Two-day Subsea Awareness Course 2018
We invite you to join our two-day subsea awareness course which is aimed towards engineers who are new entrants to the subsea industry. Employees and refresher candidates who need technology conversions within the offshore industry.
The course programme is as follows:
Day 1 will be spent at OneSubsea’s modern manufacturing facility at Horsøy where the attendees will receive technical presentations, and be able to walk through the factory and inspect state-of-the art subsea processing equipment including multiphase pumps, multiphase meters, production trees, and more. Subsea 7 will cover the afternoon session about offshore marine operations.
Day 2 will be spent at TechnipFMC’s facility on Coast Center Base at Ågotnes, where there will be more focus on Subsea Production Systems including a tour of their workshop. Equinor will cover the afternoon session and present the operators perspective about subsea field developments.
If you are working within subsea oil and gas you should take this unique opportunity to be updated about the latest technology in the business. The course is a cost-effective way to update and prepare for the increased activity we experience in the subsea business.
Learn more about the detailed programme.
Participation and Costs
- For SUT members 8.500,- NOK + VAT: 10.625,- NOK
- For non-SUT members 9.500,- NOK + VAT: 11.875,- NOK
All refreshments and copy of the course compendium are included.
Registration
Register by Monday 3 September. The number of participants is limited to 20.
For further information contact:
Tom Eriksen, SUT Norway
E-mail: terikse2@online.no
Phone: +47 934 05 446
The course is organised in collaboration with
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A step change in innovation which surrounds networked technologies is now evident in almost every facet of human marine engagement. However, as the industry focuses on a digital reformation to enable a safer, smarter operating environment, how do we keep pace? Issues such as: security, ‘re-skilling’ of the current workforce and the evolution of regulatory policy and current work practices require consideration as we move toward a digital future.
As a jointly hosted event, The Society for Underwater Technology, The Hydrographic Society in Scotland and the International Marine Contractors Association invite you to our popular annual seminar.
Date Thursday 1st November 2018
Location Aker Solutions, Aberdeen International Business Park, Dyce Drive, Aberdeen AB21 0BR
Delegate rate £95
For payment and registration click here, there will be no provision for payment on the door.
Sponsorship opportunities
£300 – Includes pop-up in the exhibition space, logos on all event literature and a single-entry ticket.
Event Program Agenda
08:30 – 09:15 Registration & Welcome Coffee/ Breakfast
09:15 – 09:25 Welcome & Introduction from Chairs – Dr. Gordon Drummond (Technology Manager, Subsea 7) & Eric Primeau (Survey Manager, BP North Sea Region)
09:25 – 10:30 Session 1 – IMR Perspectives
10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break & Exhibition
10:50 – 12:15 Session 2 – Subsea Communications/ Sensor Integration
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch & Exhibition
13:00 – 14:25 Session 3 – Subsea Imaging
14:25 – 14:45 Coffee break & Exhibition
14:45 – 16:35 Session 4 – Research & Robotics
16:35 – 16:45 Summary and closing remarks from Chairs
For further information please contact Jacqui.Adams@sut.org or Andy Dare at thsis@outlook.com
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The evolving complexity of subsea control systems, the increasingly harsh environments in which they operate, and the need to minimise the environmental impact of subsea activities have, individually and collectively, created many major challenges across all engineering disciplines. Castrol has been involved in the development and supply of functional fluids for subsea systems from the very start, working with Shell and TRW in the 1980s to provide the world’s first purpose-made subsea control fluid for the Cormorant field Underwater Manifold Centre, right through to our recent collaborative programme with OneSubsea to develop a new barrier fluid for their subsea booster pumps and wet gas compressors.
Castrol has a long heritage in creating innovative, high performance products for challenging conditions, and this has played a major part in allowing us to keep pace with the demands of the subsea industry. This presentation will provide some insights as to how we undertake product development and testing in an industry where reliability is absolutely critical. The opportunities for full-scale system testing are very limited, so we have had to create alternative methods to provide the levels of assurance that are necessary if new products are to be accepted. We’ll cover specific examples in three key areas; subsea production control systems, subsea completions and subsea processing. We’ll look at some of the experiences we have been able to draw on from other parts of the Castrol lubricants business and some very different applications for lubricants that have helped to shape our approach.
