The Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter EX1 3PB

Digitalization is referred to as the fourth industrial revolution and is transforming the very nature of the marine landscape. The latest advances in technology are generating vast volumes of data resulting in significant opportunities and risks. The aim of the session is to explore different perspectives of the marine sector including the latest technological advances, how innovation is unlocking this value and practical case studies examples of the next generation of decision-making tools.

Generators of Big Data
Charlie Ewen– CIO of the Met Office. The Met Office are experts in transforming big data into relevant products and services. Charlie will illustrate how the Met Office harness the latest technological advances to maintain our world leading position in weather and climate science.

Big Data into decision-making tools
Richard Flemmings Operations Director- TCARTA-. Leveraging a history of providing bathymetric and seafloor mapping data for marine applications. Carta is one of the first commercial providers of high resolution Satellite Derived Bathymetry. Satellite Derived Bathymetry provides water depth data in coastal and near shore areas and is created using advanced algorithms in combination with multispectral satellite imagery.
DashBoard- Piers Corfield CEO, Founder and principal architect behind Dashboard, an Industrial IoT solutions provider, Piers has previously been a founding director in three technology start-ups, and an experienced consultant in the field of business and process improvement through communications, hosted systems architecture, enterprise mobility and electronic security

The Future- Marine Digitalization
Exeter University- Dr. Prathyush P Menon Senior Lecturer, Centre for Systems, Dynamics and Control
The future opportunities for big data to support autonomous and control vehicles.

All – minute summary of the each perspective of what the future is for their business.
Questions and networking.

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Colin Sutherland, Sales Engineer, Sonardyne
A preview of our new Fusion Long BaseLine (LBL) and Inertial Navigation positioning System (INS), Fusion 2, which is launching this Autumn. Our Fusion 6G LBL positioning system is the industry’s most popular LBL acoustic positioning system for installing subsea structures, tracking ROVs and conducting subsea metrology. And; our SPRINT INS offers unparalleled smooth and high update rate inertial based navigation for ROVs, AUVs and ASVs.

Bruce Stuart, Sales & Business Development Director, Interventek Subsea Engineering
An introduction to Interventek’s ‘Revolution Valve’ technology and the safety benefits it brings to today’s In-Riser or Open Water well completion and intervention operations.

Scott Stephen, Ashtead, NDT Sales Manager; Graham Haines, Cygnus, Business Development Director
Ultrasonic Flooded Member Detection (FMD) – Ashtead Technology in conjunction with Cygnus Instruments present the most capable diver and ROV deployed Ultrasonic FMD system available. With over three decades of designing ultrasonic equipment for the offshore and underwater environment, Cygnus fully understands the requirements of the subsea inspection industry. This entirely new Flooded Member Detector (FMD) combines intelligent, advanced software and electronics with a truly simple to use interface.

Christian Blinkenberg, General Manager, J2 Subsea Ltd.
J2 Subsea Ltd/CCLtd’s new CaviNozzles for efficient non-destructive cleaning of subsea assets
In order to meet the demand for effective cleaning of subsea assets by removing marine growth, J2 Subsea Ltd has in 2018 in collaboration with CC Ltd developed a new set of cavitation nozzles for HP pumps found on most Work Class ROVs.

Mike Wilson, EIP
Ambient Lifting – Archimedes meets Boyle and discusses why turkeys don’t vote for new technology

Paul Slorach, Business Development Manager, EC-OG
EC-OG have developed a high energy subsea battery system for use with the Subsea Power Hub, an innovative solution for providing power to remote offshore applications by harnessing the energy of tidal waters and ocean currents. This battery system is highly configurable and suitable for use as a standalone unit, to provide long term power for a range of applications within the oil & gas industry and beyond.

Stephen Booth, Product Manager – Friction Welding
Proserv will present an overview of their latest advancements to their portable friction welding capabilities. These include parameter optimisation, subsea stud changing and tool locking methodology which further enhance the quality and efficiencies of field service delivery.

