Oceans of Knowledge 2021: Climate Change and the Ocean

SUT are pleased to support The 4th biennial Oceans of Knowledge conference organised by the Operational Oceanography Special Interest Group of the IMarEST.

A two day conference addressing three key themes:

  • Climate change and sustainable use of the ocean and ocean resources
  • The role of the ocean in natural and engineered climate mitigation
  • Rising sea levels and coastal vulnerability

For more information please visit: Oceans of Knowledge 2021: Climate Change and the Ocean-IMarEST Conference

Singapore Webinar – Remote and Autonomous Operations

 

Dr Ioseba (Joe) Tena
Global Business Manager for Robotics – Sonardyne
Presenting: Sonardyne in Robotics and Autonomy (click here to view the presentation slides)

Richard Mills
Vice President Marine Robotics – Kongsberg
Presenting: Shore to Shore Operations with Robotic Systems

Sam Forbes
Director SpAARC – Fugro
Presenting: The future of Remote and Autonomous Operations

Thursday 29th July 2021.

0900hrs BST
1600 hrs SGT

Contact [email protected] for more information

Please click here for the PDF flyer.

Thank you to our sponsors

 

Perth – Materials and Corrosion Course

Are you new to subsea or unfamiliar with corrosion considerations?
This two-day course has been specifically designed for people new to subsea or unfamiliar with the various corrosion considerations which need to be applied during design, construction and operation of subsea assets.

WHY WILL THIS COURSE BENEFIT YOU?
The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the various materials and corrosion issues which are applicable to subsea structures. The choices made which impact one area of corrosion and integrity will often impact the choices in other areas, and also affect the long term inspection and monitoring which may be required to ensure the design life is met.

To register for this course please download the course flyer and email to [email protected]

Call for Papers – Smart Operations: Driving a Lower Carbon Future

The Society for Underwater Technology, The Hydrographic Society in Scotland and The International Marine Contractors Association are jointly holding our annual online seminar in November 2021.

Our businesses continue to operate in mature regions – stable, predictable environments that can generate significant revenue. How we maximise profitability today is a significant contributor to funding lower carbon initiatives.

Mature regions expect a reduction of large greenfield projects – with operator focus shifting toward smart operations: efficient exploration methods, short cycle projects and lower OPEX. This promotes lower development costs, standardised infrastructure and increased utilisation driving production costs down.

Our challenge is to deliver developments in the most efficient & sustainable way possible, maximising value today, tomorrow and for the future.

Abstracts of 150 words are invited considering the below topics of interest to members of all three societies, with the aim of providing a 20-minute presentation.

Today’s challenges are to promote ‘Infrastructure Led Exploration and Development’ by considering:

  • Data led decision-making
  • Brown-field remote sensing & detection
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery
  • Conversion of legacy data to digital
  • Reservoir monitoring techniques
  • Re-purposing facilities

Tomorrow’s challenges focus on delivering continued value more efficiently from existing facilities by considering:

  • Standard tie-back approaches
  • Life extension / condition monitoring /inspection
  • Carbon footprint of operating, maintaining, and servicing new & existing infrastructure
  • Basin data lakes
  • Economics / effective investment, how and where are the decisions made?

Future challenges could unlock further value, through reducing cost and risk by considering:

  • Un-crewed facilities and vessels
  • Subsea from shore – remote operations and interventions
  • Simplifying commercial arrangements
  • Decarbonising vessel operations
  • Infrastructure sharing agreements
  • Subsea power generation & storage
  • Robotics & Level of Autonomy

Abstracts should be submitted to [email protected] by 15 August 2021

Click here for the flyer.

All submissions will be acknowledged, and speakers advised by 31st August 2021 if their abstract has been accepted.

Note: Sponsorship opportunities also exist with the option to deliver an elevator pitch.

For more information contact [email protected]

 

Perth – Mentoring Program Workshop 3

In 2021, SUT teamed up again with Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Engineers Australia, Petroleum Club of WA, Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA) , Society of Petroleum Engineers WA (SPE), Subsea Energy Australia (SEA) and Women in Subsea Engineering (WISE), to put on a co-hosted mentoring program and give everyone the opportunity to broaden their professional network.

Our third learning workshop for 2021 will present – Networking Made Easy with RON GIBSON

Not everyone finds networking easy, but it’s a big part of being successful in your career or business. So it’s important to be good at it.

If you’ve been wondering…

?  Why is it so hard to carry on a CONVERSATION?  How do I EXPAND my network?

?  How do I network if I’M AN INTROVERT?

?  I’m WORKING REMOTELY, how do I keep networking?

