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Perth – Materials & 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. The course will cover the following topics:

  • Overview of Corrosion Issues
  • Corrosion & Erosion Modelling
  • Chemical Selection, Injection & Inhibition
  • Specification, Fabrication & Welding
  • Cathodic Protection & Coatings
  • Operational Integrity & FFS
  • Planning and Implementation of Inspection & Monitoring
  • Baker Hughes and ChampionX site visit

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 for one area of corrosion and integrity will often have knock-on impact in other areas, and also affect the long term inspection and monitoring which may be required to ensure the design life is met.

The combination of underlying corrosion mechanisms, design considerations and inspection and monitoring requirements over the life of the equipment provided by the course will provide attendees with a broad knowledge of materials and corrosion factors that need to be considered for subsea equipment design and operation.

PRESENTERS

The course will be presented by personnel from the materials & corrosion and subsea and pipeline industries. Most of the course will be held in a classroom environment, with the session being interactive, with every opportunity to ask questions and discuss the material presented.

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COURSE FEES

FULL course (2 days):

  • Early bird – members: AUD$1200
  • Early bird – non-members: AUD$1430
  • Members: AUD$1495
  • Non-members: AUD$1780
  • Students: AUD$480
*Early Bird rates apply to all bookings paid by 6 July 2025. All bookings received from 7July 2025 will be charged at the standard rate. Rates include GST at standard rate.

VENUE: Wood, Level 1, 240 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA, 6000

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

For further information about this course, please email our Events Team [email protected]

Perth – Subsea Production Systems Course

SUT-Perth invite you to attend our Subsea Production Systems Course on 4 June 2025

The operation of subsea production systems requires operation, inspection and maintenance strategies that differ considerably from their onshore counterparts. This course provides an introduction to the elements of a subsea production system and how they are operated to maximise production and protect system integrity.

Additionally, presenters will explore the typical operational parameters for a subsea system, the information available during normal operation and the requirements for inspection and maintenance to mitigate the many risks posed by the both the subsea environment and the produced fluids.

Upon completion of the course our expert presenters will have covered the following topics:

  • Introduction to Subsea Production Systems
  • Operating Strategies/Practices
  • Operating Subsea Systems
  • Vulnerabilities – What could go wrong?
  • Managing Subsea Assets
  • Inspection, Repair & Maintenance
  • Advanced Systems

Course Details:

📆Wednesday, 4 June
🕗 Wed: 8.15am – 4.45pm
📍Wood Offices, Perth CBD

Program & Registration:

➡️CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION

To view or download program please click HERE

Course fees:

Member Early Bird $600 AUD (EARLYBIRD until 5 May)
Non-member Early Bird $715 AUD (EARLYBIRD until 5 May)
Member $680 AUD (from 6 May)
Non-member $800 AUD (from 6 May)
Student Member $230 AUD

For further information for this course please email our Events Team

Perth – Subsea Awareness Course

SUT-Perth invite you to attend our Subsea Awareness Course on 5 – 9 May 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 

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To view or download program please click HERE

For further information for this course please email our Events Team

Perth – Positioning and Survey Course

We invite you to attend our Introduction to Positioning and Survey Course.

Positioning and Survey underpin all aspects of the subsea environment: From understanding the nature of the environment we are working in, the topography of the seabed, the geology of the seabed, the location of the assets on the seabed, and how they may change over time.

Upon completion of the course our expert presenters will have covered the following topics:

  • Geodesy & Positioning Principles
  • Surface Positioning
  • Vessel Dynamics
  • Tides & Currents
  • Positioning Technology
  • Case Studies
  • Bathymetry
  • Survey Data Processing
  • Geophysics
  • Remote Sensing Technologies

Course Details:

📆Wednesday, 19  March – Thursday, 20 March 2025
🕗 Wed: 8.30am – 5pm | Thurs: 8.45am – 3.30pm
📍Wood Offices, Perth CBD

Program & Registration:

➡️CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION

To view or download program please click HERE

For further information for this course please email our Events Team

Course fees:

Early Bird Members: AUD$1200 (EARLYBIRD until 19 Feb)
Early Bird Non-members: AUD$1430 (EARLYBIRD until 19 Feb)
Student members: AUD$480

Members: AUD$1495 (from 20 Feb)
Non-members: AUD$1780 (from 20 Feb)

Perth – 2025 Annual General Meeting

We invite you to attend our 2025 Annual General Meeting on:

Date: Wednesday, 15 October 2024
Time: 5pm – 6pm (incl Drinks/Networking Session)
Venue: Parmelia Hilton Perth

Details To Be Announced

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

Perth – October Evening Technical Meeting

SAVE THE DATE

The Society for Underwater Technology invite you to the October 2025 Evening Technical Meeting:

Theme: To Be Announced

Date: Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Time: 5.30 – 8.30pm AWST

Venue: Parmelia Hilton Perth

 

PROGRAMME & REGISTRATION: 

