has won the topic, the cash award will be distributed evenly to each team member.

Important Deadlines

• 11 January 2022 – Applications begin
• 8 February 2022 – Registration ends
• 21 February 2022 – Competition begins
• 26 March 2022 – Competition submissions due
• 22 March – 1 April 2022 – Preliminary Judging
• 4-7 April 2022 – Finalists presentations and judging
• 8 April 2022 – Awards

Go to the SUT-US page for more information and to register.

The SUT Committee invite you to our next casual catch-up. It’s a great opportunity to network and engage with your peers in the subsea community.

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Drinks and nibbles available for purchase at the venue.

This is a FREE event.

Please RSVP  so we have an idea of attendance numbers.

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Please contact our Events Team for further information.

Contact: SUT (08) 9481 0999 or [email protected]