Wednesday 1 October | 18:00 – 19:30

Institution of Civil Engineers, London, SW1P 3AA

Free of charge

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Back in 1985, Marty McFly jumped into a DeLorean and travelled to the year 2015. We don’t have a time machine, but our speakers have imagined the future and are here to report back on the state of the offshore oil and gas, wind, and cable industries in the year 2050.

2050 may seem a long way away but it is within the career spans of those at the start of their careers (and probably those with up to 15 years’ experience, depending on retirement age).

What will the offshore industries look like in 2050? Will there still be an oil and gas industry or will it be a ghost of the past? Will the seas be filled with giant wind farms scrapping for wind energy? Will energy be sent via giant subsea cables between countries to balance supply and demand?

What are the offshore engineering challenges ahead of us and are we ready to tackle these challenges? And will we have achieved net zero greenhouse emissions?

Gain valuable insights into future trends and explore ground breaking ideas at this forward-looking event.

Speakers:

Pratyush Kumar is a Chartered Marine Engineer with over 16 years of experience in subsea engineering.  As a Lead Subsea Pipeline Engineer at Wood Plc’s Staines office, he has contributed to major subsea projects globally, spanning all phases from concept to detailed design through to operations support.  His diverse background, including roles with both installation contractors and engineering consultancies, provides him with a comprehensive understanding of project delivery.  Pratyush specialises in subsea pipeline design, field layout development and finite element analysis and is passionate about sharing practical insights from his extensive project experience.

 

 

Claudia Scragg – throughout her 23 years of academic and professional career, Claudia has built a comprehensive knowledge in structural and geotechnical engineering specialising in offshore technologies and subsea infrastructure.  Furthermore, her extensive project management and inspection experience has allowed her to work and deliver on projects with complex systems covering a range of multi-disciplined scopes.  Claudia gained her Subsea MSc at the University of Aberdeen and is a registered Chartered Engineer in the UK Engineering Council with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.

 

 

Professor David Newman has in excess of 40 years national and international oil and gas project engineering and management expertise and experience within a range of organisations including oil and gas operators, EPIC contractors, and consultancy teams for onshore, offshore and subsea projects with project values extending from $ms to in excess of $bns.

 

This event will be held during Offshore Europe at P&J Live Aberdeen.  You must register for Offshore Europe to attend this event.

Friday 5 September | 11:50-12:20 | Energy Transition Theatre, P&J Live

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The maritime and underwater environment is changing with the adoption of remote operations through technological advancement. The continued growth of the offshore energy sector is uniquely positioned to capitalise on the capabilities of remote operations.

Remote crewing operations allow the opportunity for offshore personnel to be based onshore without reducing the offshore vessel’s functionality. Through strong and reliable control, communication and automation systems, this offers opportunities to remove humans from critical areas and reduce operational cost.

Uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) are increasingly capable of over the horizon activities and with this advancement in proven technology the demands on payload, vessel size and activities undertaken has correspondingly increased. USVs are now considered the solution of first choice in many applications.

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have advanced considerably in recent years with commercial deployments undertaken by free flying vehicles on programmed missions and with residency solutions using tethered solution to complete missions without need to return to surface. The use of AUVs has mitigated the requirement for conventional support vessels to be deployed offshore to undertake the underwater activities.

Our speakers will share their latest technological capabilities and outline their visions for the future both near and long term.

This event will be held during Offshore Europe at P&J Live Aberdeen.  You must register for Offshore Europe to attend this event.

Thursday 4 September | 11:50-12:20 | Offshore Wind Theatre, P&J Live

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This event will be held during Offshore Europe at P&J Live Aberdeen.  You must register for Offshore Europe to attend this event.

Wednesday 3 September| 11:40-12:10 | Future Talent Hub, P&J Live

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Technical talk: Digital Twins for Offshore Operations and Projects

Speaker

🔹Rafal Robak (Flow Assurance engineer)

Rafal earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 2022. He began his professional journey in the automotive sector as a Quality Engineer, where he developed a strong foundation in analytical thinking, data interpretation, and cross-functional collaboration.

In 2023, Rafal transitioned into the energy sector by joining SEA Global as a Flow Assurance Engineer. Since then, he has been actively involved in subsea engineering design and analysis, applying scientific and computational methods to real-world offshore challenges. His role involves developing and implementing Python-based tools, managing engineering databases, and contributing to digital automation initiatives across multiple projects.

Rafal is passionate about combining engineering fundamentals with innovative technology. He plays an integral part in enhancing SEA Global’s suite of engineering and automation tools, driving efficiency, accuracy, and innovation in subsea flow assurance. His multidisciplinary approach helps bridge the gap between traditional engineering and modern digital solutions.

Program:

7:00 am: Registration / Drinks & Food

7:15 am: Welcome & company introductions

7:20 am: Presentation & Questions

8:00 am: Thank you note & networking

9:00 am: Event end (approx.)

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Registration Fees:

Individuals: $25 (SUT Members/SUT Student Members); $30 (Non SUT Members)

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Contact:

SUT (08) 9481 0999 or [email protected]

Thank you to our Event Sponsors:

Friday 5 September | 10:00-17:00

This event is designed exclusively for early career professionals in the offshore geo-industry with fewer than 5 years of experience and students only!