  • 4.30 pm – 5.00pm Registration
  • 5.00 pm – 5.30 pm AGM
  • 5.30 pm – 5.55 pm Networking
  • 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm ETM Presentations
  • 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm Networking drinks & nibbles

REGISTRATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE

 

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

Perth – August Evening Technical Meeting

THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY INVITE YOU TO THE AUGUST 2025 EVENING TECHNICAL MEETING

THEME: ADVANCES IN PIPELINE TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN

Date: Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Time: 5.30 – 8.30pm AWST
Venue: Parmelia Hilton Perth

PROGRAMME: 

  • 5.30 pm – 5.55 pm Registration
  • 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm Presentations
  • 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm Networking drinks & nibbles

The evening will focus on the following topics:

1. HPHT Deepwater Pipeline Design Using 3D FEA on a Fast Track Project
by Matt Davis, SEA Global

Subsea pipeline design has traditionally used simplified, discrete finite element models to characterise the in-place mechanical response to load effects such as temperature, pressure and geohazards. This often necessitates assumptions or simplifications with respect to the actual mechanical response of a subsea pipeline system. Specifically, the use of 3D seabeds has typically been out of reach for effective use in project design.

A combination of automated engineering workflows and relational databasing have been used to overcome these traditional limitations, by enabling submarine pipeline design in FEA to be performed on 3D seabeds, at scale and on reduced timeframes. For projects with challenging seabeds, global buckling, walking and geohazards, this methodology provides a pathway for efficient engineering solutions.

The presentation will share the engineering solutions for a project that recently completed Detailed Design, demonstrating the success of this modernised approach to submarine pipeline design.

PRICE & REGISTRATION:

Early Bird (For bookings up to 7th August 2025)

  • $40 SUT Members
  • $60 for Non-members
  • $25 Student
  • $160 for Corporate Member: Group Booking for 5pax**
  • $290 for Corporate Member: Group Booking for 10pax**

Season Pass Registration (available for sale anytime)

  • $175 for Members: 5-Ticket Season Pass*
  • $290 for Non Members: 5-Ticket Season Pass*

* indicates registration for 5 consecutive Evening Meetings. You will automatically be registered for this ETM plus the following 4 Evening Meetings so further registration is not required. Should you be unable to attend one of these meetings then registration is transferable to another SUT member. To transfer a registration please email [email protected] with any changes to attendees.

** indicates registration for 5 or 10 places at this ETM.

Regular Registration (For bookings from 7th August 2025 until 2pm on 13th August 2025)

  • $50 SUT Members
  • $70 for Non-members
  • $230 for Corporate Member: Group Booking for 5pax
  • $440 for Corporate Member: Group Booking for 10pax

Late Registration/Onsite (For bookings after 2pm on 13th August 2025)

  • $55 SUT Members
  • $75 for Non-members

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

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Perth – June Evening Technical Meeting

The Society of Underwater Technology invites you to the June 2025 Evening Technical Meeting

Theme: Driving Innovation in Offshore Wave Energy

Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Time: 5.30 – 8.30pm AWST

Venue: Parmelia Hilton Perth

 

We’ll have three topics on the evening:

1. Role of wave energy in future renewable grids

Dr Jana Orszaghova, UWA

The coast from Perth to Hobart and beyond experiences persistent, year-round ocean waves. Wave energy technologies designed to harness this energy are under development, but are currently too expensive to compete with solar and wind installations. However, as renewable penetration increases, wave energy could be a valuable addition to the future energy mix thanks to its complementary nature – wave energy peaks in the winter when solar energy dips. This talk will outline the benefits of combined wave-wind-solar grids, quantified in terms of reduced future energy storage requirements and lower CapEx.

2. Leveraging Oil and Gas Industry Experience for Sustainable Wave Energy: The D-Spar Technology

Tim Green, WaveX

WaveX is revolutionising wave energy production through its proprietary D-Spar technology. At its core, the D-Spar device utilises spar buoy design and mooring configurations that are adapted from innovations in the oil and gas Industry. In this presentation, we will discuss how technologies developed in the offshore oil and gas industry have laid the foundation for upcoming new energies. We will demonstrate how the systematic qualification approach borrowed from the oil and gas industry significantly reduces technical and financial risks, potentially accelerating industry-wide adoption of wave energy technologies.

3. The M4 Wave Energy Deployment in Albany

Dr Hugh Wolgamot, UWA

In November 2024 a 24m-long wave energy prototype called M4 was launched in King George Sound, Albany.  The reduced-scale prototype operated throughout summer, collecting data on power, motions, mooring loads and more.  Funded by the Blue Economy CRC, WA State Government and UWA, this project aimed to crystallise multiple benefits around the central mission of deploying an open-source wave energy converter.  This is the story of the project, from inception to retrieval, including insights into performance, outcomes and lessons learned.  The presentation will also touch on procurement and the (local) fabrication and operations.