Carl Lafferty, Project Manager, Fugro
Fugro present QuickVision, an innovative augmented reality system that can increase uptime and reduce operating costs.

Andy Smerdon, Managing Director, Aquatec Group Ltd
Introducing the AQUAmodem Op2 – a subsea optical modem that can be used to transfer live or stored data seamlessly from your subsea instrumentation to the surface via an ROV umbilical. The presentation will include examples from pipeline pre-commissioning and cathodic protection monitoring.

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Join the SUT + and Lloyd’s Marine Under 35s group for a tour of the Lloyds building. The iconic, Grade I listed Lloyd’s of London building is accurately described as “the world’s leading specialist insurance market” and is a place where those selling insurance coverage (underwriters) make contact with those buying insurance on behalf of clients worldwide (brokers). The Richard Rogers design boasts external utilities and open floor areas, uncluttered by building services and pillars with around 2,700 underwriting seats on the trading floors.’

Lloyd’s, One Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA

The tour is from 3.30 to 4.30pm then on to the drinks reception at The Old Tea Warehouse, 4-8 Creechurch Lane, London, EC3A 5AY

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This conference will provide an opportunity to discuss the equipment supply, technologies and service models required to support the industry in this new environment.

The Society for Underwater Technology is Subsea UK’s technical partner for this conference.

The Society of Underwater of Technology 2018 annual golf event, for the subsea community and the Happy Gilmours to enjoy a quality social event. The venue is the local Aberdeen Golf Club (Peterculter Golf Club), an excellent course for all abilities in a friendly atmosphere in beautiful surroundings surrounded by the Dee river, and only a short drive from the city. The golf will be followed by a carvery and prize giving, giving all an opportunity to network.

The event shall be based on a stableford event with prizes for teams (3 person) and individuals, plus a few others; giving all an opportunity.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

This year’s sponsorship provides an opportunity to have a pop-ups/banner at strategic positions (club house or halfway house); the sponsorship is £75.00. The SUT is a learned society and charity organisation, money raised will go towards the SUT Educational Support Fund.

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Ratnam Sathananthan, Subsea7
Subsea Processing and Cold Flow Technology for extended oil and gas developments

For longer distance tiebacks and ultra-deep waters, wax management poses some problems that even passive insulation and active heating struggle to deal with. Cold flow is a production concept still under development, using a combination of technologies such as subsea processing for water separation, chemical inhibition and cooling, to allow transportation of wax without deposition.

Lee Thomas, Worley Parsons
Pseudo Dry Gas – Long Subsea Tie Back Gas Technology

Due to the laws of physics and multiphase flow, subsea tie back systems are generally limited to approximately 110km as a single pipeline or 150km as dual pipelines after which the production plateaus are shortened and increasing amounts of reserves remain in the ground. Intermittent in-line separation with segregated transport of the
associated liquid phase is an innovative new technology to allow long distance gas tie-backs without the need of compression. Additionally, hydraulic constraints on line size and turndown are removed, leading to improved recovery.

Campbell Elder & Neil Davidson, BHGE
Sustainable Project Execution

The oil and gas industry has turned a corner, with low oil prices driving more effective working practices and cost reduction to create a more sustainable industry. Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), is embracing new ways of working between operators and vendors, reducing operational waste and taking cost out through investment in automation and 3D printing and providing solutions such as the lightweight compact subsea tree that will reduce total cost of ownership for customers.

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Registration 5.30pm – Presentations 6.00pm
followed by Cheese and Wine

Christchurch, Jubilee Square, Woking, Surrey GU21 6YG

Registration Fees
SUT Members: £15 Non-Members: £25 Student Members: £5.00
inclusive of VAT

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News reports suggest analysts are optimistic that 2019 will improve upon 2018 activity with regard to exploration and attendant project development sanctions, development projects and decommissioning activities. What will 2019 bring from a global outlook and how will it impact the North Sea?