?  Would I get that JOB OR PROMOTION if I was better at networking?

?  How do I RECONNECT with people in my network who I have fallen out of touch with?

?  How do I turn networking into ACTUAL BUSINESS?

?  What is the SECRET to networking? …

… then you won’t want to miss this event.

Your presenter, Ron Gibson, is a recognised leader in the field of networking. His 150-plus presentations each year distil nearly three decades of practical networking know-how he has gained from building his own successful business, exclusively from relationships he builds and a strong word-of-mouth reputation. In this workshop, Ron will share specific how-to advice for making networking easy, effective and rewarding.

View flyer here.

Click here to register for this event.

SUT+ Insights Into Thesis Preparation

Webinar

Wednesday 30th June 2021
1330hrs – 1430 hrs BST

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

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 our student members who are currently doing their MSc thesis or those who will be doing BEng/MEng projects in the future would find this event useful.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed during the webinar are based on the committee members’ personal experiences. Students must follow their university guidelines.

US Branch – Quantifying Ground Conditions from Marine Seismic Reflection Data

Starts: Thu, Jun 24, 2021 9:00 AM
Ends: Thu, Jun 24, 2021 10:00 AM

Seismic reflection is probably the most widely used surveying tool within the marine site survey industry. From surveys looking to characterise the top few metres below the seabed for cable/pipeline depth of burial or potential UneXploded Ordnance (UXO) hazard, through to surveys that image the top 10s to 100s of metres for foundation design or de-risking top hole drilling operations, seismic reflection is ubiquitous in its application. With the ever-expanding offshore renewables sector, the importance of seismic reflection for marine near surface application is only growing.

While the majority of these interpretations are undertaken by geologists/geophysicists manually annotating the seismic reflection sections with their coloured pencils, they are underpinned by quantitative information contained within the variations in amplitude, phase, and frequency content of the data. While a human interpreter might not explicitly extract these in terms of numbers, they are implicitly processing this information and using it, in conjunction with their fundamental geological/geotechnical knowledge, to formulate the final interpretation.

This presentation will look at ways in which this quantitative information can be extracted, distilled and effectively communicated to non-seismic specialists. Questions that will be explored include:

  1. Is it possible to capture the detailed information contained in the seismic architecture (such as geohazards), permitting non-seismic specialists to better appraise the potential impact on infrastructure layout/design?
  2. Can the internal heterogeneity within soil units be quantified using parameters extracted from our processing workflows and translated into 3D ground models, capturing the spatial variability in ground conditions that can enable us to optimise the usefulness of expensive intrusive investigation techniques?
  3. Is it possible to derive fit-for-purpose predictions of geotechnical properties from site investigation seismic reflection data?

A range of different case study examples will be used when discussing these questions, covering all phases of site investigation surveys from appraisal to pre-FEED and post-installation. Particular focus will be paid to energy transition, with examples showing how seismic reflection data can be better leveraged in various ways for large-scale offshore wind projects.

The presentation is ideally suited for anyone interested in maximising the potential of marine seismic reflection data, including geotechnical engineers, geoscientists, geologists and geophysicists.

Click here for more information and to register.

US Branch – Flow Assurance Fundamentals and Emerging Technologies Course

Starts: Wed, Jul 28, 2021 8:00 AM
Ends: Wed, Jul 28, 2021 12:00 PM

Register for the Online Course Flow Assurance Fundamentals and Emerging Technologies presented by Wood. This 4-hour course will cover:

  • Flow Assurance Overview
  • Understanding the Fluids
  • Production Chemistry challenges
  • Flow Regimes
  • Impact of Heat Transfer
  • Other Flow Assurance Systems (i.e., chemical, water injection, gas injection)
  • Leveraging emerging technologies

For more information and to register click here.

Perth – Subsea Awareness Course

We invite you to attend our Subsea Awareness Course on the 25 – 29 October 2021 

This five-day Course has been designed by industry and is suitable for contractors, engineers, operators and those new to subsea, those transferring from other disciplines within the industry and those who have worked in subsea previously but would benefit from a refresher course and exposure to the latest technology.

Whilst most of the course will be presented in a ‘classroom’ environment, the sessions will be interactive, with the opportunity to ask questions and discuss what has been learnt.  In particular, hands-on and visual components have been included wherever possible to enable delegates to view software models and products destined for subsea service.

The course also hosts two site visits, taking delegates out of the classroom and into the real life subsea industry plus a networking event on the first day of the course.

To register your interest in this course please download and complete the course flyer and email to our Events Team

This course is proudly supported by: