The Society for Underwater Technology, The Hydrographic Society UK and Ireland (THS: UK&I) Scotland Branch and The International Marine Contractors Association are jointly holding our well-respected joint industry seminar 10th November 2022 at the Crowne Plaza in Aberdeen, UK.

The energy industry is currently experiencing a period of significant change, with ever-increasing focus on sustainability, while marine and underwater technologies continue to advance. With this scale of change ongoing, what does the field of the future look like, and how close are we to achieving ‘Net Zero’ targets? What transformative technologies and strategies will have the greatest impact to: operational efficiency, value creation, and Net Zero operations? How do we accelerate the integration of these solutions within our existing offshore assets?

0900 – 0915 GMT – Introduction and Keynote speaker: Greg Jones, Total E&P UK​

0915 – 1030 GMT – Visualisation

Grant Thomson, Savante, 3DGP: Adding a New Dimension to Subsea

Gregor Deans, FutureOn, Use of an Open Digital Data and 3D Visualisation Platform to Support the Design and Screening of Energy Mix and Net Zero Projects

Haaken Anhfelt, Oceaneering, Digitally Transforming Traditional Inspection and Maintenance Programs

1050 – 1230 GMT – Robotics

Andre Rose, IMCA, Development of USV Technologies

Alan Anderson, Oceaneering, New Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Increases Operational Efficiencies for Subsea IMR

Andreas Fechs, STL, Automated and Autonomous Operations for Offshore Energy using Ship-Based Robotics

Todd Newell, Nauticus Robotics, Advanced and Autonomous Robotic Technologies

1330 – 1450 GMT – Communication

Andrew Connelly, Imenco, Underwater Positioning, Communication and the Internet of Things

Mike Ellis, Sonardyne, Building an Intelligent Subsea Network to Build a Better Predictive Model

Kristi Terrasa, C-Power Alba, C-Power Vision for the Field of the Future

1520 – 1630 GMT – Alternative Energy

Chris Golightly, BLACKBIRD: A Hybrid CAES Storage Anchored Mono TLP VAWT-WEC

Joel Maisey, Murray Anderson, Crondall Energy, Next generation of facilities to reduce emissions and integrate with renewable generation and storage

• SUT Members £149+VAT
• Non-Members £199+VAT
• There will be 20 places (limited) for students at a reduced rate of £50 plus vat.

Arrival and breakfast from 0830 GMT | Lunch from 1230 GMT

Joining Information can be found here.

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Welcome to Oceanology International Americas, the event for all those involved in exploring, protecting and sustainably operating in the world’s oceans and waterways. Oceanology International Americas delivers access to comprehensive, innovative solutions, content and expertise, all unified by the use of ocean technology.

Taking place in the ocean tech hub of San Diego, join us in 2023 to learn from ocean leaders from across the globe, boost your technical and blue economy knowledge, and connect with your industry colleagues.

Oi Americas is the communities meeting place, a place to reaffirm connections and form new relationships in a face-to-face environment.

We connect manufacturers and suppliers of ocean solutions with a complete spectrum of scientific, government and industry stakeholders, technologists and engineers from over 15 distinct ocean sectors, all in the one location. These connections can unlock the innovations necessary to meet the needs of climate change adaptation, ocean health, the energy transition and market developments in the Blue Economy.

This cross-sector audience enables collaboration, problem solving and improvement to long-term strategies and policy for better ocean health, sustainable operations and the discovery and innovation of new solutions and technologies.

A Catalyst for Innovation

Attracting attendees from varied ocean industries including offshore oil and gas, marine renewables, maritime security and marine science, Oi Americas provides the opportunity for buyers and suppliers to meet, learn and do business in one location.

As a catalyst for innovation, bring your ideas and help set the stage for positive change in and around the world’s oceans.

The three-day conference and exhibition will welcome thousands of attendees from 30+ countries, to learn from over 100+ technical, strategic, and training conference presentations and discover more than 130+ exhibitors showcasing the latest ocean technologies and solutions.

