The SUT OSIG Committee is very pleased to introduce our first get-together of 2021 focussing on the exciting challenges around ‘Energy In Transition’ and the ‘Impacts for Site Investigation and Characterisation’.

We’d love you to join us on 16^th September at St. James’ Park in Newcastle upon Tyne for a full-day seminar, drinks reception, and dinner.

Industry leaders will be presenting on four key topics:

• Fixed offshore wind
• Floating offshore wind
• Carbon Capture & Storage
• Decommissioning

The organisers of this event are committed to the health, safety and well being of all participants and we are continually monitoring the advice from the Chief Medical Officer and UK Governments. While most restrictions have been lifted we are taking the following measures to ensure the event is held safely:

• Our venue is the largest one at St James Park and we are limiting attendance to 50% of capacity
• Numerous sanitation stations are available through the venue
• The room has windows on both sides, which will be open to allow cross ventilation
• The air conditioning is a fresh air system and does not circulate used air
• St James Park has in place a rigorous cleaning regime
• We suggest that all delegates take a lateral flow test within 48 hours of attending
• We ask delegates not to attend if they have any symptoms of Covid-19 (refunds at organisers discretion)

Should Government guidelines change and prevent the event from being held, we will arrange an alternate date. Tickets may be rolled over or refunded.

Click here to see the latest programme.

If you are interested in presenting contact Karen Dalton ([email protected]) and for sponsorship opportunities, contact Mick Cook ([email protected]).

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Thank you to our sponsors!

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Location: Webinar
Date: 20^th April 2021
Time: 07:30 – 09:30hrs BST

We are very pleased to announce our annual business breakfast will return again this year, albeit a slightly different (online) format.

The energy sector remains one of the most economically important sectors of the UK economy and is changing rapidly before our eyes to achieve the long-term objectives of net-zero. What are the immediate impacts and can we discern the potential medium and longer-term effects? We should see the light at the end of the tunnel not as a train coming towards us, but as a new future of opportunity for the subsea sector. Our three speakers will help show the way in our annual subsea market outlook:

Mike Beveridge, Simmons & Partners – A New Journey Begins

For the energy services industry, the last 12 months has been a year like no other.  The Covid-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented collapse in oil demand and sudden, hugely complicated operational challenges. At the same time, increasingly negative sentiment towards the fossil fuel industry has shifted investor interest away from traditional oil services sectors and into energy transition and renewable energy themes.

Mike Beveridge, Co-head of International Energy and Power Infrastructure at Simmons Energy – a division of Piper Sandler, will take a look back at the last 12 months, and a look forward into the future, to discuss the overall energy macro, capital market sentiment, company valuation frameworks and M&A activity, trends and themes.

Henning Bjørvik, Rystad Energy – The subsea market – how to navigate a changing landscape

The subsea market is in a new trough just four years after the previous one.  At the same time as the market starts to recover, we are facing a changing landscape.  The downturn has accelerated the upstream industry’s shift towards lower-carbon business strategies, with operators making significant commitments in the renewables space and increasing the focus on reducing carbon intensity for oil and gas assets.  But not only is the energy transition upon us, in the current environment of breakeven price, cost-effectiveness and short payback time, operators are taking a hard look at their portfolios and numerous projects have already gone back to the drawing board to be scaled down and phased.

Henning Bjørvik, Vice President of Energy Service Research and Rystad Energy will ask whether the end of subsea mega projects is fast approaching and will discuss market dynamics, the future subsea market, fiscal policies, strategic decisions and the key role of technology.

Martyn Tulloch, OGTC – A Net Zero North Sea – the challenges, the opportunity and the technology

The UK offshore energy sector has reached a pivotal moment, a watershed in our industrial history. A reimagined North Sea as an integrated net zero energy system will be essential if the UK is to meet its Paris Agreement commitments.  This presentation will outline why the experience and expertise forged over the last 50 years must be used in partnership with transformational low-carbon technologies to meet the challenges and grasp the opportunities presented by the UK’s commitment to net zero.

Martyn Tulloch, Head of Energy System Integration at OGTC covers the three industrial sectors that offer huge growth potential – offshore renewables, hydrogen and CCUS.

0900 -1300hrs (BST)  GMT+ 1 on both 5th & 6th May 2021.

Building on our international reputation for ocean and marine engineering and science training, the SUT is launching a new short course in Offshore Wind Renewable Energy, in conjunction with Cranfield University.

The course is designed for:

• Professional non-engineers who would benefit from understanding the offshore wind energy industry
• Engineers and technical staff who are new to this sector or making the transition from another industry

The course will be delivered over two online interactive 4-hour sessions by Industry and academic experts, with an emphasis on the practical applications. Click the names below read more about our speakers.

1. Introduction/General about the SUT
   Judith Patten MBE, President SUT, and Project Director, All-Energy
2. Wind and the Net Zero Challenge inc Deepwater Floating Potential
   Miriam Noonan, Manager, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE Catapult)
3. Planning, Environmental Studies and Approvals
   Kat Route- Stephens, Senior Consultant, MarineSpace
4. MetOcean/Weather: UK and NW Europe Focus inc Deepwater for Floating Technology
   Jo Elver- Evans, Business Development Manager, Partrac
5. Fixed Bottom Offshore Structure Design and Integrity
   Phil Hart, Professor and Director Energy and Power, Cranfield University
6. Offshore Site Investigation and Seabed Site Foundations
   Mick Cook, Director, MCL and SUT, past chair SUT OSIG Committee
   Dave Brookes, Past President and Director SUT
7. Construction and Cables
   Elaine Greig, Chief Technology Officer, Renewables Consulting Group
8. Floating Wind Structures
   Úna Brosnan, Offshore New Markets Manager, Mainstream Renewable Power, Co-Chair, Friends of Floating Wind; and RenewableUK Board member
9. Completion, Post Installation and Ongoing Operation
   Dave Brookes Past President and Director SUT

Cost (excluding VAT where chargeable)

SUT Members £325 (EEEGR, OES and EIC members will also benefit from the discounted member price)
Non-Members £415

CPD Credits will be available

Registration for this course has now closed.

Webinar 1330 – 1430  BST (GMT +1)

Speaker – Jamie Elliott, Principal Consultant, DNV

Jamie Elliott is a Principal Consultant in DNV’s Energy Systems division. His 15 years’ experience spans the entire oil & gas value chain from the well to the domestic meter, which he applies to help organisations safely navigate the energy transition. Jamie’s work has included safety engineering for hydrogen fuelling of buses and heavy vehicles. He was co-author on a report on net zero emissions for one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, providing analysis on future trends in blue and green hydrogen, CCS, aviation, shipping, biofuels, e-fuels and more. As part of the HyNTS project, Jamie developed a roadmap for the R&D required for a hydrogen trial on the National Transmission System (NTS).

Jamie will cover the following in his presentation:

• Hydrogen Production – Grey, Green and Blue
• Blue Hydrogen and CCS
• Energy Islands – Offshore Green Hydrogen Production
• Hydrogen and Ammonia as Maritime Fuels
• Heating Our Homes with Hydrogen – HyNTS FutureGrid