Transport will be provided to each location.

SUT Members/Students – free of charge / Non SUT members – £10 (+ VAT)

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ECOSIGG, the University of Bristol (UoB) and Geoquip-Marine (GQM) invite you to an exclusive industry-academic event.  A select group of 15 students and early career professionals will get hands-on access to cutting-edge soil-foundation-structure testing at the UKCRIC Soil-Foundation-Structure-Interaction-Laboratory, tour advanced commercial testing labs at Geoquip-Marine, and gain insights from researchers and practicing engineers.

Agenda:

10:00: Meet at Bristol Temple Meads station. Transport arranged to UoB UKCRIC
(Participants can make their way direct to UoB campus at Langford (BS40 5DU) if making own travel arrangements)
10:30: Arrival and safety briefing
10:45: UoB large scale testing facility visit and academic presentations
12:45: Lunch Break and networking
13:45: Travel to GQM (BS2 0UY)
14:15: Arrival at GQM, safety briefing
14:30: GQM presentations
16:30: Lab tour
17:00: Close – taxi transport to Bristol Temple Meads

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and experience geotechnical engineering in action!

 

SUT Event Policy

Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable, although discretion may apply in exceptional circumstances. The SUT reserves the right to make changes to the event schedule, lineup, or venue. Attendees assume all risks associated with the event. By entering, you consent to photography and video recording for promotional purposes. Terms and conditions apply.

Contact [email protected] for enquiries.

We invite you to attend this Ice-Breaker Function to open the Autonomous Marine Technology (AMT) 2025 Conference.

A relaxed night of networking over drinks and canapes with your fellow subsea professionals.

Enjoy sweeping views of Perth City from Frasers Restaurant, Kings Park

DATE: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
LOCATION: Frasers Restaurant, Kings Park
TIME: 5:30-8:00pm

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This event is proudly sponsored by:

 

If you have any enquiries, please email our Events Team.

Webinar | 7 August 2025 | 12:30-13:30

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Monopile foundations for offshore wind turbines are subject to significant cyclic loading over their design life. This loading, caused by wind and waves, is highly variable, with loading concentrated in high intensity storm events. Predicting the accumulated rotations and cyclic secant stiffness changes due to these storm events is critical to designing monopiles for serviceability. An ideal modelling approach would be calibrated using routine tests, but allow time-domain predictions of the response throughout a realistic storm. This talk will cover:

• field and laboratory testing carried out to assess monopile response,
• cutting edge modelling approaches that allow time domain predictions, and
• developing a research tool into a design method usable in industry.

Dr Jamie Crispin is a lecturer at the University of Southampton developing analytical and numerical solutions to soil-structure interaction problems related to static, dynamic, and cyclic loading, with a particular focus on monopile foundations for offshore wind turbines. This research builds on his postdoctoral experience at the University of Oxford, working on the ALPACA+ and PICASO joint industry projects. These involved interpreting large-scale cyclic field tests carried out on monopile foundations, as well as developing and calibrating a model to predict the observed behaviour. Prior to this, Jamie completed his PhD at the University of Bristol on developing original analytical solutions for the static and dynamic analysis of piles and pile groups.

18-19 September 2025 | Virtual and Burlington House, Piccadilly London W1J 0BG, UK

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There have been considerable efforts by the offshore wind community (both industry and academic) to publish relevant, informative studies regarding geological and integrated ground models (GGMs and IGMs respectively) for offshore wind developments, both conceptual and factual, over the past decade. However, these studies invariably cover the standard zone of interest (<100 m below seabed) for wind turbine generator (WTG) foundations. This has led to an inherent bias in the published literature, in terms of the geo-engineering constraints and geological hazards (or ‘geohazards’) that form the focus of these studies, with most centring on engineering challenges for fixed foundations for WTGs. This has left a knowledge gap with regards to geohazards and geo-constraints specific to seabed and very shallow subsurface infrastructure (subsea cables and drag embedment anchors for floating WTGs), which tend to have a zone of interest of <10 m below seabed (mbsf).

This symposium aims to showcase a detailed review of geo-engineering constraints and geological hazards in the very shallow subsurface (<10 mbsf), giving attention and focus to subsea cables and drag embedment anchors, impacting installation works and performance for each type of asset. We encourage real-world case studies, that demonstrate the morphological, geophysical and/or geotechnical characteristics of constraints to installation, along with mitigation protocols and de-risking activities that have been integral to project success.

This conference aims to bring together geoscientists and engineers interested and engaged in the geological, geophysical and geotechnical characterisation and modelling of the very shallow soils. Experiences of geohazards, oceanographic investigations and conceptual, statistical and deterministic modelling welcome.

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For bookings and further information, please see here – 2nd Offshore Wind Symposium: Energy Group | The Geological Society of London

SUT-Perth invite you to attend our Subsea Awareness Course on 1 – 5 September 2025

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.

Subsea Awareness Course fees:

Member $3950 AUD
Non-member $4750 AUD
Student Member $1000 AUD

Program & Registration (CLOSED)

To view or download program please click HERE

For further information for this course please email our Events Team