This event offers an opportunity for the business community to hear about the market from senior people within the industry.

Chairperson – Tony J A Laing, Research and Market Accelerator Director, NSRI

Speaker – Mike Beveridge, Managing Director, Simmons & Co

2018 has proved another volatile year with initially strong recovery followed by renewed weakness in oil prices against a backdrop of macro-economic headwinds globally and Brexit related political turmoil in the UK. The oil services industry will have gained some confidence of a future upturn in the cycle but real momentum in the market continues to be slow. As we enter 2019 how will industry activity levels play out given this dynamic market place and how will this impact strategic decision making, company valuations and M and A?

Speaker – John Warrender, CEO, Decom North Sea

Decommissioning is no longer a thing of the future. However, our industry continues to operate in an environment of considerable uncertainty. Commodity prices remain volatile, assets continue to change hands and operator strategies need to balance investment in maximising economic recovery with funding of decommissioning commitments. These factors make it difficult for the operating community to generate long-term business plans which incorporate predictable decommissioning campaigns that assist the supply chain present cost-efficient, profitable, solutions. As we move further into the implementation phase, how is our sector responding to these challenges?

Speaker- Christopher Pearson,  Manager, Marginal Developments, The Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC)

An introduction to the OGTC and the opportunity of realising the value of the UKCS using technology where appropriate. Marginal Developments is focused on delivering technology investments that can reduce the life cycle costs of stranded reserves and potentially extend the life of the UKCS. One vision of the future and technology investment trends as seen from within the OGTC.

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Summer is fast approaching, which means its time to advertise our annual “away day” site visit. This year we have four short tours centred from the Newcastle University Marine Station in Port of Blyth. The tours are followed by food, refreshments and networking hosted by Port of Blyth.

Numbers for the tours are limited to 48 people (attendees will go on all the tours in rotation). Booking is therefore essential for this event

Tour A: Newcastle University Marine Propulsion Laboratory
Newcastle University has recently opened a new large scale marine technology lab in the Port of Blyth. The centrepiece of the facility is the Emerson Cavitation Tunnel – a propeller testing device originally housed on the university campus and now enhanced with upgraded capability for future R&D. This is co-located with several other innovative flumes and experimental test equipment for marine hydrodynamics research. The tour will explain the phenomena of hydrodynamic cavitation experiments, the historical connection to the North East (starting with Charles Parsons), and the future opportunities for research of novel marine propulsors, turbines, coatings and subsea devices.

Tour B: Blyth Tall Ship
Blyth Tall Ship is a pioneering project that sets out to recapture the spirit of adventure and global entrepreneurship that was employed in Blyth to discover the Antarctic land mass 200 years ago in a sailing ship called the Williams. The project aims to recreate the original voyage and conduct an expedition to celebrate the discovery of Antarctica. Our tour won’t quite reach Antarctica, but will visit the boat yard where a team of volunteers are currently restoring and refitting the tall ship. Be careful, you might end up signing up for a leg of the voyage!

Tour C: Royal IHC
A quick peek inside the Royal IHC facility in the Port of Blyth. The tour will act as a “show and tell” for some of the innovative subsea products currently in production.

Tour D: Newcastle University research vessel and port tour
Port of Blyth is buzzing right now, and what better way to see what’s going on than to get on a boat and tour the river! Weather permitting, groups will head out on the Newcastle University research vessel, the Princess Royal, and sail up to the top of the river and then back down to the breakwater. Although we don’t plan to have official tour guides on the boat, we figure there might be enough experts on board anyway to enlighten everyone about the exciting engineering currently spread along the port.

Post Tour: Food and networking with Port of Blyth
Locally sourced food together with refreshments from the Newcastle University student micro-brewery (Stu-Brew), followed by a talk and networking event hosted by Port of Blyth showcasing their exciting future plans for the port.

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