 

PROGRAMME & REGISTRATION: 

  • 5.30 pm – 5.55 pm Registration
  • 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm Presentations
  • 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm Networking drinks & nibbles

 

This ETM is proudly sponsored by:

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

Perth – April Evening Technical Meeting – Advances in ROV Technologies

The Society for Underwater Technology invite you to the April 2025 Evening Technical Meeting:

Theme: Advances in ROV Technologies

Date: Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Time: 5.30 – 8.30pm AWST

Venue: Parmelia Hilton Perth

 

We’ll have three topics on the evening:

1. Fugro Blue Volta® Lite: Future of Remote and Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

William Wilkinson, Fugro

The Fugro Blue Volta® Lite ROV is designed for seamless integration with Fugro uncrewed surface vessels that provides a range of remote inspection and light intervention tasks for offshore projects.

To enable continuous remote work offshore, the ROV is designed to be semi-autonomous, reliable and highly repairable. It is equipped with modular electronics and hardware designs for quick turnaround repairs, high-performing and reliable thrusters, a robust electric manipulator, and on-board monitoring systems. The ROV comes with on-board processing computers to assist pilots controlling it remotely with high latency. Autopilot features such as dynamic positioning enable the ROV to automatically hold position and heading using an onboard suite of highly accurate sensors. Further developments such as pipeline and visual tracking will further improve the remote operability of the vehicle. The use of advanced camera vision technology enables the capture of high-resolution images to improve the inspection scope of a project, while the development of stereo vision provides accurate measurement of objects and generates 3D mapping of of required areas.

Image provided by FUGRO

VIEW PRESENTATION HERE

2. Freedom to Inspect, Collaborative Robotics on and Under the Water

Tim Stuart, Oceaneering

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have revolutionized subsea projects by enabling exploration, inspection, and maintenance of subsea assets. Traditionally, subsea robotic vehicles have been supported using large, crewed vessels; however, new developments are changing this norm with the introduction of remotely piloted and autonomous vehicles that enhance operational efficiencies, reduce overall vessel time on site, and significantly reduce carbon emissions.

Our Springboard presentation will detail the evolution of the collaborative robotics solution delivered by combining the capabilities of ROVs and AUVs, from residency and remote operations to autonomy. We will focus on how this approach drives sustainable, optimized operations that enable users to reduce HSE risk to personnel, improve operational efficiency, reduce the overall carbon footprint of their operations, and improve data delivery to clients.

We will explore field-proven, market-ready ROV and AUV solutions (Freedom AUV, Liberty Resident solution and NextGen ROV’s), included within the remote and resident ecosystem that provide the building blocks required to transform subsea robotics operations globally.

3. Asset Deployed ROVs – Rise of the (Small) Machines

Stuart Barrow, Intervention Engineering

IE has been operating Inspection Class ROVs exclusively since 2006 – during this time we have experienced significant technical and operational change, change that continues to evolve.

This presentation discusses the evolution of IE’s corner of the “small” ROV industry, the key enablers and constraints that have, that do and that will continue to shape that space be they technical, commercial or behavioural.

We will take a particular look at the growing area of Asset Based ROVs and its opportunity to reduce project resources, the risks and the benefits that brings.

Finally we’ll jump into some case studies where we look at instances where that increased capability of Asset Based ROVs has enabled innovative solution delivery.

 

PROGRAMME & REGISTRATION: 

  • 5.30 pm – 5.55 pm Registration
  • 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm Presentations
  • 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm Networking drinks & nibbles

 

To view the flyer, click HERE

This ETM is proudly sponsored by:

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

SPE Offshore Europe 2025

SUT Members Invited to Share Expertise

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) has officially opened the call for papers for SPE Offshore Europe 2025. This premier event, held annually in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a global gathering of energy professionals, industry leaders, and academics.

Why Speak at SPE Offshore Europe?

  • Elevate Your Profile: Gain recognition as a thought leader in the offshore energy industry.
  • Network with Industry Peers: Connect with experts from around the world and build valuable relationships.
  • Share Knowledge and Insights: Contribute to the advancement of the industry by sharing your expertise.
  • Enhance Your Career: Showcase your skills and knowledge to potential employers and clients.

Key Themes for SPE Offshore Europe 2025

SPE Offshore Europe 2025 will focus on the latest trends and innovations in the offshore energy sector, including:

  • Decarbonization and Net Zero: Exploring strategies to reduce carbon emissions and achieve sustainable operations.
  • Digital Transformation: Leveraging digital technologies to improve efficiency and productivity.
  • Subsea Technologies: Advancing subsea engineering and operations.
  • Offshore Wind: Expanding the offshore wind industry.
  • Future Energy Solutions: Investigating emerging technologies and future energy scenarios.

How to Submit Your Abstract

To submit your abstract, please visit the SPE Offshore Europe website and follow the guidelines.

Deadline: 28th February 2025

For more information and to submit your abstract, please visit: Call for Papers

SUT members are encouraged to seize this opportunity to share their knowledge and expertise with a global audience.