Reasons to Visit

Find new solutions – Discover and evaluate the products, solutions and innovations that will transform your business throughout the Exhibit Hall

Build your network – Make the best connections in the Exhibition and through networking tools like B2Match, allowing pre-scheduled meetings with key contacts

Gain Blue Tech knowledge – Keep up to date with market developments and the latest trends in ocean technology and marine science

Discover Innovation – Find innovative solutions from new-to-market technologist and tech-accelerators in the Future Tech Hub

Boost your Expertise – Learn by attending the Technical Sessions, drop by the Ocean Futures Theatre to hear Keynote speakers and participate in Industry Workshops and Townhalls

Networking Opportunities – Meet new and established suppliers from around the world and build relationships with our program of networking and social events

Who will you meet?

Oceanology International Americas is the leading forum where Industry, Government and Academia meet to share knowledge and connect with the world’s ocean technology, engineering and science communities.

Join us in San Diego to accelerate your success, discover the latest solutions and learn for the industry leaders that are driving the changes required for a healthy and sustainable ocean and blue economy.

Tuesday 5th July 2022 at 1430 GST (GMT+4)

Corentin Troussard from RTsys and David Rennie from Unique Group will present:

• ASV new technological developments and working examples from the Survey and Inspection field – Unique Group
• Evolution of AUV technology, and practical example of its use in the subsea, offshore, and marine domain – RTsys
• RUBHY acoustic buoy or how to Comply with Underwater Noise Regulations during Offshore Construction – RTsys

RTsys specialises in underwater acoustics and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). The company develops solutions for submarine, diving and mine countermeasures, acoustic recorders, buoys, datalogger and stations.

Unique Group delivers bespoke, off-the-shelf engineering solutions and cost efficiencies across the oil and gas supply chain. Working onshore, offshore, surface and subsea offering reliable and proven Autonomous Survey Vessel (ASV) solutions

Q&A and event moderated by Trevor Hughes at Unique Group

Registrations open 1730hrs BST – Presentations start at 1800hrs BST.

SUT Member – £15 | Non-Member – £25

An evening meeting considering how subsea inspection operations can vary widely in requirements and execution. Diving, tooling, vehicles and data capture techniques will be reviewed by subject matter experts in these areas.

Kris Chambers; bp diving specialist

Commercial diving across bp’s operations

Commercial diving is an activity that is performed routinely in support of energy companies. Its utilization as a tool for construction, inspection, maintenance and repair stretches much further than most people imagine. In 2022 following bp restructuring, Kris’s mission is to understand where bp routinely performs diving activities and to educate these teams about safe and compliant diving operations.  Kris also needed to review and assess the worksites from a diving risk perspective and to perform assurance on suppliers Diving Safety Management Systems.

This presentation is primarily about the journey Kris is on and the complexity of reaching out to all parts of a global company to minimise diving requirements and ensure safe and compliant diving operations.

Graham Marshall: Subsea Project Manager, Sonomatic.

Subsea Pipeline Inspection through Challenging Coatings.

Subsea pipelines are coated not only for protection against external corrosion but also to offer insulation and stability at high and low temperatures. These types of coatings are attenuative to conventional Ultrasonics, however, advances in technology have enabled Sonomatic to develop an inspection technique called Dynamic Response Spectroscopy. This enables low-frequency ultrasonics to penetrate these attenuative coatings, determine a pipe wall thickness and prevent the need for coating removal.  This also reduces the carbon footprint for this type of inspection.  Graham will talk about the development and qualification of this technology.

Scott Jenney, CEO, Film-Ocean.

Restricted Access Inspection – Where size matters and being small can be essential

As assets and infrastructure age the ability to provide integrity assurance through inspection is vital.

This can mean finding inspection methods to undertake tasks previously postponed or omitted because of restricted access – success enables assets to remain in service beyond their original design life. Scott will share some of the innovative solutions designed and used to achieve this.

Martin Sayer, Managing Director, Tritonia Scientific Ltd

Machine learning in underwater inspections: current and future applications.

Dr Martin Sayer is the co-owner of Tritonia Scientific Ltd., a company based in Oban.  Tritonia has teams that specialise in evaluating and advancing new techniques for cost-efficient, precise and accurate underwater inspections.  Increasingly, these approaches are complemented and accelerated through the adoption of advanced machine learning procedures.  This presentation will describe some of the applications currently being used in inspection work carried out by Tritonia in the oil and gas, harbours and piers, aquaculture, and academic sectors.  Emerging developments will focus on integrating intelligent semi-autonomous navigational control of underwater vehicles with enhanced modelling capabilities in ways that will increase the optimisation of how inspections could be conducted in the near future.

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.