So, we will be taking you on a subsea journey, but along the way we’ll take a quick (very quick!) side trip on land and launch an excursion to Mars. And we’ll introduce you to a DREAM model helping us to quantify and reduce environmental impact without compromising reliability.
Presenter Tony Globe
Tony joined Castrol in 1992 
and is currently Technical Authority for Castrol’s Global Marine & Energy Lubricants business. A Mechanical Engineer and Tribologist, Tony has been involved in the Subsea industry for 40 years, and was instrumental in the introduction of fire- and explosion-resistant hydraulic fluids to the offshore drilling sector following a number of high-profile incidents in riser tensioner systems. His roles have taken him around the world to most types of offshore installation, and to other interesting locations such as coal mines and steel foundries. As a student he spent 6 months at the Science Research Council’s Daresbury Nuclear Structure Facility working on precursors to what eventually became CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.
Presenter Chris Morrissey
Chris joined Castrol Offshore in 2004 and has managed activities in technical service and OEM liaison and led product development for Castrol Energy Lubricants. He is currently Technical Advisor in Castrol’s Global Marine & Energy Lubricants business. Before joining Castrol Chris held several engineering design and development positions across a range of industries and was involved with rotating equipment mechanical seal design, and with hydraulics including subsea Xmas tree valve actuators. Chris is a Chartered Engineer with a B Eng. Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Registration opens at 1730 Presentations start at 1800
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The Future Of Our Seas (FOOS) consortium is running a FREE 3-day Public Engagement training workshop at the Scottish Association of Marine Sciences (SAMS), Oban, Scotland from 12th to 14th June.
Suitable for any marine researchers, successful applicants will receive:
- Three days of expert public engagement training
- Support for preparation of public engagement activities
- An opportunity to deliver your activities at the West Highland Yachting Week
- Connections with community organisations and artists interested in collaborating with scientists
- Opportunities to showcase your public engagement and research in the media
A similar workshop was recently run at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth with 15 researchers developing some amazing engagement activities for Plymouth Pirate Weekend!
Deadline for applications is FRIDAY 1st JUNE.
Post-event report available here.
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Presentations included:
For more information please contact Michael Cocjin
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Shoot for good and help us raise funds to support outstanding students in the field of underwater technology. You can help us achieve our goal while smashing some clays. Gather your team of 5 to represent your company or community, compete as a solo, or simply enjoying the competition with friends and family.
Registration
Teams (5 shooters for either Skeet & Clay): $750
Individual shooters: $175
Non-shooters: $25
Cost includes lunch & 2 beverage tickets per person.
For full event details and to register please click here.
Patsy Rhymes (713) 818-6601
Communications@suthouston.com
Join us for a SUT-US Networking Event: Champagne and Conversation with Geeta Thakorlal, President of INTECSEA.
The networking event aims to bring together women professionals working in the broad oil and gas industry as an effort to highlight the importance of their contributions in the sector. This is a unique opportunity to meet and interact with other women from the industry, but also to participate in an open discussion with Mrs. Thakorlal.
Companies interested in signing up as a group, see sponsorship opportunities below or contact us at communications@suthouston.com for a group reservation.
Cost of the event: $35 members and $40 non-members
(cash bar)
Champagne & Conversation is SUT-US’s inaugural event for women in the energy industry. SUT-US is committed to providing opportunities for women to learn and network by developing more editions of this event to the future.
Event sponsored by:
PennWell SUT-US Sponsor
www.pennwell.com
For full details and to register please click here.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Grand Cru Sponsor
Sponsorship amount: $1,500
- Offshore sponsorship includes 10 invites
- Company name displayed on all advertising materials
- Name and logo displayed on all electronic mailings
- Posts on LinkedIn: SUT-US Page and SUT-US Offshore Site Investigation Geotechnics Group
- Online registration is managed by SUT-US
- Marketing table at event
- Drink tickets provided
- Appetizers
Premier Sponsor
Sponsorship amount: $500
- Platform sponsorship includes 5 invites
- Company name displayed on all advertising materials
- Name and displayed on all electronic mailings
- Posts on LinkedIn: SUT-US Page and SUT-US Offshore Site Investigation Geotechnics Group
- Marketing table at event
- Online registration is managed by SUT-US
- Drink tickets provided
- Appetizers
All proceeds generated from this event help to support SUT-US learning programs.
In dynamic soil-structure interaction problems soil damping is an important consideration for assessing both limit state and fatigue conditions as well as ground response for earthquake conditions. It is also, relative to the strength and stiffness characterization of the soil, less clearly understood by geotechnical engineers. Part of the challenge is that for soils the damping is derived from two sources. Radiation or geometric damping is frequency dependent as well as dependent on the geometry of the soil-structure system. The greater the likelihood of transmitting energy away from the foundation (or pipeline) the greater the damping. The second source of damping is material damping which depends on the soil non-linearity and is therefore dependent on the amplitude of the displacements. How these two sources of damping are combined is also challenging.
The webinar will present several examples demonstrating how damping levels are often underestimated. The examples will focus on field data, model test results and numerical simulations to evaluate damping levels. Observed field response of building under earthquakes, model test results of conductors and offshore steel jackets, and the ground response for a thick clay deposit will be presented. Finally results of numerical simulations of a pipe embedded at the seafloor and subjected to vertical excitation will be discussed. In this case the radiation and material damping components are independently identified and a combination rule proposed. The damping levels in these simulations were found to be much greater than damping values recommended in existing codes. These higher damping values can have a significant impact when evaluating fatigue life for pipelines subjected to slugging or for evaluating acceptable span lengths.
About the Presenter
Edward C. Clukey, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, earned his masters and bachelors degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and his doctorate from Cornell University. He is a registered professional engineer in California and Texas, a member of the Society of Underwater Technology and a Diplomate in ASCE for both Geotechnical and Ocean Engineering. For the past 45 years, Dr. Clukey has focused on offshore geotechnical engineering for the development of oil and gas reserves. His research at Cornell and in the early part of his professional career addressed problems on wave-seafloor interaction. He was Geotechnical Advisor at BP America (1998-2015) and worked on deepwater foundation, geotechnical aspects of pipelines and risers, as well as geotechnical aspects of earthquake and arctic engineering. Previously, he helped initiate the marine geotechnical program for the U. S. Geological Survey in California (1976-78) and prior to his BP experience worked for McClelland Engineers (1983-1985) and Exxon Production Research (1985-1998)). Since1991 he has been actively involved with the development of suction caisson technology for deepwater applications. This work resulted in over ten publications on the topic and the installation of over 100 suction caissons throughout the world for BP. He chairs the API task group which has developed industry guidelines for geotechnical aspects of conductors, risers and pipelines, now currently in both in API and ISO design documents. Throughout his career he has championed the use of centrifuge model testing and advanced numerical models to address complex offshore geotechnical technical issues, managing ten centrifuge programs for problems related to ice gouging of the seafloor, suction caisson technology, piles capacity in Angolan soils, conductor and SCR fatigue, and the seismic response of steel jacket structures and subsea manifolds. Since his retirement from BP he has become an active committee member in COPRI developing a standard practice for renewable energy as well as a member of the ASCE Geo-Institute developing guidelines for the risk and reliability of geotechnical structures and foundations. He is now a yearly lecturer at MIT and Cornell University and has a working relationship with the multi-disciplinary company, The Jukes Group. Dr. Clukey is the author of 55 technical publications and his experience covers many regions throughout the world.
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Join us as Andrew Meyers, Associate Director at Westwood Global Energy Group, reviews the current macro situation and present the Westwood Global Energy deepwater outlook for 2018-2022. The outlook analyzes how prolonged low oil price has impacted the deepwater market, with operators considering alternative development options and delaying the sanctioning of new projects, whilst trying to protect returns on their existing investments in the sector.
About the presenter
Andrew Meyers Associate Director Westwood Global Energy Group Andrew began his career as an analyst at Anadarko Petroleum where he gained experience working across multiple asset groups throughout the company. He joined Douglas-Westwood’s Houston office in 2014 with over decade of experience in the energy sector. Prior to joining DW, Andrew was a Project Lead in the Market Intelligence practice for a boutique consulting firm where he assisted corporate and financial clients in market analysis, decision analysis, M&A due diligence, commercial analysis, strategy development, market forecasting, technology strategic marketing and benchmarking. His experience spans the upstream, midstream, downstream, industrial, oilfield service and renewable energy sectors. Andrew holds a BBA in Finance from Texas Tech University and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University.
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